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Koma Ichikotsucho Konetori

高麗壱越調小音取

[Genre]Gagaku
[Style]Bugaku

Koma Ichikotsucho Konetori appears on the following albums

Album Artist
Play ButtonTraditional Music of Japan, The - 01
Ko-Netori means a small Netori, which is an abbreviated performance style of Netori. Ko-Netori here is that of the Ichikotsucho tonality of Koma-gaku (Korean music) or Right Music. It is often performed as the introductory piece of Komagaku. For example, Kitoku begins with a piece called Koma-ranjo for the entrance of dancer, which is followed by Ko-Netori, during the Ko-Netori dancers stand still on the stage. The Ko-Netori begins with the Komabue (flute) which is followed by the Hichiriki and Sanno-tsuzumi (side drum).