Keitoku

Japanese: 鶏徳 - けいとく

The name of a piece of gagaku and orchestra. Included in Tang music, it is in the Heijo (flat key). There is no dance, and it is now performed only with orchestra. It can also be written Keitoku or Jide. It is said that the chicken has five virtues: benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and trustworthiness, and that this piece represents these. There are also other theories, such as that it is a piece commemorating the Han's conquest of the southern country of Jide, or that it is based on the Jingde Kairong Dance performed by Emperor Jing. A short piece with ten beats in fast four beats. [Kano Mari]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

雅楽，管絃の曲名。唐楽にふくまれ，平調（ひようぢよう）。舞はなく，現在は管絃のみで奏される。慶徳，雞徳とも書く。鶏には，仁義礼智信の五徳があり，それを表したものという。また，漢が南の方の鶏徳国を征服した記念の曲であるとか，景帝が奏した《景徳凱容舞》によるなど異説がある。早四拍子，拍子10の小曲。【加納マリ】

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