guqin
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See also: gǔqín
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (NB: these variants may be incorrect, but nevertheless may be encountered)
Etymology[edit]
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 古琴 (gǔqín), made up of 古 (gǔ, “ancient”) and 琴 (qín, “stringed instrument”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
guqin (plural guqin or guqins)
- A plucked zither-like stringed instrument (chordophone), traditionally featuring seven unfretted strings, originating in ancient China.
- 1982 May 25, The Times, p.10 col. C:
- Among those who will be making the Otter valley resound to the strains of the guzheng and erhu is Wu Wenguang, who plays a piece of music 1,800 years old on the guqin, an instrument known to have existed 3,000 years ago.
- [2006 September 22, Noah Buchan, “A Moving Sound gathers monentum”, in Taipei Times[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 December 2007, Features, page 13[2]:
- The kuchin is one of China’s oldest and most revered stringed instruments; its meditative character serves as a symbol of the CD’s inspiration.]
Usage notes[edit]
- In the past, the guqin was referred to only as the qin, but it has the prefix gu- to distinguish it from other instruments which are also called qin. It can be referred to as qin after guqin is used in the first instance.
- The organology of the qin fits that of a zither, but in the past, it has been incorrectly referred to as a lute or harp.
- It is sometimes confused with the guzheng (古筝) which is a different stringed instrument.
Translations[edit]
instrument
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See also[edit]
- 古琴 (gǔqín) for more readings in CJK
- Appendix:Glossary of chordophones
Further reading[edit]
- Zhang, Huaying (2005). Guqin 【古琴】. Guizhou: Zhejiang People's Publishing. →ISBN
- The North American Guqin Association (http://www.guqin.org)
- 2015. The Semantics of Chinese Music: Analysing selected Chinese musical concepts. Adrian Tien. Pg. 181.
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