Musical studies of the Shinto ritual prayer, Norito

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26370099
• 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: NIWA Yukie 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 (60466969)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 日本音楽史 / 宗教音楽 / 祝詞 / 楽譜 / 能楽 / 声明

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this research is to clarify what type of music it was based on the notations of Norito discovered recently. It has been thought that Shinto ritual prayer, Norito has been thought that was once sung as music and became a prototype of a song. However, it has not been clarified what kind of music it was.
Analysis of the musical score revealed the following matters. The first point is that music is syllable of words, that is to emphasize mora. Secondly, rhythm is devised more than melody. From these facts, it is thought that the music of the blessing has the characteristic of the narrative music.

Free Research Field

音楽学