In late January when Kaoru was fifteen, young people gathered at Tamakazura's residence to sing "Takekawa" in the Saibara style (a genre of Heian-period Japanese court music (primarily consisting of gagaku-styled folk melodies)).
薫15歳の正月下旬、玉鬘邸に若者たちが集まって催馬楽の「竹河」を謡い興じた。