noun
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).
平調は十二律の第三音にあたる。
Hyōjō is the third note of the twelve-tone system.
noun
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
雅楽では平調の曲がいくつか伝わっている。
Several pieces in the hyōjō mode have been handed down in gagaku.