Chu no Mai [Noh Dance Music] 能楽囃子：中ノ舞

Iroe-gakari Chu no Mai (without Taiko)
イロエ掛リ大小中ノ舞
Chu no Mai is a basic type of dance in Noh danced between quieter dances and faster dances by shites playing beautiful women, aristocrats and crazed women in various different plays.
Part 0 (カカリ): Kakari - Ji (- Dan)
Part 1 (初段目): Dan - Oroshi - Ji (- Dan)
Part 2 (二段目): Dan - Oroshi - Ji - Jigasira - Ji (- Dan)
Part 3 (三段目): Dan - Fukikaeshi - Ji - Jigasira - Ji - Tome
The performance is based on "Matsukaze（松風）". The flute is in the key of Oshiki（黄鐘）. The music is in the form of a cycle of Ryo-Chu-Kan（呂中干形式）. At the beginning of the piece, a special notation called "Iroe" is played.
Flute - Morita School（笛　森田流）
Small Drum - Ko School（小鼓　幸流）
Large Drum - Kadono School（大鼓　葛野流）
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