合方

あいかた
(musical) accompaniment

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あいかた【合方】

1 〔能楽で〕 an accompaniment to a Noh chant; (人) a musician accompanying a Noh chant.

2 〔歌舞伎で〕 a samisen accompaniment to a Kabuki recitation; (人) a samisen player accompanying a Kabuki recitation.

3 〔長唄などの邦楽で〕 samisen music played between the sections of a nagauta song.