From the history of the formation of musical terminology system in the Chinese language

the article analyzes a number of terms of the musical terminology system in the Chinese language, taking into account the peculiarities of the development of the national musical tradition of China. Having chosen the musical terminology system of the Chinese language as the object of the study, the author analyzes it for the purpose of detecting specific terms and identifying the features of their structure and evolution in the context of Chinese culture. Particular attention is paid to the system of «shi'er l?» (a system of twelve tones in traditional Chinese music), the history of its origin and significance in the musical culture of China. The article discusses not only the nominations traditional for this country, for example, bamboo flutes l?, but also the names of other instruments, the emergence and functioning of which has its own characteristics due to the specifics of the diglossia, and in some places polyglossic, language situation in the territory of the PRC.

the Chinese language, Chinese musical terminology, musical instruments in China, origin of musical instrument names