Insen scale
Encyclopedia
Insen is a tuning
scale adapted from shamisen
music by Yatsuhashi Kengyō
for tuning of the koto
. It only differs from the hirajoshi
scale by one note.
In D mode it consists of: D-E-G-A-C. Other scales includes the Hirajoshi
, Iwato
and Kumoi-choshi scales.
Musical tuning
In music, there are two common meanings for tuning:* Tuning practice, the act of tuning an instrument or voice.* Tuning systems, the various systems of pitches used to tune an instrument, and their theoretical bases.-Tuning practice:...
scale adapted from shamisen
Shamisen
The , also called is a three-stringed, Japanese musical instrument played with a plectrum called a bachi. The Japanese pronunciation is usually "shamisen" but sometimes "jamisen" when used as a suffix . -Construction:The shamisen is a plucked stringed instrument...
music by Yatsuhashi Kengyō
Yatsuhashi Kengyo
Yatsuhashi Kengyō was a Japanese musician and composer from Kyoto. The name Kengyō is an honorary title given to highly skilled blind musicians....
for tuning of the koto
Koto (musical instrument)
The koto is a traditional Japanese stringed musical instrument, similar to the Chinese guzheng, the Mongolian yatga, the Korean gayageum and the Vietnamese đàn tranh. The koto is the national instrument of Japan. Koto are about length, and made from kiri wood...
. It only differs from the hirajoshi
Hirajoshi
Hirajoshi scale, or hira-choshi is a tuning scale adapted from shamisen music by Yatsuhashi Kengyō for tuning of the koto....
scale by one note.
In D mode it consists of: D-E-G-A-C. Other scales includes the Hirajoshi
Hirajoshi
Hirajoshi scale, or hira-choshi is a tuning scale adapted from shamisen music by Yatsuhashi Kengyō for tuning of the koto....
, Iwato
Iwato
The iwato scale is a musical scale that is similar to the Locrian mode , seventh mode of the major scale, different in that it has no 3rd or 6th notes, thus making it pentatonic. It spelling is therefore 1 b2 4 b5 b7. It is used in traditional Japanese music for the koto....
and Kumoi-choshi scales.