Junicho |
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The Junicho - 12 verses - A Description | ||||||
The
Junicho or Twelve Tone is a single sheet poem; it does not separate
into sides or movements. Barring ceremonial conventions, the particular compositional characteristics of hokku and ageku are always respected, but those of wakiku and daisan may well be discarded. The topical and tonal exclusions common to the opening passages of most types of sequence are also lifted, as is the suggestion that the poem should be formally paced according to jo-ha-kyu. Instead participants are enjoined to prioritise variety. |
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there
are no divisions in the Junicho |
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autumn | autumn | spring | spring | summer | winter | |
hokku | au | au mn | sp | sp fl/bl | su | wi mn |
wakiku | au | au | sp | sp | ns/su | ns/wi |
daisan | ns | ns | ns lv | ns | ns | ns |
4 short | ns | ns lv | ns lv | wi/su | ns | ns lv |
5 long | su/wi mn | ns lv | wi/su | ns lv | sp/au mn | ns lv |
6 short | ns | su/wi | ns | ns lv | sp/au | au/sp |
7 long | ns lv | ns | ns | ns | ns lv | au/sp |
8 short | sp lv | ns | au | au [mn] | wi lv | ns |
9 long | sp | wi/su | au fl | au [mn] | ns | su fl |
10 short | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns |
11 long | ns | sp fl/bl | ns | su/wi | au/sp fl/bl | sp/au |
ageku | wi/su fl | sp | su/wi mn | ns | au/sp | sp/au |
Notes |
su/wi -
whichever is selected first its counterpart is selected after |
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The Junicho - 12 verses - An Appraisal | ||||||
The
Junicho is optimised for experimentation and flexibility. Shunjin and
Seijo Okamoto were acknowledged renku masters and one suspects that they
sought to push the boundaries as far as they dared whilst retaining sufficient
connection to their source tradition not to be declared apostate. They
succeeded. The
Junicho loosens very many fixed topic conventions, increases the options
surrounding the opening of a poem and offers more scope to decide on the
pattern of pacing. But, whilst not exactly peripheral, none of these properties
define the Basho style. The core techniques remain the same. As does the
aesthetic impetus. It may look very modern. But the Junicho remains Shofu.
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