Specificity of Modal Thinking in the Zither Music of China, Korea and Japan

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Natalia B. Grigorovich

Abstract

This article describes the process of
development of pentatonic modal system, typical
for Far Eastern region, and depicts its original
realization in the Chinese, Korean and
Japanese musical cultures, which becomes particularly
obvious in the ways Far Eastern long
zithers are tuned. The Japanese term "tyoshi",
(similar to "dyao" — Chinese; "chyo" —
Korean), is discussed in comparison to terms
"tone", "mode", "tonality" of the European theory
of music. The author relies not only on
the literature on that subject, but also on the
knowledge gained by playing the Japanese,
Korean and Chinese zithers.

Keywords: Far Eastern region music, Far Eastern region zithers, musical temperament, China mode system

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How to Cite
Grigorovich, N. B. (2008). Specificity of Modal Thinking in the Zither Music of China, Korea and Japan. Music Scholarship / Problemy Muzykal’noj Nauki, 2(1), 73–84. Retrieved from https://musicscholar.ru/index.php/PMN/article/view/765
Section
Musical Culture of the Peoples of the World
Author Biography

Natalia B. Grigorovich, Moscow State P. I. Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Center “Musical Cultures of the World”

Natalia B. Grigorovich is the scientific assistant at the Center “Musical Cultures of the World” at the Moscow State P. I. Tchaikovsky Conservatory

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