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p’yŏngjo

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Korean music
Court instrumental music
…contemporary practice, the kyemyŏnjo and p’yŏngjo modes are considered basic. Ujo is a variant on p’yŏngjo, usually a fourth (a musical interval equivalent to that spanning four white keys on the piano) higher. The exact pitch on which these modes are written or played varies.
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…contemporary practice, the kyemyŏnjo and p’yŏngjo modes are considered basic. Ujo is a variant on p’yŏngjo, usually a fourth (a musical interval equivalent to that spanning four white keys on the piano) higher. The exact pitch on which these modes are written or played varies.
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Melody
kyemyeonjo, ujo, or pyeongjo. All these modes use an anhemitonic pentatonic scale (i.e., a five-pitch scale without semitones—e.g., e-g-a-c-d-e), with a distinctive contour and central (fundamental) pitch. Within each mode, each pitch has a unique character, which is reinforced through frequency of use as well as through conventions…
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kyemyeonjo, ujo, or pyeongjo. All these modes use an anhemitonic pentatonic scale (i.e., a five-pitch scale without semitones—e.g., e-g-a-c-d-e), with a distinctive contour and central (fundamental) pitch. Within each mode, each pitch has a unique character, which is reinforced through frequency of use as well as through conventions…
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