The Yo Ki
The following is from an ancient
Chinese manuscript called the Yo Ki. It explains what the ancient Chinese
philosophers believed would happen to society if any of the five notes of the pentatonic
scale, the basis of most Chinese music, were disturbed:
| If Kong
(C) is disturbed |
Disorganization
is the result |
| If Shang (D)
is disturbed |
Deviation is
the result |
| If Kyo (E) is
disturbed |
Unhappiness
is the result |
| If Chi (G)
is disturbed |
There is
complaint |
| If Yu
(A) is disturbed |
There is
danger and resources will be lacking |
Wind
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