Sui and Tang · Musician

Kang Kunlun 康昆侖

Attested AD 785

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Kang Kunlun was a Musician.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 785 貞元初
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 22, passage 102

Works and attributed material

Jade Hall Palace Mode 玉宸宮調
Relation Arranger
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 22, passage 102

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 22Volume 22 Treatises 12: Rites and Music 12 · 1 passage

貞元初，樂工康昆侖寓其聲於琵琶，奏於玉宸殿，因號《玉宸宮調》，合諸樂，則用黃鐘宮。 In early Zhenyuan Kang Kunlun arranged the tune for pipa and played it in the Jade Hall, naming it Jade Hall Palace Mode; in full ensemble it was set to Huangzhong Palace.