Tang-era piece: Ganzhou
《泔洲》
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 Ganzhou (《泔洲》, 《甘州》, or《泔州》), 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 Kanshū
『泔洲（かんしゅう; historical form: かんしう）』. 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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Chinese historical sources mentioning Ganzhou
● Jiegu Lu《羯鼓錄》
Jiegu Lu is a book on music in two parts by Nan Zhuo (南卓, fl. 848-850). The first part was completed in 848 and the second in 850. Ganzhou appears as《甘州》.
● Yuefu Zalu《乐府杂录》(Miscellaneous Notes Regarding the Music Bureau)
A collection of small essays (biji, 笔记) by the Tang scholar Duan Anjie (段安节, fl. 880-898), published around 890 near the end of the Tang Dynasty. This work survives in no fewer than 23 different editions. An extensively annotated German translation was published by Martin Gimm (b. 1930) in 1966. In the text, Ganzhou appears as《甘州》.
● Beimeng Suoyan《北梦琐言》(mid-10th century)
In the 逸文卷四 section, Ganzhou appears as《甘州》.
● Taiping Guangji《太平广记》(Extensive Records of the Taiping Era) Taiping Guangji is a collection of stories compiled in the early Northern Song Dynasty under imperial direction by the scholar and bureaucrat Li Fang (李昉, 925-996). The work was completed in 978 and printing blocks were cut, but it was prevented from publication on the grounds that it contained only xiaoshuo (fiction or "insignificant tellings") and thus "was of no use to young students." It survived in manuscript form until it was eventually published in the Ming Dynasty. The collection, which is considered one of the Four Great Books of Song, is divided into 500 volumes and consists of about 3 million Chinese characters. It includes about 7,000 stories selected from over 300 books and novels from the Han Dynasty to the early Song Dynasty, many of which have been lost. Some stories are historical or naturalistic anecdotes, and each is replete with historical elements, and were not regarded by their authors as fiction, but the topics are mostly supernatural, about Buddhist and Taoist priests, immortals, ghosts, and various deities. They include a number of Tang Dynasty stories, especially chuanqi (tales of wonder), that are famous works of literature in their own right, and also inspired later works. Volume 204 includes references to pieces titled "Ganzhou"《甘州》and "Ganzhou Qu"《甘州曲》.
● Biji Manzhi《碧鸡漫志》
Biji Manzhi is a 5-volume commentary on lyrics and music by the scientist and poet Wang Zhuo (王灼, 1105-c. 1160), which was completed sometime in the mid-12th century, during the early Southern Song Dynasty. It traces the origins of many Tang-era yanyue pieces. Ganzhou is discussed in volume 3.
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Chinese poems and poetic lyrics mentioning the term "Ganzhou"
《杂曲歌辞 甘州》（羽调曲）
作者：无名氏（唐）
Anonymous (Tang Dynasty, 618-907)
欲使传消息，空书意不任。
寄君明月镜，偏照故人心。
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Videos and recordings of Ganzhou
● Full-ensemble performance, with dance, of Ganzhou by Xu Ge and his ensemble (China, 2018)
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1Ct411d79j
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1Ct411d79j
● Performance of Ganzhou by Bilibili user Beilin Zhai Zhuren (北林斋主人), heng di (China, 2020)
● Performance of Ganzhou by Bilibili user Beilin Zhai Zhuren (北林斋主人), heng di (China, 2020)
● Full-ensemble realization of Ganzhou done by Tokinori Yanagita using synthesized sounds (Japan, 2021)
● Full-ensemble realization of Ganzhou done by Tokinori Yanagita using synthesized sounds, revised version 1 (Japan, 2021)
● Full-ensemble realization of Ganzhou done by Tokinori Yanagita using synthesized sounds, revised version 2 (Japan, 2021)
● Transverse flute realization of Ganzhou, done by Bilibili user 冯氏羊肉馆 using sampled sounds (China, 2022)
● Full-ensemble realization of Ganzhou, done by Bilibili user 冯氏羊肉馆 (China, 2022)
● Full-ensemble realization of a Meiji-era version of Ganzhou, done by Tokinori Yanagita using synthesized sounds (Japan, 2021)
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