I have been studying Kanze school Noh chanting (utai) since 1993. I am now free to choose what play I want to learn--within certains limits. One is the level of difficulty (kyuu), marked below. The second is frequency, it being better to learn a play that is likely to come up often in our recitals (happyokai).

There are some 250 plays in the Kanze repertoire. Our "bible" is the collection Kanzeryu yokyoku hyakubanshu (観世流謡曲百番集) in two volumes, known respectively as omote and ura. The more frequently performed plays are in vol. 1 (omote), and have been starred (*) below.

The list below includes only those in the Kanze repertoire. Long vowels unmarked. I have followed the aiueo order to simplify reference to the Hyakubanshu collection--and to help me when I'm in Kanda looking for second-hand utaibon (individual editions).

See noh titles page for a longer list, including ones in other schools or some bangai (non-canonical) plays that have been translated. Or Japanese titles page.

Aisomegawa
Aoi no ue *
Akogi *
Ashikari *
Ataka *
Adachi ga hara *
Atsumori *
Ama *
Arashiyama *
Aridoshi *
Awaji

Ikari kazuki
Ikuta Atsumori
Ikkaku sennin
Izutsu *
Iwafune

Ukai *
Ukifune
Ugetsu
Ukon
Utaura *
Uto *
Uneme
Ume
Umegae
Unrin'in *

Eguchi *
Enoshima
Ebira *
Eboshi ori
Ema

Oimatsu *
Oeyama
Omu komachi
Oyashiro
Okina *
Oshio
Obasute
Ohara Goko *
Ominameshi *

Kakitsubata *
Kagekiyo *
Kagetsu *
Kashiwazaki
Kasuga ryujin
Kappo
Kazuraki *
Kanawa *
Kanehira
Kamiuta: *
Kamiuta (see also KYHS 2:1-16)
Kamo *
Kayoi Komachi *
Kantan *
Kan'yokyu
Kikujido *
Kiso
Kinuta *
Kiyotsune *
Kinsatsu
Kuzu
Kusu no tsuyu
Kuse no to
Kumasaka *
Kurama tengu *
Kuruma-zo
Kureha
Genzai shichimen
Genji Kuyo *
Kenjo *
Koi no omoni
Kou
Kotei
Koya monogurui
Kokaji *
Kogo *
Kosode Soga *
Kocho

Saigyo zakura *
Saka hoko
Sagi
Sakura gawa *
Sanemori *
[Sankyoku: Hatsuse Rokudai, Togaku kudari, Saikoku kudari]
Sansho

Shiga
Shichiki ochi *
Jinen koji
Shakkyo *
Shari
Shunkan *
Shunzei Tadanori
Shunnei (Shun'ei)
Shokun
Shojo *
Shozon *
Shirahige
Shironushi

Suma Genji
Sumidagawa *
Sumiyoshi mode

Seiobo
Seiganji
Zegai
Sekidera Komachi
Sesshoseki *
Settai
Semimaru *
Zenji Soga
Senju *

Soshi arai Komachi *
Sotoba komachi *

Daie
Daiten
Daibutsu Kuyo *
Taihei shojo
Dairokuten
Taema *
Takasago *
Tadanobu
Tadanori *
Tatsuta *
Taniko
Tamakazura *
Tama no i
Tamura *

Chikubushima *
Choryo

Tsuchigumo *
Tsuchi-guruma
Tsunemasa *
Tsurukame *

Teika *
Tenko *

Togankoji
Dojoji *
Tosen
Tobosaku
Toboku *
Domyoji
Toru *
Tokusa
Tomoakira
Tomoe *
Tomonaga *
Tori-oi bune

Nakamitsu
Naniwa
Nishikigi
Nishikido
Nue
Nezame
Nonomiya *
Nomori

Haku Rakuten
Hagoromo *
Hajitomi *
Hashi Benkei *
Basho
Hachi no ki *
Hanagatami *
Hanjo *
Hiun
Higaki
Hibariyama *
Himuro
Hyakuman *
Fue no Maki
Fuji taiko *
Futari Shizuka *
Fuji
Fujito *
Funabashi
Funa Benkei *
Hoka zo *
Hojo gawa
Hotoke no hara

Maki-ginu *
Makura jido
Matsukaze *
Matsumushi *
Matsuyamakagami
Miidera *
Michimori
Minazuki-barae
Minobu
Miwa *
Mutsura
Murogimi
Mekari
Mochizuki
Motomezuka
Momiji gari *
Morihisa *

Yashima *
Yamanba *
Yugao
Yugyo Yanagi *
Yumi Yawata
Yuya *
Youchi Soga
Yokihi *
Yoro *
Yoshino Shizuka
Yoshino Tennin *
Yorimasa *
Yoroboshi *

Raiden
Rashomon
Ryoko
Rinzo
Rodaiko *