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16 CHINESE MUSIC. The Ming ( f!ij) (15th centmy) adopted the Yiian gamut, but excluded all the notes producing half tones, and so obtained a pentatonic scale composed as follows:- , I i? 0 c) 0 0 -0- 0 1!i' flY ..t. R .I J. Ji / \ H o. ::isiJ,. Shang. Gh'ih. Kmig. Liu. Wu. The present dynasty-the Ch'ing (Wf)-reverted to the Yiian gamut, leaving out, however, the note !cou (~ \ which was the real pien-chih of the ancient scale. Th.eir scale is given a~ follo,vs :- I I Actual Names of I Ancient Names of Notes. Names of Liis. Western equivalent Notes. Notes. i I I ! , c• ~ -... J '"' -I£- Ho ..... .. ... ... .....{} I Kung (1) ............. g Hiwng (1) ·· ····· ···· N c. I : pjj ~ Ssu........ .... ... ... (m I Shamg (1) ..... ....... T'ai ( 1) .. .. .... ..... .. ' D. , ~ Mi Yi ........ ...... .. .. 'l_; I Ch?fl,O .... ..... ......... Ku ..... ... ..... ...... .. I' E. I Shang .. .. ... ... .... _t Chih (1) ..... .......... m Chwng ... .............. 11ft ' F. G?i'ih.......... .... .. R, (Jhih (2) ....... .... .... f.tt !I Lin ............ ....... . ~ I ) G. Kung .... .... .. ..... ,I Y1i ..... ... ....... .. .. .. ~ Nan ..... .. ....... ..... m " A. '- Fan ................. JL Kung (2) .......... ... 'g ~ Ying ... ............. ... ~ l~ B. Kung (3) ............ 'g 1;- Huang (2) -- m " c. Liu .. ........... .... -/; ········· ··JI{ i'- Wu ..... .......... .. Ji 8hang (2) ......... ...r.f 1; T'ai (2) ···· ········· ··:k rM I' l D. From what precedes it may be seen that not only have the names of the notes been changed but also the principle of the scale is no longer the same. The two pien or half tones of the ancient scale are no longer in use; they have, it is true, never been well understood by the majority of Chinese, but now, to avoid all possible con~sion, they have been carefully put aside. The present Chinese theoretically admit seven sounds m the scale, but practically they only use five, and that as well in ritual music as in popular tunes.