Takemoto Gidayu
【竹本義太夫】
【TAKEMOTOGIDAYU】
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Takemoto Gidayu. Material owned by Faculty of Liberal Arts, University of Tokyo.
Takemoto Gidayu (1651~1714)
In Joruri, there are a “Shamisen player” and “reciter”, the latter of which is called Tayu. Gidayu was active as a Tayu who established a genre of Joruri called Gidayu-bushi in the mid-Edo period. He played a part as a reciter in many works by Chikamatsu Monzaemon, and “Sonezaki Shinju” gained a huge reputation among other works.
In Joruri, there are a “Shamisen player” and “reciter”, the latter of which is called Tayu. Gidayu was active as a Tayu who established a genre of Joruri called Gidayu-bushi in the mid-Edo period. He played a part as a reciter in many works by Chikamatsu Monzaemon, and “Sonezaki Shinju” gained a huge reputation among other works.
