MUSC 289 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Nohkan, Newbie, Kabuki
6 May 2016
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Kabuki: the main form of japanese popular musical theater: onstage musicians called degatari. Chobo: are an influence from bunraku theater, and consist of two musicians. One musician plays a shamisen and the other serves as a narrator. Debayashi: have a less subtle function, but equally important in the role of a drama. When a character is to sing or dance, debayashi musicians will accompany this event. Bunraku: the chobo musicians from kabuki serve the same function in bunraku (though are not referred to as chobo). A narrator sings or speaks the narration while accompanied by a musician on a shamisen. The narrative style of bunraku theater includes chants, heightened speech and lyrical songs--- gidayubushi (a major japanese musical narrative style accompanied by the shamisen) Noh was transformed into a serious buddhist art by the performer and into a refined court art by his son .
