Month: July 2013

Harp playing stringed instruments is very old, originally called “Hum Hou” or “empty Hou,” except in the ancient palace Ting Ya Yue use, is also widespread in the folk, lying in ancient harp, vertical harp, harp phoenix first three kinds of shapes . From the late fourteenth century, is no longer popular, so slowly disappear, only in the previous murals and reliefs see some Harp pattern.

Harp Overview
Harp (kōnghóu) has a long history, wide range, mellow sound clear, and strong performance. In addition to the ancient palace Ting Ya Yue use, in civil society is also widely circulated. Now commonly used in solo, ensemble and accompaniment for the dance, and in the large ethnic orchestra applications. Harp harp lying on the ancient, vertical harp, harp three kinds of shapes phoenix first “Historical Gods book”: “So Senan Vietnam, too a prayer shrine, Houtu, beginning with dance, song Yi Zhao child for twenty five strings and empty Hou harps since then. “Tang Du You” Tongdian “:” Hou Han tune the music made …… now its shape, like Joseph and small, seven strings, pluck it like a lute with too. ” This is a kind of horizontal harp harps. Jiayuguan, Gansu Province, Wei Muzhuan from books to read, no product on the panel column. Vertical harp, since the Western Han Dynasty incoming, later called “Hu harp.” “Sui music” records: “this crooked lute, harp vertical head of the believers, and from Central Asia, Africa and China’s musical instruments.”
A large number of images from the ancient painted vertical playing harp and Nara, Japan Shosoin saved the Tang Dynasty paint Lo Harp Harp and remnants of view, it’s speaker is located in the upwardly curved bentwood. Phoenix head like shape with vertical harp Harp similar and often decorated with phoenix head, named after its speakers located at the bottom rung of the site, upward bentwood or from Zhen Zhen is a role for tight strings. As “Le Tang,” stated that: “Phoenix’s first harp, there are items such as Zhen,” Du You “Tongdian”: “phoenix head Harp, head Zhen.” There Zhen Zhen images with or without the book are seen in Dunhuang wall. Phoenix incoming first harp from India for the Tianzhu Tang Yan Yue Yue, Song Dynasty Sui Yang “music book” still existed at the time painted a variety of shapes of the harp, after the Ming Dynasty lost.
According to research, the harp has been passed down two thousand years of history. In addition to the court orchestra in ancient harp use, in civil society is also widely circulated. In the Chinese Tang Dynasty (618-907) period, with the rapid development of economy and culture, the art of playing the harp has reached a very high level, that is, during this period, the ancient Chinese harp successively introduced into Japan, Korea and other neighboring countries. Todai-ji temple in Nara, Japan, the still preserved two Tang harp defective. However, this ancient musical instrument, from the late fourteenth century, is no longer popular, so slowly disappeared, people only in the previous murals and reliefs see some Harp pattern.

Instrument reproducibility
To make this disappear for years to reproduce the stage musical instruments, from the last century, the 1950s, Chinese musician and instrument maker divisions have conducted a lot of research work, they according to ancient records preserved ancient murals and graphics, Several types of trial design harp, but because there are many deficiencies in these harp, so there is no promotion and spread. To the early eighties of last century, a new harp – Goose column Harp been developed. Its structure is relatively sound, scientific, stereo with ethnic characteristics, which was extended for music practice.
Harp Type
Vertical Harp
When the Eastern Han Dynasty, from Persia (now Iran) into China one kind of angular harp, also known as the harp.
When Jin Tianzhu (now India) gave the regime a Kuregaku cool before there was such a vertical harp.

The source can be traced back to vertical harp ancient Assyria, Babylon and Egypt, Greece and other very popular musical instrument called a harp. Today, the ancient harp Although kind does not exist, but many saw Han mural portrait playing harp, such as Mogao Cave 431 is vertical harp playing, they were completely seen on Assyrian reliefs harp same.
Vertical harp shaped like a half arched, curved resonance tank, located in the upwardly curved bentwood on column and with legs and ribs, Zhang more than 20 strings, vertical hold in my arms, from both sides of the thumb and index finger with both hands simultaneously play, so Tang person playing the harp known as the “engine harp.” “Tongdian” reads: “vertical harp, Hu Yue also, the good Emperor Ling of Han, body curved and long, twenty erxian, vertical hold in his arms, and hands Unison, commonly called ‘break harp’.” According to the ancient murals and literature, vertical harp strings are 23, 22, 16, 7 and several kinds.
Phoenix First Harp
Phoenix’s first harp in the Eastern Jin Dynasty from India into the Central Plains, the Ming Dynasty after the lost.
Early Eastern phoenix first harp through Central Asia into China by the Indian, Jin Cao adjoin “Harp Fu” described as “dragon phoenix-shaped, Lianfan slim, tassel with gold color, with green algae envelope.” It is seen as a decorative phoenix first named.
Phoenix head shape with vertical harp harp similar to its speakers located at the bottom rung of the site, was rocker, bentwood upward or from Zhen Zhen is a role for tight strings. Curved neck side carved crested, as “Le Tang” in: Phoenix first harp, there are items such as Zhen, Du You “Tongdian”: phoenix head Harp, head Zhen. There Zhen Zhen images with or without the book are seen in Dunhuang wall. Now Xinjiang Kizil Cave 38 Cave Ancient Buddha Kuregaku Jin thinking that Phoenix is ​​the first musical instrument harp.
Used in the Sui and Tang Feng Tianzhu first harp music, Piao Music and music in Korea. Dezong (78O ~ 805), the slave Piao (now Myanmar) also pass into Phoenix’s first harp. This is the item has a sash Zhen Feng first harp, are still circulating in Myanmar, called “Sang Ke” or “bend the piano,” also called “Burmese Harp.” In China, the Phoenix lost after the first harp in the Ming Dynasty.
Lying Harp
Lying Harp and harps similar, but there are products, are Han Chinese traditional musical instrument, popular in the Han to the Tang, Song after the lost.
In ancient royal music, the harp is indispensable, but is still playing in one of the main instruments. Because it has an array of strings, not only can play the melody, but also can play the chords, in solo or accompaniment, have desirable than other instruments.
Far away in the Warring States Chu already have and lyre, harp harp lying closely resembling it. Han lying harp as “China is sound,” the representative instruments included in the “qing music” in, there were more than five string column with bamboo grooves, pulling water play, not only popular in Central and South area, also spread to the northeast and North Korea. Han popular this instrument, is also frequently used in poetry, such as the Han Dynasty “Motherhood” and that is “able to weave elements thirteen, fourteen learn tailoring, fifteen playing harp, sixteen recite poetry”;

“Records. Fengshan book”: “So Senan Vietnam, too a prayer shrine, Houtu, beginning with dance, song Yi Chao children for twenty five strings and harps empty waiting since then.” Tang Du You “Tongdian” contains Harp is “Hou Han tune the music made to a shrine too, or cloud Hou Hui made its voice should sill section, that the ridge Hou. …… Old piano made in accordance with said one. now its form, like Joseph and small, seven strings, with pluck it, such as the pipa too. “say is kind of like lying harp belonging harps, harp lying Although the shape of band, but its elongated body resonance speaker panel there is the same grade as the lute , this is it with the harps in different shapes on the main specificity. Liaoning Series Ann (now Ji Lin Jian) ​​Koguryo mural musical instrument that is played on the harp lying.
Lying Harp music has been used in the Sui and Tang dynasties of Korea, after increasing sales in our tracks, to the Song Dynasty after the lost. But in Korea has been lying Harp tradition, the spread and improvement through the ages to become today’s mysterious piano. In Japan harp lying cause then Baekje (Korea, Baiji are ancient Korea) incoming called Baiji piano.
