Catalog of Shōdan: Entrance and exit music
Deha
This instrumental music is used for the entrance of the nochi-shite, usually a god, deity, or celestial being. As such, it is typically found in plays from the First Category. In addition to the nohkan, its instrumentation always includes the three percussion instruments: taiko, otsuzumi, and kotsuzumi.
In Japanese numerology, odd numbers are considered lucky. Therefore, dates such as January 1st, March 3rd, May 5th, July 7th, September 9th, and November 11th are regarded as special days.
In this Deha performance, the taiko's kashira pattern is used to clearly articulate the beginning of the shōdan’s five sections. The pattern is performed as follows: seven times at the beginning of the first section (measure 1, 1:18:47), five times at the beginning of the second section (measure 15, 1:20:46), three times at the beginning of the third section (measure 24, 1:21:49), two times at the beginning of the fourth section (measure 32, 1:22:36), and once at the beginning of the fifth section (measure 39, 1:23:09).