A Study of Gekisho (books on kabuki theatre) and Densho (books passed down for generations) about Kabuki Music

2018 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 16K02246
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Aesthetics and studies on art
• Research Institution: Kyoto City University of Arts
• Principal Investigator: MAESHIMA MIHO 京都市立芸術大学, 日本伝統音楽研究センター, 客員研究員 (40436697)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 土田 牧子 共立女子大学, 文芸学部, 准教授 (30466958)
• Research Collaborator: KAMATA Sayumi ; KIOKA Fumiaki
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
• Keywords: 歌舞伎囃子 / 歌舞伎音楽 / 近世 / 近代 / 史料研究 / 狂言作者 / 伝書 / 劇書

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Starting from the collection of source material written in gekisho and densho which handed down kabuki music in the pre-modern and the modern era, the descriptions on kabuki music in these books were investigated and reprinted. Some already known materials were also re-examined.
The investigation and the republication of the description on kabuki music in these books provided a new fundamental research base in the study on pre-modern Japanese music or kabuki theatre. There are still some questions regarding the background of the formation of each material and the relationship between each other, which merit further research.

Free Research Field

日本音楽史

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

『芝居囃子日記』の最善本と考えられる町田本を確認できたこと、これまで十分に紹介されてこなかった『演劇拍子記』『三芝居楽屋雑書』「新梓　猿若年代記」を精査できたこと、当初の予定より幅広く関連史料を発掘することができたことは、歌舞伎囃子の歴史的展開を考える上で大きな収穫だったものと思われる。収集した各史料の成立背景や影響関係、記載内容の吟味等については、今後も継続的に検討を重ねてゆきたい。