Little Harp
Little Harp, China’s ancient northern ethnic minorities play pizzicato sound instruments. Also known as angular harp. The harp is the vertical kind belonging to the smaller vertical harp. Long history, simple structure, beautiful shape, easy to use. Long-term spread in the palace and the private sector, the Qing Dynasty lost. Revived in the 1930s, 1980s, innovation, different shapes of small harp boarded country and the world music stage for solo, ensemble or accompaniment being.
The historic small harp, originated in ancient hunting bow, with ancient bows to the development of the initial pattern of ancient musical instruments. From the Eastern Han Dynasty introduced into China from Persia through the Central Plains, the ancient palace had applied for the Western Liang Yue Sui, Kucha music, Shule music, music and Tianzhu music in Korea. Northern Wei Dynasty to Tang and Song in Dunhuang mural, you can see the ancient instrumentalists who “vertical hold in arms”, with “hands Ensemble” angular harp, still retains traces of ancient bows, but a bold curved upward resonance slot. Not only tied to the string method is simple, the number of strings are mostly eight strings. I think: this is the small triangular harp harp. The Tang Du You “Tongdian” stated that: “two Shiyou Er (one for three) chord” and Song Wuzi Mu “Dream Beam recorded” contained “Zhang twenty five strings”, is clearly the big angular harp harp. In accordance with the law of development of things, and more generally for the first Jane Fan, angular harp is also bound to be small after the big, Zhang Xian and more from less. Little Harp has been handed to the Ming Dynasty, Qing Dynasty lost, but there are still documented in the history books. “Book of General Qing continued,” said: “Little Harp, women are playing, copper wire, lashing its handle at the waist. Accompanied with bombs, the first hanging tassels, like very beautiful. …… Walking by can play stringed instruments except those Little Harp one kind only. “book along with a small harp images. ? Academy of Music in Beijing, China Art Research Institute of Chinese musical instruments museum, a collection of two small harp. Which one is “shaped like a half comb” a small harp, and its style is close to Nara, Japan Position institutes Tibet China’s Tang Dynasty slot harp inlaid with mother-defective, but also with Chen Yang Song “music book” painted vertical harp The one kind of similar. “Qing continued Book of General” and painted a small harp, but also with a small harp same shape this aircraft, is the earliest extant small harp treasures. This frame handed down small harp, elm, height 80 cm, bottom length 23.5 cm, width 5.5 cm, shaped like a half Mushu (Figure). Piano resonance angular bentwood boxes tied inside hollowed out, Mongolia to walnut sheet made of a curved slot resonance, piano box bottom lined with butterfly-shaped bone ornaments. Bentwood upper triangular convex spiral first piano, strings tied at one end of the chord buttons on the bottom rung, and the other end tied to resonate with curved groove back. Zhang has 13 strings, stringed are of the same diameter to the chord length is different and different pitches. Looks nicely decorated, carved on both sides of the angular bentwood have symmetrical Phoenix, cloud head and floral decoration, and engraved with the regular script. Quintana no paint finishes. Play, the left hand care home, the right hand chord sound bombs, and more for the ancient ceremonial band. This piano is about Ming products. Formerly famous pianist ZHENG sun collection, 1958 purchased from National Cheng of the Department, is currently the music institute collections. Has been loaded “Chinese musical instrument field guide” large pictures in. Another plane small harp, red wood, height 83.5 cm, bottom length 24.5 cm, width 3.5 cm. Different shapes with the former, angle below the crossbar has been extended to a narrow box-shaped resonance box, both sides kept to Paulownia sheet, set mahogany bar on the right side horse, horse ivory inlay on the peak, the bottom set boxwood pegs, strings tied angular bentwood upper right. Zhang has 10 strings, stringed are of the same thickness, depending on the length of the pitch of the strings are different. Piano song for convex spiral, quintana applied lacquer. Playing, left, left hand holding a small harp, right hand playing for the ancient ceremonial band. This piano is 1616-1911, the original of the famous Beijing Opera artist Mr. Cheng Yanqiu the collection, donated in 1958, Mr. Cheng will be its national.
The early 1930s, China’s famous folk music societies Shanghai Datong Club to promote the music of our ancient culture for the purpose, he initiated and produce 143 ancient and modern musical instruments, and musical instruments made 20 attempts at reform, which there is a small harp. The plane in the form of a small harp more unique, which is different from the “Dream Beam recorded” contained “shaped like a half comb” nor located below the tailpiece crossbar, but to do angular arc extending downwardly curved wood become semicircular appearance seems to harp on the lower end of the first phoenix added stilts, deemed a multi-string bow shank. Chang Yu arched bentwood strings middle tone set by the length of the string pitch. The outermost of the bass strings, and modeled “Qing Dynasty continued Book of General” in: vertical harp, relying handle a string a dozen products, treble strings when playing left flick goods, the right chord playing, and the drawings, in the innermost treble strings, I start with a product according to the string fingerboard, expanding the small harp treble range. Unfortunately, Datong music clubs made this aircraft a small harp, due to war or other reasons over the years, also failed to survive.
The early 1980s, China’s successful development of a variety of different shapes of small harp. Suzhou folk instruments made from a plant in 1980 on the basis of geese column Harp, 1982 and has successfully developed two kinds of modeling different small harp. One is designed by the Wang Xiang, Jiang Baisong crafted Hand Dial transpose a small harp, piano head carved phoenix head. This piano was included in “Chinese musical instrument field guide” large pictures in; secondly by Zhang Zairui designed Jiangbai Song produced with a small harp, harp absorption ancient vertical shape. This two small harp, are framed with piano column, height 115 cm, width 60 cm. Resonance box for the three-dimensional two-sided lute-shaped, Mongolia to Paulownia panel. Top of bentwood with metal pegs on both sides. On both sides of the panel, each of the following strings are supported with a post horse, can be moved up and down, arranged in echelon, it is also known geese column, it is the vibration of the strings conductor. Zhang left two rows of strings, a total of 54. Range A1-e3, up to four and a half octaves.
August 1983, Yan Kun column Harp designer of a classical orchestra should Shaanxi Province at the invitation of the regiment large music dance show “Dance of Tang” Tang Yan column designed small harp, the factory produced by Shenyang Conservatory of Music, the musical instruments and stage scenario modeling, temperament harmonization, reflecting the Tang Dynasty Music and Dance pomp and charm. This rack small harp, piano column as subtle, appearance, and “shaped like a half comb” angular harp lifelike. Through high 130 cm, width 70 cm, Zhang double strings, 56. Its structure is the same principle and geese column harp, but piano parts are simplified, shape tempted to fly like a phoenix. Range from the A1-a3, up to five octaves, but also turn four key relationships tune. The plane and its small harp player Liu Li, in the “Tang Dynasty Music and Dance” and instrumental ensemble and twelve participate in dance accompaniment. 1984 held in Hong Kong delegation to participate in the Ninth Asian Arts Festival, and as a friendly envoy to Japan, Spain, Scandinavia and other countries visit and performance, all peoples have the “Soul of Hero” and the Tang court music and dance of the dumping, press by the “lost instrument to the stage” in the title, praising China’s broad and deep musical culture.
Shanghai National Musical Instruments Factory Chang Dunming, Xu Jin and Yuan Tang-hold harp design, decorated as a dragon with phoenix head, the bottom rung of the piano box, set up a bamboo pattern mahogany beams, with fixed chassis, but also unique.
Zhao Yun Shenyang Conservatory of Music, also in July 1990 to design and create a successful small portable without swapping harp.
