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The ''kutu'' as it is used in Okinawan music is physically identical to the Japanese ''koto'', but is simply tuned differently. It is most commonly played as accompaniment to the [[sanshin]], sometimes, traditionally, alongside the ''kûchô'' (the Okinawan version of the ''[[kokyu (instrument)|kokyû]]'' fiddle). However, there is also a small repertoire of solo Okinawan ''kutu'' songs, mainly ''danmono'' pieces in the style of the [[Yatsuhashi school]] of Japanese ''koto'', along with several other Japanese ''koto'' pieces of unclear origin. One of the most common pieces in this solo repertoire, also commonly played on classical ''sanshin'', is a ''danmono'' piece entitled ''Watarizô-Tachiutushi''.
The ''kutu'' as it is used in Okinawan music is physically identical to the Japanese ''koto'', but is simply tuned differently. It is most commonly played as accompaniment to the [[sanshin]], sometimes, traditionally, alongside the ''kûchô'' (the Okinawan version of the ''[[kokyu (instrument)|kokyû]]'' fiddle). However, there is also a small repertoire of solo Okinawan ''kutu'' songs, mainly ''danmono'' pieces in the style of the [[Yatsuhashi school]] of Japanese ''koto'', along with several other Japanese ''koto'' pieces of unclear origin. One of the most common pieces in this solo repertoire, also commonly played on classical ''sanshin'', is a ''danmono'' piece entitled ''Watarizô-Tachiutushi''.
Though classical music was traditionally practiced exclusively by men (and though men continue to be quite active in the classical sanshin tradition), today it is overwhelmingly women who practice ''kutu''.<ref>Thompson. p313.</ref>
==References==
==References==
*[[Robin Thompson|Thompson, Robin]]. "The Music of Ryukyu." ''Ashgate Research Companion to Japanese Music''. Surrey: Ashgate Publishing, 2008. p309.
*[[Robin Thompson|Thompson, Robin]]. "The Music of Ryukyu." ''Ashgate Research Companion to Japanese Music''. Surrey: Ashgate Publishing, 2008. p309.
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