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''Kyôgen'' pieces, which today typically serve as the comic interlude between acts of a Noh play, are known to have been performed alongside ''sarugaku''/Noh (i.e. on the same program) since at least the mid-14th century. Ever since then, they have become closely intertwined, and have developed to a certain extent in parallel.<ref>Tsubaki, 301.</ref>

''Kyôgen'' pieces, which today typically serve as the comic interlude between acts of a Noh play, are known to have been performed alongside ''sarugaku''/Noh (i.e. on the same program) since at least the mid-14th century. Ever since then, they have become closely intertwined, and have developed to a certain extent in parallel.<ref>Tsubaki, 301.</ref>

Zeami, along with his sons and grandsons, composed many plays which remain central to the repertoire today. His line developed into the [[Kanze school]], the oldest of the five main schools of Noh, with the other four schools becoming established over the centuries, some as late as the [[Edo period]], though all five are quite firmly established today.

Zeami, along with his sons and grandsons, composed many plays which remain central to the repertoire today. His line developed into the [[Kanze school]], the oldest of the five main schools of Noh, with the other four schools ([[Konparu school|Konparu]], [[Hosho school|Hôshô]], [[Kongo school|Kongô]], and [[Kita school|Kita]]) becoming established over the centuries, some as late as the [[Edo period]], though all five are quite firmly established today.

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