Playing, using the posture, the small harp piano stand ground or placed in a special rack. Resonance box hold in his arms, his hands were playing the left and right sides of the string columns, column harp playing skills with the same geese. Little Harp has been used in solo, trio, instrumental ensemble or dance accompaniment, can play a genteel classical tunes, but also played the modern fast-paced music. Creation and adaptation of small harp solo of “Tang Nocturne”, “Plum Blossom”, “Boats”, “Hess”, “ladies resentment” and “pleasure palace”, etc., trio music with pipes, harp duet “Yangguansandie”, “Qujiang Capriccio” and harp, dulcimer, pipe Trio “liangzhou scattered” and so on.
Double string harp
Double stringed harp, is China’s new bullet plucked musical instrument sound. In Harp spread nearly two thousand years of history, it has followed the structure and appearance when passed, but the phenomenon, and finally in the 1970s was changed. Han Qihua harp instrument maker in the field of the first successful double-stringed harp created, not only the structure and harp playing techniques have made considerable progress, but also the appearance of the harp look in acoustics, but also has a distinctive style, Music has been used in practice, and for the first time enabled the harp music in the film. ? 1958, Shenyang musical instrument of national instrument maker Han Qihua, began a legacy of ancient northern ethnic musical instruments – harp excavations. He has access to the relevant information on more than seventy pieces of historical records and collected more than fifty pieces of harp pattern, with visits to the National Research Institute for Cultural Preservation Technology, National Palace Museum, Ministry of Culture, Literature and Art Institute (now the China Academy of Art Music Institute) Instrument Research Institute and Beijing over thirty units and older musician, instrument maker, and thus the historical harp situation has a more profound understanding.
In 1963, Han Qihua completed the first draft of the harp in the design and production, but failed to receive the desired results. After 1975, he conducted a second draft and the third draft of the design and production, according to his own making, “a fake, two changes, three hit” principle, continue in the discovery and development work to fruition. In 1978, Han Qihua after two decades of research, exploration and testing, and finally completed his fourth draft Harp design and production, create a new double-stringed harp, instrument development for our country to make a contribution.
This frame double string harp, height 175 cm, length 85 cm bottom, side of the bass strings with piano columns for vertical frame harp. Resonance box and prepared in accordance with harp, piano head and peg board side, carved with a phoenix bird to fly, and as a “phoenix back” shape (Figure). Zhang Youqin string 88, in two rows of pegs mounted on board and piano box between each row of 44 strings, each two corresponding strings are pronounced the same, ie, 44 sounds, press the C major scale seven pentatonic arrangement, range D1 -e4, a total of six octaves. String column G-e2 compressive vibrato area, where the use of the “leverage conduction two strings combined” design principle, the structure is very unique, it is through the lever device, so that the two homophones string tension is equal to the left side of the strings when playing , they can suppress the right strings at the same time, so that the left side of the string tension is also the right chord with a corresponding increase to obtain that kind of pressure like a zither vibrato effect. Han Qihua’s first such device with a lever harp flutter pressure, with a wealth of expression, can be used in addition to the guqin, guzheng and pipa fingering, but also absorbed the harp playing skills, can play foreign music, especially in the play full of strong ethnic style Chinese song, more melodious. Documentary film “Yungang Grottoes” solo harp music for a while, is to use this aircraft double string harp playing.
Academy of Music in Beijing, China Art Research Institute of Chinese musical instruments museum, displays a double-stringed harp. Pine wood, height 188.5 cm, bottom length 57 cm, width 13 cm, one side has a square cylindrical bass strings piano columns for vertical frame harp. Narrow resonance box is inclined ladder, it formed with angular bentwood Pteris like its money on the opening two eye-shaped sound hole. SRE curved wooden beams and hardwood pegs, beams with a flat bottom rung of Article horse, supporting both sides of the peaks on both sides of the horse strings. Zhang double strings 71 (left 35 and right 36), no side treble strings Anxian fretboard. Piano first flat, without decoration, whole body painted with dark brown paint, depicting Jinfeng. Stand playing ground, hands clasped bombs, left and right side, respectively, corresponding to the strings play. This piano was designed in 1932 Li Ruilin, who by the famous Beijing Opera artist Mr. Cheng Yanqiu collection, Cheng then performed “Motherhood”, he had these units Harp as stage props purposes. In 1958, Mr. Cheng will donate their countries.
Documentary film “Yungang Grottoes”, describing the second half of the 5th century AD, Northern Shan State in Shanxi Datong Wu built the famous Grotto. There is a large cave 51, more than 50,000 statues statue, massive and magnificent spirit, reflecting the brilliant achievements of ancient Chinese culture. In the film’s music, “carved” a harp by the Central Nationalities Orchestra soloist Cuijun Zhi played, that deep deep bass sounds like Guqin, the bright crisp treble, like zither in ” Singing “and sometimes also issued harp water gurgling sound. What a wonderful and moving music, this is the first time harp music in the movie is enabled, antique music accompanied by colorful pictures, bring people into that distant era.
Yan column Harp
Yan column harp, new shells plucked musical instrument sound. Yan column as a result of sound guiding body named. Is China’s second double-stringed harp flutter pressure after another harp developed to obtain new results. Shenyang Conservatory of Music Senior Technician, piano tuning maintenance experts, ethnic instruments reformer Zhang Kun, with music, music industry experts, the use of three-dimensional and two-sided lute-shaped resonance box zither type geese column, drawing in the form of harp chords columns designed to absorb Han Qihua of the “double string pressure chatter” structural theory, design and production of successful goose column harp, the Millennium ancient music with a new look on the world music scene.
The spring of 1978, the Central Nationalities Orchestra Tribute to the National Conference on Science concert performances, Han Qihua developed “double pressure trembling harp strings,” the first time out of the capital’s music scene today, it erhu duet “Traditional “Zhang Kun caused great shock and interest. This double string harp, the upper end of the string to leverage support, two string tension balance, so that given the same degree of sound, the lever under the effect of a national style can play a rubbing, sliding, pressing, vibrato, etc. sound, this is the direction of reform and breakthrough Harp also it has a vitality lies. However, due to the resonance of the harp is used in boxes, string Rally, coupled with double strings, pronunciation has been limited, so the volume is relatively small. And because the structure and layout of the limitations, swapping will become a problem. To make this instrument as soon as possible to develop arts, Zhang Kun pondering, thinking ……. He established this belief: the need to modern science and modern music closely combine the advantages of absorbing all times and playing stringed instruments and experience to create a reasonable structure, excellent performance harp.
Zhang Kun is the Shenyang Conservatory Senior Technician, he has long been engaged Conservatory piano tuning and repair work, is well known for the piano expert, he is also actively involved in the reform of our national instrument. As early as 1958, he had the pronunciation principle according to Sheng, the design of a keyboard and dulcimer, up to four and a half octave range, harmony was better, by the music industry acclaim, and was included in “Chinese folk instruments improved anthology “in the. After 1958, he and Cui new cooperation to undertake a study on the zither Transpose, after four generations thirteen draft, two decades of continuous improvement, and finally in 1978 successfully developed the shift column swapping Zheng, 1981 Liaoning Province won significant third prize of scientific and technological achievements, the Ministry of Culture and technological achievements Sidengjiang.
