Tang-era piece: Lang Junzi
《郞君子》
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 Lang Junzi《郞君子》, which exists in the form of instrumental parts for a single-movement piece in the Dorian mode on E, called Ping diao (平调) in Chinese and Hyōjō in Japanese, consisting of 16 measures of 4/4.
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)
Under the alternate title Lao Junzi (Japanese: Rō-kunshi)『老君子 (ろうくんし)』, this piece appears in the following additional score collection:
1) Ko-fu-Ryoritsu-no-Maki『古譜呂律巻』, also called Hōshō-fu『鳳笙譜』(1201)
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Chinese historical sources mentioning Lang Junzi
● Jiu Tang Shu《旧唐书》(The Old Book of Tang), also known simply as Tang Shu《唐书》(The Book of Tang)
This historical work in 200 volumes was completed in 945, actually during the Later Jin (后晋) Dynasty, one of the Five Dynasties during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (五代十国) period following the fall of the Tang Dynasty. It is one of the Twenty-Four Histories (二十四史). The term "郎君子" appears in volume 191, although it is not clear if there is any relationship to the piece title:
卷一百九十一
列傳第一百四十一
方伎
[ ... ]
則天初在襁褓，天綱來至第中，謂其母曰：「唯夫人骨法，必生貴子。」乃召諸子，令天綱相之。見元慶、元爽曰：「此二子皆保家之主，官可至三品。」見韓國夫人曰：「此女亦大貴，然不利其夫。」乳母時抱則天，衣男子之服，天綱曰：「此郎君子神色爽徹，不可易知，試令行看。」於是步於牀前，仍令舉目，天綱大驚曰：「此郎君子龍睛鳳頸，貴人之極也。」更轉側視之，又驚曰：「必若是女，實不可窺測，後當為天下之主矣。」
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Chinese poems and poetic lyrics mentioning Lao Junzi
《公斋四咏 小桂》
作者：皮日休（唐）
by Pi Rixiu (Tang Dynasty, c. 834 or 838-883)
一子落天上，生此青璧枝。
歘从山之幽，斸断云根移。
劲挺隐圭质，盘珊缇油姿。
叶彩碧髓融，花状白毫蕤。
棱层立翠节，偃蹇樛青螭。
影澹雪霁后，香汎风和时。
吾祖在月竁，孤贞能见怡。
愿老君子地，不敢辞喧卑。
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Videos and recordings of Lang Junzi or Lao Junzi
● Full-ensemble realization of Lao Junzi done by Tokinori Yanagita using synthesized sounds (Japan, 2021)
● Full-ensemble realization of Lao Junzi done by Tokinori Yanagita using synthesized sounds, revised version (Japan, 2021)
● Full-ensemble realization of a Meiji-era version of Lao Junzi done by Tokinori Yanagita using synthesized sounds (Japan, 2022)
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Bibliography
● Picken, L.E.R., and R. F. Wolpert. "Mouth-Organ and Lute Parts of Tōgaku and Their Interrelationships." Musica Asiatica, vol. 3 (1981), pp. 79-95.
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