Such attempts can be seen in the many styles of pieces from the end of the Edo Period, especially those of Kengyo MITSUZAKI in Kyoto, who found a new direction in composition by refocusing on the koto, which had been neglected in favor of the shamisen since Kengyo IKUTA at the Genroku era (the end of the 17th century) and left koto-only masterpieces such as 'Godan-ginuta' (Instrumental in Five Sections) and 'Akikaze no Kyoku' (Song of the Autumn Wind).
このような試みは幕末の音楽作品に色々なかたちで垣間見えるが、中でも、元禄の生田検校以来、三味線に対し従属的な立場にあった箏に再注目することによって、作曲に新たな方向性を見いだしたのが京都の光崎検校であり、「五段砧」「秋風の曲」など箏のみの名曲をも残している。