In 1979, our research experts to harp. Central Nationalities Orchestra Arts Council at the Ministry of Culture, Science and Technology Bureau and the Chinese Musicians Association’s leadership and care, in order to set up a human head, deputy head of the relevant legislation harp design and development teams. Kun Zhang was invited to participate in the design, team members and the Central Nationalities Orchestra harp soloist Cuijun Zhi, China Institute of Technology researcher Wang Xiang stage and a factory in Suzhou stringed folk instruments such as making home Jiangbai Song. Strong sense of responsibility, prompting Zhang Kun think and work diligently, in accordance with the experience of reform zither transpose that must make the harp harp playing transcendent function, only the possibility of its existence and development. He first determined the absorption Han Qihua “double stringed harp flutter pressure” principle of the structure so that it can play the music with the characteristics of China’s national rubbing, sliding, pressing, vibrato effect. Followed by the violin gave him an important revelation, a violin, piano box so small, why can emit sounds as loud and beautiful it? If the backplane that side also installed and launched sub-strings, not to solve the double strings resonate yet. To harp can transpose as dual string tension lever balance must be installed in the lower end of the string, in order to place the upper chord transpose machinery. Geese pops column swapping Harp blueprint: Vertical double resonance box, geese column for the guide tone the body, balance and balance shaft lever mounted on the lower strings, harp mechanical swapping method will migrate to the upper end of the string, so that double strings simultaneously with the degree of diacritical transpose. To inherit the traditional shape, decorated with the image of the Phoenix back. According to this idea, through teamwork, brainstorming, and through the forty days of testing, proof paper design into reality. Subsequently, the Suzhou factory Jiangbai Song and other folk instruments stringed instrument making a home, after five months of hard work to complete the task of the trial geese column harp.
March 1980, China’s first aircraft geese column Harp successfully developed in Suzhou (Figure). It has double strings 72 sheets, each row 36 strings, string corresponding to two homonyms. Press the C major scale seven pentatonic arrangement, the range A1-a3, up to five octaves. Sound and bright, with zither similar, overtone as does the guqin, expressive very rich, you can play arpeggios, chords and polyphonic melodies, especially playing rubbing, sliding, pressing, vibrato better, thereby forming a unique sound geese column Harp with national style. Use up to professional level performance and can be used solo, trio or dance and other musical accompaniment, and with national or Western orchestra concerto. In the same year in September at the National Ethnic Arts Festival opening ceremony, the Central Nationalities Orchestra harp soloist Cuijun Zhi harp with this aircraft, the ancient classical solo “Plum Blossom” and with the high Hu duet “Boats”, harp by pressing flutter simulation zither playing sounds, depicts the motherland magnificent rivers and mountains and ancient fisherman rewarding joy scene. Cuijun Zhi time frame harp playing this image is enshrined in the “Guide to Chinese musical instruments” in large pictures.
Seventeen years later, in 1997, a structure concise, the popularity of low cost geese column harp, by the author and the Shenyang Conservatory of Music in Beijing, Zhang Kun cooperate successfully developed.
This popular type of harp, using double-sided trapezoidal vertical resonance box, choose the Indus soundboard wood production, arched surface, the thickness distribution of scientific and reasonable. Zhang double strings, each row 36, a total of 72 strings, string corresponding to two homonyms. Tone row by seven C major pentatonic scale arrangement, range C-c4, a total of five octaves. String column d-c3 can leverage device to play the rubbing, sliding, pressing, vibrato effect, it is like geese column harp, as you can use guqin zither, lute and harp playing techniques. Sound bright, beautiful, full of rich ethnic characteristics.
China’s famous harp virtuoso Cuijun Zhi harp on this universal gave a high evaluation, identification of the book she wrote: “December 3, 1997, I tried playing the music and Zhang Kun jointly developed universal Harp , I think: their design concise reasonable headstock, piano seat can be folded installed, this innovation to the popularity of the harp and easy to carry with the greatest inspiration and I hope to be able in a small amount of the production process and continuously improve and promotion, in order to meet current worldwide demand for harp instrument, which the Chinese harp career development, is undoubtedly a strong impetus. “the advent of universal harp, ladies and children will be learning to play one of the preferred playing stringed instruments, suitable for general working-class household consumption, suitable for music schools, cultural centers, Children’s Palace and other units or individuals start playing courses. Through systematic training and learning, both to meet the urgent needs of music lovers, but also for the country to cultivate a large number of harp playing talent.

Transpose Harp
Transpose harp, new shells plucked musical instrument sound. In the wild harp column, based on the design transpose mechanical structure, making it a perfect structure, sleek, and strong performance of the instrument. ? April 1981, Yan was officially included in column swapping Harp Shenyang Conservatory of research projects, Kun Zhang Yan in the original column harp, based on the finished swapping mechanical structure design, the plant bears Yuanban trial task, but also the Department of Folk sent Zhao Yun third grade students participated in the piano body production, painting and assembly work. December 1982 The first system out of eight geese column swapping harp tune by Shenyang Conservatory of Music Academic Committee identified and handed over teaching. In the appraisal meeting, Shenyang Conservatory of Music instructor Zhang Ailan harp playing with this aircraft, “Montagnards”, “Boats”, “Traditional” and “Autumn Thoughts” and other ancient and modern music, Moutain characteristics, in particular, can be used to play polyphonic music.
In 1984, Zhang Kun Sun Haitao also with the Court, SD Yanglan Zhi Yang, who co-products, the final completion of the research project geese column swapping harp. Developed this large harp, height 200 cm, bottom length 90 cm, width 20 cm. Qin column Phoenix vigil was shaped headstock sculpture “phoenix back” decoration. Let stand pedal and change the sound transmission device, mounted on both sides of the top of bentwood thick copper, set of metal pegs. Resonance box below, showing three-dimensional double lute-shaped scales on both sides of Mongolia to loose or Paulownia panel, SRE Zheng Yan column type activities. Zhang two rows of 88 nylon string or nylon wrapped steel strings, each row 44 chord, press the C major seven pentatonic arrangement, the corresponding two strings homonym of 44 tones. Range bB2-# c4, up to six octaves another two tone, in the middle of the range of three octaves compressive vibrato area. By means of pedals control can turn twelve tone, after swapping the scales, intervals between accurate. This harp has been loaded “Chinese musical instrument field guide” large pictures in.
1988, Yan column swapping Harp in Beijing First International Exhibition of Inventions debut, immediately attracted world wide attention of friends. United States, “Daily News,” Thailand “Siam Star Daily” reports were made. In 1989, this piano Ministry of Culture and Technology Progress Award. April 1991, Leiden, the Netherlands, published music magazine “chime”, but also in this frame harp made a detailed introduction.
Zhao Yun Shenyang Conservatory of Music, at the conclusion, inheritance seniors experience a lot of practice, based on the set of successive reforms the culmination of the advantages of harp lessons geese column, but also at the end of 1984 made a transpose harp, and invited the Central Nationalities Orchestra harp soloist Cuijun Zhi go audition identification.
Cuijun Zhi, is a contemporary of the first harp virtuoso, Pekingese, a child grows in scholarly. 1979 graduated from the China Conservatory of Music in instrumental music, majoring in piano, erhu, and learning the harp, dances, guqin, guzheng and pipa. Hongda Lin piano under the tutelage of Professor Tong kingdom under the tutelage of master erhu, harp under the tutelage of Mr. Wei Man, Gan Pei snow, left shade and other famous and studies at the Vienna State Academy of Music Harp, under the tutelage of the famous German musician Miller. In the long-term artistic practice, her playing a variety of ethnic stringed instruments playing skills-based, drawing on harp playing techniques, a set of innovative harp playing techniques. Playing, taking posture, resonance box will be placed on the chest, the left and right sides, respectively, playing the strings, but also play the chord left hand, right hand Anxian. On the use of double strings in large (minor third interval) rubbing, slippery, pressure, flutter skills, with unique, but also played overtone, shaking fingers, and a variety of tone wheel refers to changes in a variety of methods, and In the overtone melodies using kneading, pressing techniques, structure and superior performance as musical instruments can be played simultaneously with both hands melody and harmony. Transpose Harp wide range, harmonic color-rich, mellow tone slender, both harp sound, there guqin zither charm, perfectly performance characteristics of our national music and style.
