Content deleted Content added
→China: there appears to be a dedicated article to this type of notation |
|||
Line 76:
===China===
[[Image:Qinnotation.png|thumb|Chinese [[Guqin
The earliest known examples of text referring to music in China are inscriptions on musical instruments found in the Tomb of [[Marquess|Marquis]] Ye of Zeng (d. 433 B.C.E.). Sets of 41 chimestones and 65 bells bore lengthy inscriptions concerning pitches, scales, and transposition. The bells still sound the pitches that their inscriptions refer to. Although no notated musical compositions were found, the inscriptions indicate that the system was sufficiently advanced to allow for musical notation. Two systems of pitch nomenclature existed, one for relative pitch and one for absolute pitch. For relative pitch, a [[solmization]] system was used.[http://www.britac.ac.uk/events/2004/abstracts/2004-bagley.htm]
| |||