Shōdan in Okina
Noriji
The name refers to a text set in ōnori style, wherein lines begin on the second beat or the latter half of the second beat, typically with one syllable per beat. When performed by a Kyōgen actor, the accompaniment is rendered in a lighter, more playful manner, as is the case in Okina. Further details about noriji in the context of Noh can be found here.
There are two Noriji in the Furyū part of Okina. In both cases, the percussion is provided by the lead kotsuzumi, ōtsuzumi, and taiko players. In the Noriji-1, the percussion pattern matches the one found in Watari-byōshi: the ōtsuzumi and kotsuzumi players introduce a mitsu-ji pattern over the taiko’s koi-ai pattern, as shown in the next figure.
At the beginning of the Noriji-2, the text sung by Bamboo and Pine is supported by the ōtsuzumi and kotsuzumi playing the mitsu-ji pattern, while the taiko follows its standard cycles of patterns. At the seventh honji, as the singing of the text switches to the jiutai, the taiko part transitions to an abridged cycle limited to a head pattern followed by a ground pattern, the latter shown in the figure above.