長唄

Japan

Long song

The shamisen song of the kabuki theatre, sung by a chorus of singers with shamisen and often the flutes and drums of the hayashi ensemble. From the 19th century many nagauta were also written for concert performance.

  1. 吾妻八景(一)Azuma hakkei (1/6) — Eight views of Edo, part 1 of 6Yoshimura Kōjirō (voice), Kineya Wakichi and Kineya Katsumaru (shamisen), Mochizuki Chōnosuke (fue) · Voice, Shamisen · 19243:05
  2. 吾妻八景(二)Azuma hakkei (2/6) — Eight views of Edo, part 2 of 6Yoshimura Kōjirō (voice), Kineya Wakichi and Kineya Katsumaru (shamisen), Mochizuki Chōnosuke (fue) · Voice, Shamisen · 19243:05
  3. 吾妻八景(三)Azuma hakkei (3/6) — Eight views of Edo, part 3 of 6Yoshimura Kōjirō (voice), Kineya Wakichi and Kineya Katsumaru (shamisen), Mochizuki Chōnosuke (fue) · Voice, Shamisen · 19243:30
  4. 吾妻八景(四)Azuma hakkei (4/6) — Eight views of Edo, part 4 of 6Yoshimura Kōjirō (voice), Kineya Wakichi and Kineya Katsumaru (shamisen), Mochizuki Chōnosuke (fue) · Voice, Shamisen · 19243:36
  5. 吾妻八景(五)Azuma hakkei (5/6) — Eight views of Edo, part 5 of 6Yoshimura Kōjirō (voice), Kineya Wakichi and Kineya Katsumaru (shamisen), Mochizuki Chōnosuke (fue) · Voice, Shamisen · 19243:11
  6. 吾妻八景(六)Azuma hakkei (6/6) — Eight views of Edo, part 6 of 6Yoshimura Kōjirō (voice), Kineya Wakichi and Kineya Katsumaru (shamisen), Mochizuki Chōnosuke (fue) · Voice, Shamisen · 19243:19
  7. 供奴(一)Tomoyakko (1/4) — The footman, part 1 of 4Yoshimura Kōjirō (voice), Kineya Wakichi and Kineya Katsumaru (shamisen) · Voice, Shamisen · 19242:54
  8. 供奴(二)Tomoyakko (2/4) — The footman, part 2 of 4Yoshimura Kōjirō (voice), Kineya Wakichi and Kineya Katsumaru (shamisen) · Voice, Shamisen · 19243:46
  9. 供奴(三)Tomoyakko (3/4) — The footman, part 3 of 4Yoshimura Kōjirō (voice), Kineya Wakichi and Kineya Katsumaru (shamisen) · Voice, Shamisen · 19243:26
  10. 供奴(四)Tomoyakko (4/4) — The footman, part 4 of 4Yoshimura Kōjirō (voice), Kineya Wakichi and Kineya Katsumaru (shamisen) · Voice, Shamisen · 19243:31
  11. 越後獅子(一)Echigo-jishi (1) — The Lion Dancers of Echigo, part 1 of 6Yoshimura Kōjirō (voice), Imafuji Chōjūrō and Kineya Katsumaru (shamisen), Mochizuki Umeya ensemble (narimono) · Voice, Shamisen · 19253:18
  12. 越後獅子(二)Echigo-jishi (2) — The Lion Dancers of Echigo, part 2 of 6Yoshimura Kōjirō (voice), Imafuji Chōjūrō and Kineya Katsumaru (shamisen), Mochizuki Umeya ensemble (narimono) · Voice, Shamisen · 19253:36
  13. 越後獅子(三)Echigo-jishi (3) — The Lion Dancers of Echigo, part 3 of 6Yoshimura Kōjirō (voice), Imafuji Chōjūrō and Kineya Katsumaru (shamisen), Mochizuki Umeya ensemble (narimono) · Voice, Shamisen · 19253:34
  14. 越後獅子(四)Echigo-jishi (4) — The Lion Dancers of Echigo, part 4 of 6Yoshimura Kōjirō (voice), Imafuji Chōjūrō and Kineya Katsumaru (shamisen), Mochizuki Umeya ensemble (narimono) · Voice, Shamisen · 19253:21
  15. 越後獅子(五)Echigo-jishi (5) — The Lion Dancers of Echigo, part 5 of 6Yoshimura Kōjirō (voice), Imafuji Chōjūrō and Kineya Katsumaru (shamisen), Mochizuki Umeya ensemble (narimono) · Voice, Shamisen · 19252:48
  16. 越後獅子(六)Echigo-jishi (6) — The Lion Dancers of Echigo, part 6 of 6Yoshimura Kōjirō (voice), Imafuji Chōjūrō and Kineya Katsumaru (shamisen), Mochizuki Umeya ensemble (narimono) · Voice, Shamisen · 19253:06