龟兹琵琶七调与印度七调碑之比较研究

Comparative Research on the Seven Modes of Guici Pipa and that of India

古龟兹五弦琵琶使用的是五声性平均七声音阶,所用律制为七平均律。这种音阶从隋、唐以来便在音乐实践中得到了普遍的运用。龟兹五弦琵琶的音律对古代中国音乐产生了深远的影响。但是,长期以来,国内外学者却认为龟兹琵琶七调名是来源于印度的七调碑,实际上是他们的主观臆想。龟兹五弦琵琶七调的名称是古老的吐火罗语,并不是来自印度的梵语。

The ancient Guici five-string pipa used the seven-note scale within the pentatonic scale,and it adapted the seven-note equal temperament.This scale had been widely used since the Sui and Tang Dynasties and it had a profound influence on music in the ancient China.For a long period of time many Chinese and foreign scholars believed that the seven modes came from India.However,it in fact came from the ancient 'Tu Huo Luo' language.