The Concise History of Chinese Musical Temperament - Episode 3: Ending the Long (Age of) Division

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This episode covers the practical application and adjustment of the sanfen sunyi process on the pitchpipe or woodwind instrument; as well as the first attempt towards the development of an "equal" temperament to balance out the twelve tones.

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Check out the original text passages cited with dictionary references at CText!
Book of Jin: Measurements
https://ctext.org/wiki.pl?if=gb&chapter=374975#p38
Book of [Liu] Song: Measurements
https://ctext.org/wiki.pl?if=gb&chapter=487708#p27
Book of Sui: Measurements (1 of 3)
https://ctext.org/wiki.pl?if=en&chapter=906012#p36

Music used:
Lead in: Autumn River (played by Zeng Chengwei)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmy5c0j-ElY
Lead out: Gufeng Cao (Guqin), from Standards of the Guqin (CD)
http://torguqin.bandcamp.com
Da Huo
https://youtu.be/q_6IsLv7_2A
Secluded Orchid [You Lan]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMX5U4yjUY8
Meihua Sannong
From "Suzhou Pingtan, Memories of Southbank"

Yushu Houting Hua
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QkLvaKp3q0
Huaxu Yin (guqin), from Standards of the Guqin (CD)
http://torguqin.bandcamp.com
Fu Nan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9Ig582xF8k
Waves of Kokonor [Qinghai Bo]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bm7mB7cuwo8

Kinsho Rakudou [Qin Shu Le Dao] (guqin), played by Fushimi Muka
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9V9G46pOJuU