As is clear from the fact that they were referred to with the names of individuals attached to the days of old Joruri, various schools of Joruri were synonymous with the masterly performances of individuals instead of the ones to be inherited as patterns.
古浄瑠璃時代にはその人の名を付して何某節と呼ばれていたように、浄瑠璃の流派は多分に個性的な名人芸の代名詞として行われ、決してそれがひとつの様式として後代に受け継がれる性格のものではなかった。