Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c11.s2.t3.2
Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c11.s2.t3.2
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According to *Sui Book* • *Music Records*, Sujiva “joined the Northern Zhou following Turkic Queen and was good at playing the pipa. When he was playing, people heard seven tones in the octave and asked why. He replied that his "father was a musician in the Western Regions; and seven melodies were studied through the generations". Using seven melodies to collate the seven sounds