Guqin

The Qin (Chinese古琴, Pinyin gǔqín, W.-G. ku - ch'in, guqin? / I ) is a fingerboard zither, played in classical Chinese music. It differs from other Asian zithers by the absence of pushed under the strings ridges such as the Vietnamese Tranh or the Chinese guzheng. For her, the sound is picked up like a lute instrument with the fingers, the frets are replaced by handle brands.

History

The seven- Qin has a history of over 3000 years. She had since early times a special place in Chinese culture history: For any other instrument, the music was so early written and narrated been so much written about any other instrument. The Qin was never used in ensembles and remained over the millennia a solo instrument. The Qin was an instrument of scholars, painters and poets, philosophers and rulers, Confucius was considered proficient Qin player and composer, and even today it is still considered as an instrument of intellectuals. The softness of its tone can be difficult to enforce, let alone to bring a turbulent crowd to listen. Therefore, the Qin Rather than dealing with external effects, but rather is intended for private meditation and concentration.

The Art of Guqin music has been included by UNESCO among the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2003.

At the auction of a 900 year old Qin in 2010, a price of 15.4 million euros was achieved in China.

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