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*''Okinawan'': 琴 ''(kutu)''
The zither known as the ''[[koto]]'' in Japanese was the only major example of a Japanese instrument adopted into the repertoire of Okinawan classical music, where it is called ''kutu''.
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''.
==References==
*[[Robin Thompson|Thompson, Robin]]. "The Music of Ryukyu." ''Ashgate Research Companion to Japanese Music''. Surrey: Ashgate Publishing, 2008. p309.
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Poetry and Theater]]
The zither known as the ''[[koto]]'' in Japanese was the only major example of a Japanese instrument adopted into the repertoire of Okinawan classical music, where it is called ''kutu''.
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''.
==References==
*[[Robin Thompson|Thompson, Robin]]. "The Music of Ryukyu." ''Ashgate Research Companion to Japanese Music''. Surrey: Ashgate Publishing, 2008. p309.
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Poetry and Theater]]
