Sunday, March 28, 2021

Tang-era piece: Chun Yangliu《春楊柳》

Tang-era piece:  Chun Yangliu
《春楊柳》
compiled by David Badagnani (rev. 12 March 2023)

In an effort to make this information more accessible, this document contains resources related to the Tang-era piece entitled Chun Yangliu《春楊柳》(Springtime Willows), which exists in the form of instrumental parts for a single-movement piece in the Dorian mode on E, called Ping diao (平調) in Chinese and Hyōjō in Japanese.

As preserved in Sino-Japanese sources, this piece is called Shunyōryū春楊柳しゅんようりゅう)』, and it appears in the following score collections:
1) and 2) Sango Yōroku and Jinchi Yōroku, both of which were compiled in the late 12th century
3) Ruisō Chiyō『類箏治要』(1296 or c. 1261)

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Videos and recordings of Chun Yangliu
● Full-ensemble realization of Chun Yangliu, done by Tokinori Yanagita using synthesized sounds (Japan, 2021)

● Full-ensemble realization of Chun Yangliu, done by Tokinori Yanagita using synthesized sounds, revised version (Japan, 2021)

● Full-ensemble realization of a Meiji-era version of Chun Yangliu, done by Tokinori Yanagita using synthesized sounds (Japan, 2022)

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