歌うた沢ざわ節ぶし

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

• 歌うた沢ざわ節ぶしは江え戸ど時じ代だい末まっ期きに流りゅう行こうした、しっとりとした三味線音楽しゃみせんおんがくです。

  Utazawa-bushi is a subdued style of shamisen music that was popular at the end of the Edo period.