tonal modes of ancient Chinese music
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tonal modes or keys of ancient Chinese music
archaicA theoretical system for classifying the melodic modes of traditional Chinese music, based on a specific note (the tonic or 'gong') and its relationship to other notes in the scale.
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.
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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'.