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Regional Divergence: The San Francisco School
The evolution of musical practices within isolated diaspora communities often yields unique sonic results. The musicians originating from the Telegraph Hill enclave in San Francisco, for example, developed a highly specialized form of Cantonese opera accompaniment. This tradition is notable for its utilization of the erhu (a two-stringed fiddle) tuned to a [microtonal scale](/entries/m…