China's traditional pentatonic notation

The traditional pentatonic notation in China is as follows:

A piece of music generally contains elements such as height, length and strength. A method of recording music with symbols, words, numbers or charts. The record it makes is called music score. No matter at home or abroad, many symbols have been used and are being used.

Take China as an example, there are many kinds of notation at all times and in all countries. It is said that as early as the Warring States period, Shi Juan, a musician in Wei Linggong, recorded music by notation. According to written records, Gong Chi spectrum and subtraction spectrum (used for guqin) were produced in Sui and Tang Dynasties, and folk character spectrum was also produced in Song Dynasty.

After several changes, folk artists still use the staff. However, in modern times and modern times, notation and staff are widely used in China, especially notation is used by most people. From a global perspective, the staff is the most widely used. In the process of historical development, due to the different contents and needs of music, various notation methods have been produced.

For example, the ancient music score used in guqin, the gongs and drums score, and the staff score, simple score and Gongchi score widely used in China. Although all kinds of notation are constantly improving in development, there is no notation that can perfectly record music in the world by 2 1 century.

Such as the subtle differences in pitch, strength and speed, as well as the playing methods of many decorative sounds. All players need to analyze and deal with them with different understandings. Correct notation is very important for composition and performance. It is more important for everyone who studies music to master notation, especially for those who study composition.