noun
slow-paced shamisen music with vocals (late Edo period)
A genre of shamisen-accompanied vocal music popular in the late Edo period. The spelling 歌沢節 was favored by the Tora school (voice emphasis), while 哥沢節 was used by the Shiba school (shamisen emphasis).
See also: うた沢
歌沢節は江戸時代末期に流行した、しっとりとした三味線音楽です。
Utazawa-bushi is a subdued style of shamisen music that was popular at the end of the Edo period.
うた沢 refers to the Utazawa school or style itself, while うた沢節 specifically denotes the musical pieces or the genre of music associated with that school.
From うた沢 (Utazawa, the name of the school/style) + 節 (bushi, 'melody' or 'tune'). The Utazawa school was founded by Utazawa Sasamaru in the late Edo period.