| Meanwhile, he sought for various new ways, for example, he studied well shamisen kumiuta (song cycles accompanied by koto or shamisen), koto kumiuta (koto suites of songs) or danmono (most important type in shirabemono (the koto solo instrumental music)) and incorporated them into his own works. |
その間、新たな方向をさまざまに模索、そのひとつとして、江戸時代初期の音楽である三味線組歌や箏組歌、段物をよく研究し、自らの曲にも取り入れた。 |