Okuri (send) - Send

Japanese: オクリ(送) - おくり

A term used in Japanese music. It has various meanings depending on the field. First, in Noh, it refers to the two beats of Kusari that are exceptionally inserted between the eight basic beats, or Honji, in the ji-byo of a rhythm-matched chant. However, in the Edo period, the 10 beats that are combined with the Honji that immediately precedes or follows it were considered to be one Kusari, and were called Okuri or Okuriji. Next, in Joruri, there are various melody forms called "Okuri" or "Something and Something Okuri." Among them, the Okuri of Gidayu-bushi is the most representative.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

日本音楽の用語。分野によっていろいろの意味に用いられる。まず能では，拍子合の謡の地拍子において，8拍からなる基本の拍節すなわち本地の間に，例外的に挿入される2拍のクサリをいう。ただし江戸時代には直前または直後に接続する本地と併せた10拍を一クサリとし，それをオクリあるいはオクリ地と称していた。つぎに浄瑠璃には〈オクリ〉あるいは〈なになにオクリ〉と称する旋律型がいろいろある。それらの中では義太夫節のオクリが代表的。

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