汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 宫调
宫调 (宮調)
modes of ancient Chinese music
〈名〉我国古乐曲的调式。唐代规定二十八调,即琵琶的四根弦上每根七调。最低的一根弦(宫弦)上的调式叫宫,其余的叫调。后来宫调的数目逐渐减少。元代杂剧,一般只用五个宫(正宫,中吕宫,南吕宫,仙吕宫,黄钟宫)和四个别的弦上的调(大石调,双调,商调,越调)。这是后世所谓九宫。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

宫调溶溶,谛观浮华岁月的无尽苍凉。

Melodious tunes, gaze into the endless desolation under the cope of specious ages.

三是第一次将自宋至元的燕乐曲子按宫调进行了仔细的梳理。

Thirdly, it has put Yan Music in order from the Song Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty attentively.

筝调实践所反映出来的两个侧重,印证了中国宫调理论中“调系”与“均系”的并存。

Meanwhile, the two systems are reflected in the process of practice of Zheng tones, which prove the existence of Diaosheng and Yungong system in the Chinese Gongdiao theory.

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