What is a guqin?

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Responder: Mr. Dugu-Magic Apprentice Level 7-12 14:43

guqin

Guqin is one of the oldest musical instruments in ancient China and the earliest stringed instrument in China. It is called "the father of China music". In ancient times, it was regarded as an elegant representative in the minds of literati, with a long-lasting piano sound and friends from mountains and rivers.

Guqin is also called "Qin" and "lyre".

Structural composition: There are various types, among which "Zhong Ni style" is the most common. Generally, it is divided into piano body (i.e. * * * sounding box, which consists of piano face, piano bottom, piano hammer, goose foot and other parts) and chord system (including seven strings, Yueshan, Qin Hui and other parts).

Materials used: The piano panel of the piano body is generally made of paulownia wood, and the piano bottom is made of catalpa wood. The texture of strings used to be mostly silk, but now they are mostly metal; Qin Hui is mostly made of shells or jade.

Musical Instrument Features: It is one of the oldest musical instruments in the musical instrument family with a long history and one of the most important traditional national musical instruments in China. A plucked instrument belonging to the stringed instrument family, with a rich and deep pronunciation and a long aftertaste, has strong national characteristics in China. The playing techniques are complex, with special skills such as sliding, kneading strings and overtone playing, and rich expressive force.

Guqin is a typical solo instrument, which is rarely used in ensemble. In ancient times, when literati sang, they often used it as an accompaniment instrument. Guqin is the oldest plucked instrument in China with a history of more than 3,000 years. It is the most famous musical instrument in ancient China. It is called philosophy art or philosophy of art, and it is listed as the first of the four major arts of "Chyi Chin Painting and Calligraphy". It is a compulsory instrument for every scholar in ancient times. Famous artists in history include Confucius, Cai Yong, Cai Wenji, Li Bai, Du Fu, Song Huizong and Ji Kang. Guqin is also one of Confucius' six arts. In the Book of Songs, it is recorded that "My Fair Lady is a friend of harps and harps" and "I have a guest, playing the piano and drums". Guqin itself is full of legendary symbolism. For example, it is 3 feet 6 inches 5 minutes long, representing 365 days in a year. The surface of the piano is curved, representing the sky, and the bottom of the piano is flat, symbolizing the earth, also known as the "round place". Guqin has 13 emblems, representing 12 months and leap months in a year. Guqin originally had five strings, symbolizing gold, wood, water, fire and earth. Zhou Wenwang added a string to mourn his dead son, Bo Yikao, and the other string was to boost morale when the prince of Wu attacked, so the guqin was also called the "civil-military lyre". Guqin has more than 100 overtones, which is probably the most overtone instrument in the world. Guqin has its own notation (simplified Chinese notation), at least 1500 years old. There are more than 150 guqin scores, of which more than 3,000 have been handed down from generation to generation.

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http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8F%A4%E7%90%B4