Transpose Harp successful development of the Millennium ancient music revival harp and highly sublimated fill the gaps of our national orchestra, it is with a new look, a unique grace, not only standing in the Chinese stage, but also on the world music scene. Since 1981, Cuijun Zhi Yan column with harp worked in Japan, Hong Kong, Austria, Singapore, United States, Germany, France, Britain and Switzerland and other countries and regions organize harp solo concerts. Three decades, she was invited to participate in the World Harp Conference and recitals, the country’s harp onto the world music scene. In addition to her good reflection of China’s ancient culture playing ethnic music, but also freely on the harp playing Chopin, Debussy piano works of masters such as harp music and the world, won international counterparts and national musicians and audience acclaim. A French musician, said: “I have never heard the harp solo, turns out it is a unique oriental beauty.” In the Third World Harp Congress, the participants praised Yan column harp was “the most beautiful harp instrument, rich Chinese national characteristics of oriental harp. “famous calligrapher Qi Gong delighted poem:” quaint harp music, lost many years old, revitalizing complex creation, hi there Cuijun Zhi. “famous painter Mr. Fan Zeng in” gifts harp Cherish Cuijun Zhi ” poem: “The knock jade beads together meaning Rumo, the line goes temporarily stop subtle microwave. Xiaoxiao Yan son harp cited, melancholy Chiaki Yi river.” Cuijun Zhi has won the Ministry of Culture awarded Harp Performance Excellence Award, UNESCO Headquarters performances Memorial Award First World Harp Competition and the American Artist Award honors. 1996, Cuijun Zhi harp playing their own artistic practice for many years, edited into a “Harp Dreams” was published, which is China’s first harp playing France and album. She also domestic Shaanxi, Jiangsu, Shandong and other places to play ensembles trained personnel, Shaanxi Province, Liu Li classical orchestra, has now become a famous harp player. Her students also in Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, the United States and Switzerland and other countries and regions.
Over the years, our composers Harp composed and arranged many pieces, including solos are: “Mountain and Flowing Water” (Li Huan), “Xiangfei Zhu” (Cuijun Zhi), “Boats” (CAO, Cuijun Zhi), “Moon child high “(Quchun Quan, Cuijun Zhi),” Yangguansandie “(Young through eight, Liu Jin),” Hess “(Tang Hongyun),” Facebook “(Li Haihui),” quatrains “(Li Haihui),” Roselle “(Guangyi Ying),” Xie ‘(Cuijun Zhi) and “Folk Suite” (Zhang Quan, Cuijun Zhi), etc., trio music are: harp, flute duet “painting” (Liu light), Xiao harp duet “Dresser Autumn Thoughts” (Du subculture ), harp harp duet “Mermaid” (Wu Zuqiang, Du Mingxin, adaptation du chant), etc., concertos are: Harp and national band “Miluo River Fantasy” (Li Huan), harp and chorus, ethnic band “harp primer” (Li Huan), Harp and national orchestra “Ancient Tomb Capriccio” (Shi Wanchun, Yang Qing), Harp and Orchestra “Motherhood” (Zhanhao), harp and string orchestra “Yi Dance” (Yang Zhihua) and harp and string orchestra “Traditional” (Chan Ka-kui, Zhang Ding and) and so on. “Mountain and Flowing Water” performance of the “lofty and imposing aim mountains, ocean almost aiming water” artistic conception. “Xiangfei Zhu” is Han song “Frontier” for the material creation is made, the music depicts the Dongting Lake Xiangfei Zhu Lin Qiuxiao Reaching the scenery, with the graceful magnanimous musical content, praised the noble bamboo integrity. This song was the first national folk music creation competitions Award. “Boats” the performance of the sunset, lake infinitely better, fisherman rowing boat owned by the joy scene. “Moon child high” in the Tang Dynasty song “Soul of Hero” as the basis of creation made to legend, the original song is the Tang Dynasty emperor sleepwalking moon, woke up under the music spectrum. “Hess” According opera aria “Nun Hess” adaptation, static in action primers and epilogue, reproduce Bristol Temple bell Drum, cigarettes filled mood. “Facebook” freehand with modern techniques, traditional Chinese drama depicts the various characters’ personalities look. “Painting” the Song Jiang Baishi music music master for the material to the Song Dynasty painter zhangzeduan’s famous painting “Riverside” as the theme of creation made this song won first prize in the Asian and Australian broadcasting musical works best Music Awards.
Related Works
“Lee with harp cited”
Tang Li
Wu Shu Tong Zhang Gaoqiu wire, empty mountains condensate cloud decadent does not flow. ①
E sings bamboo Motome worry Jiang, Li with China playing the harp. ②
Kunshan Stick Phoenix called, hibiscus weeping dew Pandan laugh.
Twelve melt cold front Twenty three wire moving purple emperor.
Sky Goddess Lianshi place, a ground-breaking funny autumn. ③
Dream into the Kamiyama teach Divine Mother, the old fish jumping waves thin Kau dance.
Wu quality and not sleep leaning laurel, Xie Fei Lu feet wet cold rabbit.
[Notes]:
① Wire Tong: refers to the harp. “Zhang”, stringed harp from tight to prepare for play called “Zhang.” “High Fall” is Muqiu, referring to the lunar calendar in September.
② Jiang E: one for Gordon E. “China”, the country’s central. And below, “twelve”, “moving Purple Emperor” and other words intersection.
③ “tease”: cited.
[Explanation]:
Wu Shu Tong made of fine silk harp, play the music floating in the sunny late autumn.
Hear the wonderful music, the sky clouds cohesion, no longer wandering;
That the little teardrop Gordon E speckled owner, nine days filled with sorrow but also affects the Motome.
This sublime music came from where? It was Lee in the country with regard harp playing.
Kunlun jade crashing sound like the crisp, like a phoenix that passionate voice loud and clear;
Hibiscus in dew sigh like crying, laughing softly as orchids fluttered open.
Chang’an twelve coldness air in front of the city, were the sound of the harp ablation.
Twenty-three flick high elastic silk strings, heartstrings gods have been music to attract.
High-pitched music into the sky, the Sky Goddess Lianshi canopy tremor.
Like the day breaketh be Jingzhen stone, leads to sound marsh marsh autumn sky.
Deep in the Night, the music bring people into a dream, the dream of Li with the skills to teach goddess;
Old lake fish jumping in the waves rise, skinny lake dragon dancing leisurely.
Moon Palace Roxy Wu Gang is deeply attracted to the sweet-scented osmanthus trees hovering overnight stay.
Rabbit under the laurel stands listening, regardless of the cold dew child Xie Fei whiz!
Compare harp
Ancient Harp harp can be roughly divided into vertical and horizontal harp, harp lying among the early spring when Chu out now, and the Musical same origin, but its elongated shape resonance box panel there is the same grade as the lute, this is it with the harps The main difference in shape; using bamboo pizzicato or strike outs. Vertical Harp is run by ancient hunters bow evolved, is accompanied by the birth of the earliest human civilization and the birth of the oldest stringed instrument ming, has five thousand years of history. More than this ancient musical instrument? Probably have put fingers to count more than that: stone sentinel, bone whistle, bone flute, Xun, ocarina. No later than 1200 BC, vertical harp has been basically finalized (a few hundred years since two thousand are no big changes), and later in Central Asia through Persia and India, Qin previously already popular in China’s Xinjiang area. After opening the Western Han Dynasty, vertical harp slowly into the Central Plains – actually called harp East spread to China, the West spread to Europe called Harp, we Chinese people are just modern setting out a “harp” translated name of Bale. Phoenix is ​​also a cosmopolitan cultural culture to Europe from China has vast region, Phoenix, Garuda, Phoenix, are her.
