also: りっせんぽう
noun
Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale (re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do); similar to Dorian mode
Technical term in traditional Japanese music (gagaku). The scale corresponds to the pitches re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do and is often compared to the Western Dorian mode. Contrasts with 呂旋法 (ryosenpō).
See also: 呂旋法
律旋法は雅楽で用いられる七音音階の一つです。
Rissenpō is one of the seven-tone scales used in gagaku.
この曲は律旋法に基づいて作曲されました。
This piece was composed based on the rissenpō scale.
Another gagaku scale; 律旋法 is often contrasted with 呂旋法, which corresponds to a different set of pitches (do, re, mi, so, la, ti, do) and is compared to the Mixolydian mode.
The term combines 律 (ritsu, a concept in Japanese music theory related to tuning) and 旋法 (senpō, 'mode' or 'scale'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is a technical term from gagaku tradition.