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. Support this project over at Patreon! Check out the original text passages cited with dictionary references at CText! Guanzi: Diyuan Lu’s Annals: Mid-Summer Late Summer Records of the Grand Historian: Sheng Zhong Fen Music used: Lead In and Lead Out: Gufeng Cao (Guqin), from Standards of the Guqin (CD) Chinese Court Music (Confucius Homage Ceremony) Zhaoping zhi Zhang Xuanping zhi Zhang Jiaping zhi Zhang Da Huo