They developed a highly instrumental music style called 'tegoto mono' (composition of basically the first vocal section, an instrumental intermezzo, and the second vocal section), and sought for the instrumental technique to the ultimate level.
「手事物」と呼ばれる、器楽性の高い楽曲形式（基本的に、前歌-手事-後唄の構成）が発達、演奏技巧も極限まで追求された。