Meaning of 宫调
宫调 means tonal modes or keys of ancient Chinese music. Pronounced gōng diào.
- tonal modes or keys of ancient Chinese music
Definitions & Examples
Gōng宫
diào调
lǐ理
lùn论
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
chuán传
tǒng统
yīn音
yuè乐
de的
zhòng重
yào要
zǔ组
chéng成
bù部
fen分
。
The theory of 'gongdiao' is an important component of traditional Chinese music.
Táng唐
dài代
de的
èr二
shí十
bā八
diào调
tǐ体
xì系
fēi非
cháng常
fù复
zá杂
。
The system of twenty-eight modes from the Tang dynasty was extremely complex.
Yuán元
zá杂
jù剧
tōng通
cháng常
zhǐ只
shǐ使
yòng用
tè特
dìng定
de的
jǐ几
ge个
gōng宫
diào调
。
Yuan dynasty 'zaju' operas typically used only a few specific modes.
Yán研
jiū究
gǔ古
pǔ谱
bì必
xū须
xiān先
liǎo了
jiě解
qí其
gōng宫
diào调
。
To study ancient musical scores, one must first understand their tonal modes.
Suǒ所
wèi谓
“
jiǔ九
gōng宫
”
，
shì是
hòu后
shì世
duì对
yuán元
zá杂
jù剧
cháng常
yòng用
gōng宫
diào调
de的
gài概
kuò括
。
The so-called 'Nine Palaces' is a later generalization of the modes commonly used in Yuan 'zaju'.