四よん拍びょう子し

noun

quadruple time; four-four time; common time

Music term for a meter with four beats per measure, typically 4/4 time. Used in Western music contexts as well as in traditional Japanese music.

• この曲きょくは四よん拍子びょうしで書かかれている。

  This piece is written in quadruple time.

• 四よん拍子びょうしのリズムに合あわせて踊おどる。

  Dance to the rhythm of four-four time.

noun

the four instruments of noh accompaniment

Specifically refers to the four instruments used in the hayashi ensemble of noh and related traditional theater: flute (笛), floor drum (大鼓), small hand drum (小鼓), and large hand drum (太鼓).

See also: 囃子 (はやし) · 笛 (ふえ) · 大鼓 (おおつづみ) · 小鼓 (こつづみ) · 太鼓 (たいこ)

• 能のう楽がくでは、四よん拍子びょうしが演えん奏そうの中ちゅう心しんとなる。

  In noh, the four instruments form the core of the musical accompaniment.

• 四よん拍子びょうしの囃子はやしが舞ぶ台たいに緊きん張ちょう感かんを与あたえる。

  The four-instrument hayashi adds tension to the stage.