The Study of the Melodic Patterns of Roukyoku Shamisen from the Viewpoint of the Historical Change

本研究的目的是从历史变迁的角度，考察自明治时期以来口头流传、不使用任何记谱的三味调的旋律模式和演奏风格。研究表明：第一，目前流传下来的三味调在两种主要的六节曲中的旋律模式是不同的，即三味音的旋律模式和三味音的旋律模式。其次，根据20世纪初以来的录音，今天使用的旋律模式似乎是在过去100年中逐渐发展起来的。

The purpose of this research was to explore the melodic patterns and the performance style of the shamisen in roukyoku, as handed down orally since the Meiji period without using any notation, from the viewpoint of the historical change.The research showed, firstly, that the melodic patterns of the shamisen in roukyoku as currently handed down are different in the two major styles of roukyoku, i.e. "Kantou-bushi" and "Kansai-bushi", and secondly, on the basis of recordings available since the early 20th century, that the melodic patterns in use today seem to have developed gradually over the last 100 years.