The current transpose antique harp is not, in fact, since the 1970s by a combination of instruments reformers harp and zither (there are some things pipa and guqin) and re-innovation newborn instruments. Their playing techniques in a variety of ethnic stringed instrument playing skills-based, and draws on the harp playing technique: Take posture, resonance box will be placed on the chest, left and right hand sides of the strings were playing, because homophone double string around , etc. So two harp, playing melodies and harmonic on fast, very convenient; also can play the melody and accompaniment in both hands and not interfere with each other, harmony with rich colors. Because the bottom through the piano skillfully balancing the balance shaft and lever contacts about double string tension is always the same, so also in the center range through the left hand plucked right hand use significantly (minor third interval) rubbing, slippery, pressure, flutter skills, can also be played overtone, shaking fingers, and a variety of tone wheel refers to changes in a variety of techniques, and can be used in the overtone melodies kneading, pressing both harp skills …… so swapping guqin zither charm, excellent performance can be our national the style of music features, but also the acoustics of harp, harp music can play everything. Staring into the distance, the instrument of our nation emerging potential is enormous.
Harp harp in shape distinguishes several features: single-row harp strings, harp double chord; harp long box-shaped resonator, harp lute-shaped sound box; harp resonance bare side of the box, the left and right sides of the resonance box harp each Yan row column; harp harp column is a cylindrical, harp harp column is generally square columns. In addition, as a decoration, piano top of the column must be the head of a phoenix harp.
Rather, the harp resonance box is narrow trapezoidal edges are straight and directly connected to the lower end of the string resonance box of the slope, while the two-sided harp lute-shaped sound box to be larger, the side is vertical, chord pressure over the lower end of the resonance box column connections geese – from afar and harp really confusing.
Specifically, harp resonance box width in the lateral direction, narrow in the vertical direction, which is relatively flat, named as “horizontal”; Harp resonance box in the lateral direction narrow width in the vertical direction, which is part of the side flat , named as “vertical.” Derived from the difference between the two single-row and double-row strings chord respective requirements. Thus, viewed from the front, left and right sides harp resonance box in the lower part of the piano obviously prominent, like the ship’s sides; from the positive side, the harp lute-shaped sound box is large, such as palm-leaf fan; from the side of the front view, both shaped more like, but the lower end of the resonance box harp harp column will be covered, the bottom left or right corner of the other side of the piano columns exposed, while the harp resonance box and along the upper edge of the arc there are differences – along general has a gentle curve along the root is generally straight protective strip; some Harp piano resonance box to highlight the column direction are more piano column bottom is “plug” on the resonance box.
Today, the concept seems a bit confusing, we re-define what –
“Harp” three meanings:
An ancient harp, including my vertical ancient musical instruments, including harp, referring to modern harp before the reform, both called “Cank” “Harp” “Harp” are just the same kind of musical instrument different names in different places;
Second, the modern harp, especially Western harp.
Third, the various peoples of the world harp musical instruments, varied, strange.
“Harp” three meanings:
An ancient harp lying, because now is not lying harp, the meaning usually only appear in a few classics;
Second, the ancient vertical harp that our ancestors to Cank take Chinese name, the equivalent of “harp” in the first layer of meaning; actually spread to China called harp East and West spread to Europe called Harp, but we Chinese Modern and set out a “harp” translated name Bale.
Third, the modern harp, zither and harp are combined to develop a new type of musical instrument, or that reform is the harp type: double string harp. With the development of modern harp, now the “harp” the word refers to a growing number of modern harp.
Harp passed by the West, but also by the Western lute crooked incoming; harp and zither combination of traditional instruments to give birth to the modern harp, lute music items and combine traditional straight term evolution of Pipa pipa.
In fact, because of the strong Western piano is deeply useless, therefore belong to the same ethnic instruments in the premise, the more powerful the more expressive favored by the Galaxy. Harp Performance melody and harmony is also very strong, coupled with vertical strings instrument sounds like charm, on the whole very gorgeous.
Harp by Chromatic seven descending C major pentatonic scale is tuned in – although seven pentatonic string column span greater variation in pitch while playing the melody may take longer than pentatonic string column slightly time-consuming, one-handed maximum interval also smaller, as listed in the pentatonic chord performance pentatonic melody and smooth, but in seven pentatonic string columns can pop one hand directly pentatonic melody, chord in bar pentatonic sound stage to eject seven There must be the left hand with the melody, it will significantly limit Ling fast. Seven pentatonic melody after all much more than the pentatonic melody.
Range, the large-scale professional with harp over six octaves, even to seven octaves? But most of the harp is still five octaves.
The harp and harp tone compare: harp sounds like it was sent underwater, the entire water will absorb some of the energy scattering, more pure, gentle, steady; harp sounds like water emitted from the transparent, even water is also a slight vibration, relatively clear, too abstract, uncertain. The harp and zither tone compare: Flirting zither more mellow and easier integration, such as Hawthorn green water Rongrong night; Harp clearer the more ethereal, more vivid some mountain springs Siping like the sound.
In the technique, the harp is a harp as fundamental to the zither and other ethnic musical instruments for the assistance, coupled with the development.
Harp and Harp technically main differences are: Harp much pressure flutter techniques (zither), bring more flavor changes; has about the same degree of double strings, playing fast melody and harmonic is more convenient, you can right-hand man At the same time play the melody.
You can play the melody and accompaniment in both hands and not interfere with each other to enhance the harmony and polyphony; vibrato area and plucked one district each other in vibrato is very easy to switch between pizzicato technique, harmony, richer colors, or even be different fingers in both hands simultaneously struck a different chord pitch after play each other with the corresponding finger vibrato techniques, as two hands like two fingers of one hand that contain each other but independently, both hands play vibrato technique likely to have a larger portfolio; around two rows of strings completely surrounded by the resonance box, less common kind of harp on a resonance box pat hand techniques; strings listed in the column beneath a wild atonal area , than the average harp more than a “code under scraping played.”
Compare zither
Harp and zither distinction is technically more (vertical strings belong to class peace stringed musical instrument class), said in addition to the previously tuned in pentatonic terms and seven different pentatonic scale and the harp strings so special double outer here cite three –
First, play the zither to wear fake nails, playing the harp (harp) do not wear fake nails. This is because the harp resonance mode, setting mode and zither different chord, playing the harp strings when the angle of the finger touching and playing the zheng different, so less force with bare finger plucked able to achieve enough volume, plus harp chord is vertical direction, playing often use the left and right side of the fingertip plucked, wear fake nails will not have any help on this, but somewhat impeded, therefore, like playing the qin playing harp like not wearing fake nails, and meat fingers and nails with direct contact with strings. This also makes general use nylon strings and harp nylon wrapped steel strings, no bare wires. Corresponding to this is the power of koto harp was lacking, and some techniques was more nuanced. Oh, do not wear fake nails, on the one hand and save a little more convenient, on the other hand it was more a little hard to learn.
