RE: [Shaku] Everything you wanted to know about re-meri

From: Karl Signell (signell@cpcug.org)
Date: Wed Dec 29 2004 - 12:57:22 PST


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At 10:27 AM 12/29/2004, Dan Gutwein wrote:
> ... as
>an old theory teacher of Western music I must say that 3-note groups
>(like ro, tsu-meri, re) should be called "trichords" (meaning 3).

FYI: "Koizumi, in his 1958 book, created the model that is now generally=20
followed by Japanese researchers ... four ideal-typical modes that he felt=
=20
accounted for the vast majority of Japanese musics, ... focussing ... on=20
the tetrachord [my emphasis--KS] as the basic modal structure. ...=20
Koizumi=92s tetrachord consists of two stable =91nuclear tones=92 (German:=
=20
Kernton; Japanese: kakuon) a 4th apart plus a single infix, the position of=
=20
which determines the species of tetrachord. He calls for four types: the in=
=20
or miyako-bushi (C, D, F), ritsu (C, D, F), y=F4 or min=92y=F4 (=91folksong=
=92) (C,=20
E, F) and ry=FBky=FB (C, E, F)."
http://www.grovemusic.com/shared/views/article.html?section=3Dmusic.43335.1.=
4#music.43335.1.4

Karl

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At 10:27 AM 12/29/2004, Dan Gutwein wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=3Dcite class=3Dcite cite=3D"">&nbsp;... as<br>
an old theory teacher of Western music I must say that 3-note=20
groups<br>
(like ro, tsu-meri, re) should be called &quot;trichords&quot; (meaning
3).</blockquote><br>
FYI: &quot;Koizumi, in his 1958 book, created the model that is now
generally followed by Japanese researchers ... four ideal-typical modes
that he felt accounted for the vast majority of Japanese musics, ...
focussing ... on the <b>tetrachord</b> [my emphasis--KS] as the basic
modal structure. ... Koizumi=92s tetrachord consists of two stable =91nuclea=
r
tones=92 (German: <i>Kernton</i>; Japanese: <i>kakuon</i>) a 4th apart plus
a single infix, the position of which determines the species of
tetrachord. He calls for four types: the <i>in</i> or <i>miyako-bushi</i>
(C, D, F), <i>ritsu</i> (C, D, F), <i>y=F4 </i>or <i>min=92y=F4
</i>(=91folksong=92) (C, E, F) and <i>ry=FBky=FB </i>(C, E, F).&quot;<br>
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