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視奏 (しそう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

視し奏そう

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Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

sight-reading; performing at sight

music

Music term for reading and performing a piece of music at first sight without prior practice.

彼かの女じょは初しょ見けんの楽がく譜ふを視し奏そうするのが得とく意いだ。
She is good at sight-reading music she has never seen before.

オーディションでは視し奏そうのテストがあります。

There is a sight-reading test at the audition.

Kanji

視inspection, regard as, see
奏play music, speak to a ruler, complete

Similar words

初しょ見けん
初見 means 'first sight' and is often used in the phrase 初見演奏 (sight-reading performance), but 視奏 specifically refers to the act of sight-reading music.

Etymology

Compound of 視 (seeing) and 奏 (playing music), literally 'see-play'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is used in modern music contexts.