Second, the zither strings column was a certain curvature arch, hand each time the two strings separated by a certain distance between the jumps must be raised that the midpoint of the column and the entire chord line oblique was more powerful, Sometimes the actual increase in the distance, so than in the plane, the vertical movement of slightly consuming. In addition, each string relative to its adjacent strings before and after the two is to be slightly higher than the (although a small degree), and therefore a separate dial on the zither strings should be a bit easier. Harp strings out completely flat, hand each time the two separated by a certain distance between the strings jump almost no lift, and the entire string column degree diagonal dotted line is not actually shorten the distance, so Sometimes the surface than in the arch, moving a little faster on the diagonal. In addition, before and after each string with its two adjacent strings in the same plane, so a separate dial on the harp strings not the easiest – and sometimes downward pointing angle not at peace, fast easy to hit the adjacent chord.
Third, in the overtone number, zither due to the help of his left hand, each string can have multiple overtones, due to double-stringed harp split hands can not touch with a string, so in the case of non-pedal each string Only a pop overtones, but can be used flexibly in the overtone melodies flutter pressure technique modification.
In the historical and cultural aspects, zither from the Eastern Han Dynasty began to highlight the simple and loved by the people, and gradually replaced the instrument in the Golden Age of the noble Joseph, and this is precisely the harp when the Central Plains from the Western Regions. Wei has become both an important play musical instruments.
Early harp spread very narrow range, guzheng is more affected by attention. Such as the Seven Nguyen glass in the “Zheng Fu” Zheng praise for all the music that is the highest, in line with its sound world; describe their sound of the circumflex drifting, there are gentleman and warrior of the festival, and hyperbole its elegant melody to Bo Tooth able piano, sickness of good new sound, we can not and; from Cheng’s shape to the division for all the devices, sound effects, artistic style, playing techniques, music aesthetics, as well as social impact, have done a brilliant exposition . He pointed out that at this time the kite has become a kind of “highbrow” musical instruments, and in vain, bud, crowns, intrinsic, cage to boast Chen Zheng instrument in the dominating position of the congregation. Visible zither in the Three Kingdoms period, is a very noble instrument, by the government and scholars and scribes of the widespread attention in the performance capabilities, playing techniques and the production process, have reached a high level.
However, to the Sui and 1995, a flourishing need most of this era’s music, subtle zither obviously can not satisfy people’s pursuit gradually, ornate harp emit dazzling brilliance. Both players suffered poets honor or praise, harp seems to have gained greater glory. But it is also unfortunate beginning: the rulers of this instrument of love as something precious, do not want it spread on the outside, even with the way the court bound to impede the development of folk harp. Tang Dynasty poet Gu in the “Li worship bomb Harp Song” to disclose such information. “There Edict morning duck house, dead of night, then song moon House …… never Noir teach people outside, inside sound is not sent out.” – – Given their production, playing time is not suitable for the complexity of the popularity of folk, harp stagnated ……
Since the Tang through Song, to the Ming Dynasty, Zheng abandoned deer bone claws pizzicato and switched to wearing A finger play, expressive get further enhance; harp but because long been detained in the shadows of the high gate nobility, shape too Less than improvement, technical degradation, lack of tracks, sick, dying, and eventually was appointed over Confucianism authentic push Woe to the “decadent” vicious attack, and finally lost their lives. All artifacts have come to the same unfortunate fate.
Early zither pitched rough, there are “Qinzheng generosity,” said the Eastern Han Dynasty was gradually developed into elegant rustic style, after thousands of years of slow evolution, in modern times under the impact of Western music is increasingly becoming an instrument to promote sound complicated sound . Accompanied by a zither knocking beat notes, slightly vicissitudes singing, romance, a touch of sadness, telling the heart infinite hope – is a talented woman frustrated brothel eternal image. This is the most profound traditional culture zither part, as Song of the twists and turns deep graceful. Even the handful of imposing a koto music, too, and Song of the few rather than imposing the Unconstrained contact.
Harp had a tragic romantic aesthetic mood, contrary to nature, so that in the years of her death, people often recall the past in some fantasy mood mentioned her. Vast ornate Tang, crafted and natural, pure ethereal yet the atmosphere. Harp symbol of cosmopolitan culture of the Phoenix, but the unique beauty of the Orient. “Phoenix, Bird also …… colored equipment move. Gentleman out of the East of the country, flying in the world, over the Kunlun, drinking pillar, Zhuo Yu Weak, MO places Wind Cave, see if everything is fine.” What a “For Oriental gentleman of the country, flying in the corner of the world.” Meaningful is the most obnoxious Harp Confucian culture will be attached to the Phoenix said: “…… five mining and text, it is called Feng Huang, the first text reads Germany, Wen said, meaning wing, back text reads ceremony, Yan Ying Wen said, abdomen text reads letter. was birds, natural diet, since the songs from dance, see the world peace. “world peace, prosperity of the sound. Its eternal eternal vitality, what is it? Is able to ashes and rebirth of the Phoenix soul.
Weapon
Harp is also a classic RPG game “Paladin four” second actress Liu Mengli weapons.
In the game with Dynasty Warriors 6 Dynasty Warriors 7, the harp for the characters Cai Wenji proud weapons.
Lulu
Profile
Lulu, the word declared gamma, female, born in 1987 in Henan Xinxiang, in 2010 graduated from the China Conservatory of Music Department of State. She is a leader in the China Youth Harp people, known as “contemporary Lee virtue.” Lulu skilled harp arts and culture, whether it is playing on the harp, harp or in academic research, have a remarkable achievement. Because Harp outstanding contribution to the field, she was elected “moved China cultural figures,” won medals and certificates.
She has participated in many large-scale performances at home and abroad, many major competitions at home and abroad, many took to CCTV three sets, four sets of nine sets, music channels and other important screens, and was Xinhua News Agency, People’s Daily, CCTV News, Music Weekly, city move Beijing Japanese Journal and other media made relevant reports.
Wen had Huaisha, Piao Dongsheng, dozens of artists as Lulu inscription poetry, its reputation as “Plains talented woman”, “China Youth leader who harp”, “performer-based scholars, scholar-performer” and so on.
Social service
Chinese Musicians Association secretary-general of the harp
China Nationalities Orchestra Society executive director of the Professional Committee of the harp
“World literature” Editorial
Beijing Harp City Director of Instruction
Beijing World Harp Orchestra sounds
Harp doll round Artistic Director and Chairman
Academic writings
“Harp History of Research and Development.”
– China’s first harp academic monographs, dean of Chinese folk music, Mr. Piao Dongsheng give a high evaluation and personally preface
“Harp Song of a thousand words.”
– Million words long poem that tells the story about the various harp, known as “the harp epic.” This has been calligrapher Mr. Li Jiayuan and Mr. Lam Chiu wrote thousand feet scroll.
“Harp theory handouts” “Harp Song Lesson”
– Harp learning two basic tutorials.
Major performances
December 22, 2007, the National Grand Theater unveiling enabled, Lulu performed harp music.
August 15, 2008, for the visiting President of the country of Cyprus Demetris Christofias and his wife made a special performance zither harp.
August 2008, Lulu at the Ministry of Culture, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, the Beijing Municipal People’s Government jointly organized the “cultural capital – Beijing Olympic Games opening ceremony” made the harp soloist.
November 2009, the Chinese Academy of Music Concert Hall, successfully held the “Lulu joint concert zither harp.” This is the first contemporary Chinese harp concert. This concert DVD discs have been published. May 1, 2010, the opening day of the Expo, Lulu harp doll created to lead the group to participate on the Great Wall “Chinese heart, the world situation” large-scale theatrical performances. Xinhua News Agency, People’s Daily, CCTV News Channel, CCTV news channel reported were made and broadcast. July 27, 2010, Lulu lead the creation of the Beijing Gong Yu Harp Ensemble and Harp doll group, participated in the International Society for Music Education 14th early childhood music education seminars. At the meeting, Beijing Gong Yu Harp Ensemble and Harp doll regiment made a wonderful educational outcomes reporting performance, won the delegates alike. Lulu and students were given by the Organizing Committee awarded the “Best Music Education Teacher Award” and “Outstanding Performance Award.”
