''Shosagoto'' first coalesced into a distinctive form in the [[Genroku period]] ([[1688]]-[[1704]]); it continued to evolve over the course of the 18th century, with ''[[nagauta]]'' music becoming the standard genre of music accompanying the dances. The form was pioneered by [[Segawa Kikunojo I|Segawa Kikunojô I]], who specialized in ''Dôjôji'' and ''[[Shakkyo|Shakkyô]]'' dances; ''[[Musume Dojoji|Musume Dôjôji]]'', one of the earliest extant ''nagauta'' dances, was debuted in [[1753]]. The nearly one hour long dance piece was adapted from the Noh play ''[[Dojoji|Dôjôji]]''. The ''shosagoto'' form was further developed by [[Nakamura Tomijuro I|Nakamura Tomijûrô I]], who combined all the previously-performed ''Dôjôji'' adaptations into a single dance piece, called ''Kyôganoko musume dôjôji''. | ''Shosagoto'' first coalesced into a distinctive form in the [[Genroku period]] ([[1688]]-[[1704]]); it continued to evolve over the course of the 18th century, with ''[[nagauta]]'' music becoming the standard genre of music accompanying the dances. The form was pioneered by [[Segawa Kikunojo I|Segawa Kikunojô I]], who specialized in ''Dôjôji'' and ''[[Shakkyo|Shakkyô]]'' dances; ''[[Musume Dojoji|Musume Dôjôji]]'', one of the earliest extant ''nagauta'' dances, was debuted in [[1753]]. The nearly one hour long dance piece was adapted from the Noh play ''[[Dojoji|Dôjôji]]''. The ''shosagoto'' form was further developed by [[Nakamura Tomijuro I|Nakamura Tomijûrô I]], who combined all the previously-performed ''Dôjôji'' adaptations into a single dance piece, called ''Kyôganoko musume dôjôji''. |