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Wang Pu was an official and Musician.
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- Polity Later Zhou 後周 · Relation Served
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History of Jin, Chapter 39Volume 39 Treatises 20: Music 1: Formal Music, Court Music, Wind Instrument Music, Our Own Court Music · 4 passages
宋初亦用王朴所制樂，時和峴以周顯德律音近哀思，乃依西京銅望臬、石尺重造十二管，取聲下王樸一律。
Early Song likewise used music composed by Wang Pu. He Xian argued that the Xiande pitch sounded too mournful, so he remade the twelve pipes according to the Western Capital's bronze pitch-standard and stone foot-rule, lowering the pitch one note below Wang Pu's standard.
皇祐中，阮逸、胡瑗改造止下一律，或謂其聲弇鬱不和，依舊用王朴樂。
During Huangyou, Ruan Yi and Hu Yuan revised the standard again, lowering it by only one note; some complained that the tone was muffled and discordant, so the court reverted to Wang Pu's music.
元豐間，楊傑參用李照鐘磬加四清聲，下王朴樂二律，以為新樂。
During Yuanfeng, Yang Jie adapted Li Zhao's bells and chimes, added four clear tones, lowered Wang Pu's standard by two notes, and established this as the new court music.
然以王樸所制聲高，屢命改作，李照乙太府尺制律，人習舊聽疑於太重。
Because Wang Pu's music sounded too high, the court repeatedly ordered revisions. Li Zhao followed the Grand Storehouse foot-rule to set pitch, but listeners accustomed to the old standard thought the new tone too low and dull.