也谈“笛上三调”与“清商三调”

Historical Sources about the “Three Keys”

根据既见于《宋书》也见于《晋书》中关于泰始十年笛律的记载,一支笛上共有三种调声法,曰正声调法、下徵调法和清角之调。文章认为其为三种调高,分别对应黄钟均、林钟均和仲吕均。清商三调之间的调高关系与笛上三调紧密相关,三调之间都属于近关系调。其宫调层面的意义在中国传统音乐中始终留存。

The article discusses the historical sources regarding tonal theory of the music played by dizi flute, which is recorded in Song Shu （ Book of Nanbei Dynasty） and Jin Shu （ Book of Jin Dynasty）. The source mentioned that there were three ＂related keys＂ being played on flute, which corresponded with the music features using historically well - known qingshang sandiao （ Three keys of the qingshang music）.