also: りっせんぽう
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
Rissenpō is one of the seven-tone scales used in gagaku.
This piece was composed based on the rissenpō scale.
Standard kanji spelling for this gagaku scale term.
Alternate reading with geminate consonant; less common than りつせんぽう.
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.