Ryukyuan scale
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The Ryukyuan scale is a traditional musical scale characteristic of the music of the Ryukyu Islands (Okinawa), known for its distinctive pentatonic structure and unique interval patterns.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical scale
ⓘ
pentatonic scale ⓘ traditional scale ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Okinawa Prefecture
NERFINISHED
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Ryukyu Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition |
Japanese regional music traditions
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Ryukyuan musical tradition ⓘ |
| characteristicOf |
classical Ryukyuan court music
ⓘ
folk songs of Okinawa ⓘ traditional Ryukyuan music ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Okinawa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ryukyu Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Japanese in scale
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Japanese yo scale ⓘ Western diatonic scale NERFINISHED ⓘ major scale ⓘ minor scale ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Okinawan scale ⓘ |
| hasEthnomusicologicalCategory |
Okinawan traditional scale
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regional pentatonic scale ⓘ |
| hasIntervalStructure | pentatonic ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFunction | defines melodic patterns in Ryukyuan music ⓘ |
| hasRole |
basis for composition in Ryukyuan music
ⓘ
marker of Ryukyuan musical identity ⓘ |
| hasTonalSystem | pentatonic without semitones ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary Okinawan popular music ⓘ |
| influencedBy | regional East Asian musical traditions ⓘ |
| musicologicalDiscipline |
ethnomusicology of Japan
ⓘ
ethnomusicology of the Ryukyu Islands ⓘ |
| notableFor |
absence of leading tone in Western sense
ⓘ
distinctive interval patterns ⓘ |
| numberOfPitches | 5 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
East Asian pentatonic scales
ⓘ
Japanese traditional scales ⓘ |
| tuningContext |
adapted to Japanese koto tuning
ⓘ
adapted to sanshin tuning ⓘ |
| usedFor |
court music
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folk music ⓘ instrumental music ⓘ vocal music ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Okinawan music
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
music of the Ryukyu Islands ⓘ |
| usedInGenre |
Ryukyuan classical music
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
minyo (folk song) of Okinawa ⓘ |
| usedOnInstrument |
koto
ⓘ
sanshin ⓘ shamisen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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