Shōdan in Okina

Issei Chant

Voice
Non-congruent
Percussion
Strict

The text of this short einori chant, sung in the high register, follows a syllabic pattern of 5, 7–5, 7–5, befitting the regular category. It is accompanied by the ōtsuzumi and kotsuzumi, performing the standard mitsu-ji pattern, shown below, already introduced in the preceding Watari-byōshi, Noriji-1, and Issei music sections.

Details about Issei chant in the context of Noh can be found here.

Issei chant