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83. Wild Swans in the Evening Hoarfrost
- zhi mode: standard tuning 5 6 1 2 3 5 6 played as 1 2 4 5 6 1 2
霜夜鴻
Shuangye Hong 1

This title survives only in Xilutang Qintong,2 but it is related to the melody Shuangye Yin as found in two other handbooks from the same period (1552 and 1558).3 All three serve as a prelude to Yan Guo Hengyang.

Further commentary not yet ready.4

 
Original Preface

 
Music (3 sections)

 

 
Footnotes (Shorthand references are explained on a separate page)

1 43311.49 shuangye gives a poetic reference (Return)

2 Zha's guide 20/--/-- (Return)

3 霜夜吟 Shuangye Yin 23/200/--. The referenced commentary says only, 霜夜,鴈南征時也 Evening hoarfrost comes as wild geese so south. (Return)

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