Enraku Twenty-Eight Symphony Orchestra

Japanese: 燕楽二十八調 - えんがくにじゅうはっちょう
Enraku Twenty-Eight Symphony Orchestra

(See table.) The 28 melodies of the Tang Dynasty were called the 28 melodies of Yanraku during the Song Dynasty, but the number of practical melodies gradually decreased, and today only 7 melodies are used. Japanese gagaku is based on the vulgar music of China during the Tang Dynasty, and the theory of the 28 melodies was introduced to Japan.

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "Enraku Nijyuhachikyo" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…表参照)。唐代の二十八調は宋代には燕楽二十八調と称されたがしだいに実用調が減少し,現在では7調が用いられるのみとなった。 日本の雅楽は唐代中国の俗楽に基づくもので,日本にも二十八調の理論が伝わった。…

※「燕楽二十八調」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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