Heike biwa; Heike lute
A four-stringed, five-fretted biwa used especially for accompanying the chanting of the Heike Monogatari.
See also: 琵琶
The Heike biwa is an instrument used for accompanying Heike chanting.
Heike chanting with biwa accompaniment
Refers to the performance practice of chanting the Heike Monogatari to biwa accompaniment, also known as 平曲 (へいきょく).
See also: 平曲 (へいきょく)
He is a master of Heike biwa performance, and his chanting is also wonderful.
琵琶 is the general term for the biwa lute; 平家琵琶 specifically refers to the variant used for Heike Monogatari chanting.
平曲 is the musical genre of chanting the Heike Monogatari; 平家琵琶 can refer to the instrument or the performance itself.
Compound of 平家 (Heike, the Taira clan) and 琵琶 (biwa, a Japanese lute). The name reflects its association with the Heike Monogatari (The Tale of the Heike).