As we all know, the english music scale has 7 notes (A to G) which is used to compose music. Now does anyone know if there is a chinese equivalent for chinese musicians? For tunes played on traditional chinese instruments, do they use the english scale or the chinese version(I doubt it's the english scale).
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, Sep 03 2006 06:45 AM
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Posted 03 September 2006 - 06:45 AM
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Posted 03 September 2006 - 08:51 AM
Moose, you'll get detailed answers to your question in some of the posts on this page: http://www.chinahist...p;#entry4773393
But for now, the basic info you need is that the traditional Chinese scale is pentatonic, i.e. it has five basic notes. The names of the notes are gong, shang, jiao, zhi, and yu, and they correspond to 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 respectively in numbered musical notation - or do, re, mi, so, and la.
But for now, the basic info you need is that the traditional Chinese scale is pentatonic, i.e. it has five basic notes. The names of the notes are gong, shang, jiao, zhi, and yu, and they correspond to 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 respectively in numbered musical notation - or do, re, mi, so, and la.
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Posted 03 September 2006 - 11:33 AM
But for now, the basic info you need is that the traditional Chinese scale is pentatonic, i.e. it has five basic notes. The names of the notes are gong, shang, jiao, zhi, and yu, and they correspond to 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 respectively in numbered musical notation - or do, re, mi, so, and la.
If you have a keyboard handy, you will notice you can play many folktunes on the black keys alone. :-)
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Posted 03 September 2006 - 02:33 PM
Moose, you'll get detailed answers to your question in some of the posts on this page: http://www.chinahist...p;#entry4773393
But for now, the basic info you need is that the traditional Chinese scale is pentatonic, i.e. it has five basic notes. The names of the notes are gong, shang, jiao, zhi, and yu, and they correspond to 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 respectively in numbered musical notation - or do, re, mi, so, and la.
Thanks a lot,Yun. That was just what i was looking for. The basic chinese scale is pentatonic is certainly surprising to me as the basic scale that all guitarist must know is the pentatonic scale too
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