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  1. 材質製成樂器書經·》:四海遏密八音。」文選·沈約·宋書謝靈運》:五色八音。」

ancient classification system for musical instruments, based on the material of which the instrument is made (metal 金, stone 石, clay 土, leather 革, silk 絲, wood 木, gourd 匏, bamboo 竹)​, the eight kinds of sound produced by instruments in these categories, music
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