Tang-era piece: Xi Wang Yue
《西王樂》
compiled by David Badagnani (rev. 6 March 2023)
In an effort to make this information more accessible, this document contains resources related to the Tang-era piece entitled Xi Wang Yue《西王樂》, which exists in the form of instrumental parts for a piece.
As preserved in Sino-Japanese sources, this piece is called Sai-ō-raku『西王樂（さいおうらく）』, and it appears in the following score collections:
1) Hakuga Fue-fu『博雅笛譜』, also known as Hakuga no Fue-fu (literally "Hakuga's Fue Scores"), and properly known as Shinsen Gaku-fu (Chōshukyō Chiku-fu)『新撰樂譜（長秋卿竹譜）』(literally "Newly Compiled Music Scores (Lord Long Autumn's Bamboo [Flute] Scores)") (966)
2) and 3) Sango Yōroku and Jinchi Yōroku, both of which were compiled in the late 12th century
4) Ko-fu-Ryoritsu-no-Maki『古譜呂律巻』, also called Hōshō-fu『鳳笙譜』(1201)
5) Ruisō Chiyō『類箏治要』(1296 or c. 1261)
6) Rosei Yōroku『蘆聲要録』(perhaps 1661)
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Videos and recordings of Xi Wang Yue
● Studio recording of a performance of Xi Wang Yue by a 4-piece ensemble, from a CD released in 2018 by the Research Centre for Japanese Traditional Music at the Kyoto City University of Arts, dir. Takwa Satoshi
● Full-ensemble realization of Xi Wang Yue, done by Tokinori Yanagita using synthesized sounds (Japan, 2021)
● Full-ensemble realization of Xi Wang Yue, done by Tokinori Yanagita using synthesized sounds, revised version (Japan, 2021)
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