The Concise History of Chinese Musical Temperament - Episode 1: Formation of Tones

This episode covers the formation of the Chinese understanding of tones and temperament in early history, providing the foundation to the topic and the basic facts on the subject.
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Check out the original text passages cited with dictionary references at CText!
Guanzi: Diyuan
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Lu's Annals: Mid-Summer
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Late Summer
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Records of the Grand Historian: Sheng Zhong Fen
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Music used:
Lead In and Lead Out: Gufeng Cao (Guqin), from Standards of the Guqin (CD)
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Chinese Court Music (Confucius Homage Ceremony)
Zhaoping zhi Zhang
• 釋奠禮樂【昭平之章】（中國雅樂, Chine...
Xuanping zhi Zhang
• 釋奠禮樂【宣平之章】（中國雅樂, Chine...
Jiaping zhi Zhang
• 中和韶樂【嘉平之章】（中國雅樂, Chine...
Da Huo
• 【大濩】