Tang-era piece: Jiu Ming Yue
《九明樂》
compiled by David Badagnani (rev. 7 July 2022)
In an effort to make this information more accessible, this document contains resources related to the Tang-era piece entitled Jiu Ming Yue《九明樂》, which exists in the form of an instrumental part for a single-movement piece.
In the Sino-Japanese tradition, this piece is called Kyūmeiraku『九明樂（きゅうめいらく）』, and it appears in the following score collection:
● Gogen Fu『五絃譜』or Gogen Kinfu『五絃琴譜』, the manuscript itself simply bearing the title《五絃》(Gogen); individual pieces in the collection bear the dates 773 and 842 and the music is believed to be of Tang Chinese origin, though the manuscript was probably copied in Japan in the 11th century during the mid-Heian period
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Chinese poems and poetic lyrics mentioning the term "Jiu Ming" (九明)
《摘园菊赠谢仆射举诗》
作者：王筠（南朝 – 梁）
by Wang Yun (Southern Dynasties: Liang, 481-549)
灵茅挺三脊，神芝曜九明。
菊花偏可憙，碧叶媚金英。
重九惟嘉节，抱一应元贞。
泛酌宜长主，聊荐野人诚。
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Videos and recordings of Jiu Ming Yue
● Electronic realization of Jiu Ming Yue by YouTube user 古樂尋蹤_HGofACH (Canada, 2022)
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Bibliography
● Wolpert, R. F. "A Ninth-Century Score for Five-Stringed Lute." Musica Asiatica, vol. 3 (1981), pp. 107-135.
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