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A Shorty About Kururun 工六

The Gongche notation (Gongchepu 工尺譜) is a traditional notation method for music from ancient China. In it, musical notes were represented by Chinese characters, two of which were gōng 工 and che 尺, which gave the name to this method. … Continue reading

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The Afuso-ryū of Classical Ryukyuan Music

fuso-ryū 安冨祖流 is one of the three schools of classical Ryūkyūan music. The other two schools are the Tansui-ryū and the Nomura-ryū. Yakabi Pēchin Chōki (1716-1775) was a close associate of King Shō Kei (1700-1752) and had a great musical … Continue reading

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