3rd note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. E)
Technical music term referring to a specific pitch in the traditional Japanese twelve-tone system (十二律).
hyōjō mode (one of the six main gagaku modes)
A gagaku mode built on the pitch 平調; one of the six 六調子.
See also: 六調子
Hyōjō is the third note of the twelve-tone system.
Several pieces in the hyōjō mode have been handed down in gagaku.
The term is a Sino-Japanese compound using 平 (flat, even) and 調 (tone, mode). The exact historical derivation of the name is uncertain.