“Pereira taught me to play ‘P’u-yen-choi’ on the harpsichord …”

Emperor Kangxi (d. 1722) reminiscing about the Qing-dynasty Jesuits: “Pereira taught me to play the tune ‘P’u-yen-choi’ on the harpsichord and the structure of the eight-note scale. Pedrini taught my sons musical theory …”