Catalog of Shōdan: Introduction Chants
Machiutai
Voice
Congruent
Percussion
Strict
Flute
Non-congruent
The musical structure of machiutai, a "waiting song," is identical to that of the ageuta. Set in hiranori, it features a melody of six or seven lines sung in a high range by the waki at the beginning of the second act, while he waits for the shite to re-enter the stage.