Standing on stage for Kabuki, Nagauta, NohWe visited Kisaku Katada, Hayashikata for Kabuki Nagauta, accredited holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property. Katada is the second son of Mochizuki Tazaemon the 9th of Kabuki Nagauta Hayashi Mochizuki-ryu. He was immersed in Nagauta Hayashi since he was very young, and at age 16, he studied under Katada Kisouji, his uncle. Two years later he was given the name Katada Kisaku the 3rd. His older brother succeeded Mochizuki-ryu while he succeeded Katada-ryu. Katada participates in different types of performances, performing as hayashikata for Kabuki, and at times performing Nagauta for Noh performances. |
The difference between Japanese music and western musicKatada has always been a fan of jazz. ”I’ve never bought tickets to a hayashi performance, but I buy tickets to listen to jazz.” he chuckles. Since he was 18, he has participated in recording ohayashi fusion with Western music. |
Music scores that are passed onWe were told it was best to listen to the music first, and a notebook was taken out. Inside the notebook were a lot of circles and crosses. ”This is our musical score,” Katada laughed. |
The performer’s touchLooking at the score, Katada hits the tsuzumi, explaining as he plays – this means ”ta”, this is ”pon”. As soon as we heard the tsuzumi, it was as if the entire performance was unfolding in front of us. We also observed the dialogue between the kozutsumi and ohzutsumi. The two types of tsuzumi set off a comfortable beat that vibrated within our bodies, making Nakata comment, ”Maybe it’s because I heard your story about, but it felt like there was a jazzy rhythm.” |
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- Katada-ryu Katada Kisaku
- Chuo-ku Tokyo