Otoko Mai [Noh Dance Music] 能楽囃子：男舞

Otoko Mai（男舞）
Otoko Mai(“Male dance”) is a type of dance, which is danced by male characters playing actual historical figures, mostly warriors. Otoko Mai are often danced in a fast tempo in a gentlemanly, felicitous style. While Otoko Mai are performed with the fue, Kotsuzumi and Otsuzumi, the Taiko is not used.
0:00 - Part 0 (カカリ): Kakari - Ji (- Dan)
1:18 - Part 1 (初段目): Dan - Oroshi - Ji (- Dan)
2:26 - Part 2 (二段目): Dan - Oroshi - Ji - Jigasira - Ji (- Dan)
4:01 - Part 3 (三段目): Dan - Fukikaeshi - Ji - Jigasira - Ji - Tome
The performance is based on "Shun-ei（春栄）". This dance has two types of beggining, "Tappai-gakari（達拝掛り）" and "Ha-gakari（破掛り）". Here, the second one is used.
The music is in the form of a cycle of Ryo-Chu-Kan（呂中干形式）.
Flute - Isso School（笛　一噌流）
Small Drum - Ko School（小鼓　幸流）
Large Drum - Kadono School（大鼓　葛野流）
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