Chan made famous
1 China Sinology dean, centenarians, Mr. Wen Huaisha zither harp playing after listening to Lulu pleased inscription: “Xiangexingyun,” adding that Lulu is “Zhongzhou talented woman.”
2 Chinese folk music dean, China Nationalities Orchestra Society, Mr. Piao Dongsheng “shock and admiration – He Lulu Harp monographs were published” in the title has commented Lulu: “just promoted by the affiliated college freshman, can escape to write “Harp History of Research and Development,” so a rather academic value monographs, needless to say never seen, never heard of is fresh thing. unimaginable perseverance she has prepared this monograph, which almost very rare one important outcome. “he said Lulu as” Chinese youth leader who harp. ”
3 Chinese Ballad Singers party secretary Jiang Kun on Lulu Harp crosstalk master raving, and pro title “masterpiece good news” with gifts. 4 State a composer, the State Council allowance expert Li Haihui and Malaysia after his guests visited Lulu, called Lulu as “virtuoso type scholar, scholar-performer.”
5 famous musician, composer August First Film Studio Chief Mr. Du Xingcheng pleased to Lulu inscription: “musician.”
6 famous German composer old gong (Robert Zallitsch) After listening to Lulu harp playing exclaimed: “You make me excited to play, I want to do what we can to create a more beautiful harp music.”
7 harp professor at Kentucky State University, Ms. Elaine when visiting Lulu’s comments: “Chinese harp and harp same root, I have heard that there is a great ancient Chinese harp virtuoso named Li with today, I then saw another one bit amazing harp virtuoso. “she says Lulu as” contemporary Lee with. ”
8 National Art Calligraphy Research Director Professor Wu Hung Yan Lulu harp inscription: “This song only be in heaven.”
9 Central WenShiGuan painting fellow country awarded the “Outstanding People’s Artist” the title of Mr. Wei Feng as Lulu harp inscription: “Ancient Music Ming Sheng.”
10 world artists, the first person of Chinese painting dragon dragon stone as Lulu Qian inscription: “Long have descendants.”
11, a famous calligrapher, known as “Kai Emperor” of Mr. Li Jiayuan as Lulu harp inscription: “Jinsheng Yuzhen Lu family female, flowing alpine country sound.”
12 famous poet, “World Literature” editor Mr. Qiao Damo Lulu poetry:
Write a poem for the Lulu
Contemporary Konghou a saint, reminding us of scenes of clouds dance with Lee.
Tang reverberation Where to find? A spring with collards.
Listen Lulu felt Konghou Cave
Why Beauties song Shuilv high mountains clouds spit
An elastic wave concept Mustang Picking this life drunk
Heroine talent like rain gods pressure armbands Happy
Harp seventy-two Nut a chord on a column Yunhua
Listen Fishing Day harp playing “Cave”
NvWaBuTian missing a stone
Cave drunk from obscurity
Colorful clouds around Chitose
But each lotus in which
13 famous writer, the “third way” Large Lulu Poetry is poetry editor of Wen Haoran:
Listen Harp Princess Lulu’s “Phoenix back, peacock language”
Harp Fairy next mundane, Saraswati a move Sama.
Ping Ping curl side cardamom, suspected Lee with attached soul.
Graceful multi-Yat-state, light is not self-sustaining.
Xingmou pour out stringed hate, plain hand shift to drown.
O Spirit Peacock language, soul Come phoenix ashes.
Wave poured into the city, then dial poured into the country.
Kazamaki Zhulian one thousand Crush, mountains whom lost color.
Dai received strike situation is not broken chord, heaven on earth two lonely.
14 famous poet, painter-calligrapher Chairman Yu Qing world strength as Lulu poetry:
Gift “Harp Queen” Lulu Seven-a
Pageant harp sounds of nature sounds suspect Shenhuan into Zhaoyang Palace
Although there is no swallows dance hall overlooking the Han Dynasty when Emperor ancient music Wind
15 famous poet, “Rodin body” calligraphy successor Mr. Luo Zhong as Lulu poetry:
Listen Lulu history of women playing the harp felt
Su Ming hand whisk chord Teana
Miao Fu truth will rhyme
I wonder if there is earth song
With Hunmeng scared often taught Lee
16 Buddhist theory researcher, a famous calligrapher Mr. Zhang Qicun as Lulu poetry:
View Lulu felt playing harp
What is most unfortunate life
Priceless fly Guangzhisuliu
Wenda world shortage Jane
Often voiceless flow heart
The Art Gallery a wonderful king
Day Mo morning dew wash Magnificence
Under soothing sky
Eggs do not think the world of tea

Guqin, China’s oldest stringed instrument, one of the century became known as “guqin.” Piano creators of “Xi Fuxi piano”, “Shennong for piano”, “Shun as Wu Xian Qin to Song southerly” and said that as a postscript legend, may not have to believe everything, but it can be seen at the piano China has a long history.

In the pre-Qin era, the piano has been very popular, such as “The Book”: “stroke pat harps to chant”; “Book of Songs”: “Harmonious in Imperial, everyone still good.” According to the existing images and literature, piano later than In the Han Dynasty have been largely finalized common shape for future generations. Qin Chuan Tang deposit made since the Ming and Qing made with piano, only the difference between plastic art style and tone the pursuit of distinction.
As early as the time of Confucius, the piano has become a compulsory civilian instruments, piano and thousands of years is closely related to the author’s life, Confucius, Yong, Ji Kang, Su Shi to play the piano so well known. Holy elegant piano music, magnanimous free and natural, the ancients used it to express their emotions and sustenance ideals. Piano music far beyond the meaning of Chinese culture and a symbol of ideal personality.
From the Tang Dynasty, the guqin has its own special notation, this notation recorded chord bits and emblem bit, right-hand man playing method, but does not directly record pitch. It consists of the radical characters, numbers and some less pen words put together, called by word spectrum. Less words carefully spectrum recorded guqin music degree and scientific nature, such as the modern stave notation method still can not replace it. Spectral records with less words since ancient heritage has over one hundred and fifty kinds of tablature, save a lot of ancient music, is China’s huge and precious musical treasure.
Guqin playing method, notation, piano history, piano law, aesthetics, etc. has already formed an independent complete system, known as the “piano school.” Deep breadth of its content, is the representative of Chinese traditional music, but also reflects the Chinese philosophy, history, literature mirror. In traditional Chinese culture reflects the ability, no one instrument can be compared with the guqin.
Guqin structure
Guqin is a prolate shape the overall sound, about 130 cm, width 20 cm, thickness 5 cm. Panel, also known as piano surface, is a long-shaped wood, arched surface, the first end of the piano string holes opened wear, piano tail is oval in entries at the waist was square lined with crescent-shaped or concave fold person. Floor, also known as Qin bottom panel of the same shape, but not as arched piece of wood in the lower half of the abdominal cavity dug piano. Floor open two sound hole, called longchi, phoenix marsh, located at the edge of the waist, nearly two foot hole, two feet on the safety and blessed enough. Surface, synthetic rubber floor piano, the piano first sticky tongue inside wood, composition and piano belly separated by space, called the tongue points. Let the back panel sound beam, also known as the real items. There are two frets piano belly, called Tianzhu and ground column. Pegs, also known as Qin Zhen, mostly round or melon prismatic hollow (strung with), strings tied by the velvet rope tied around on the piano Zhen. Strings wrapped with a silk string. Taiyuanshan embedded in the panel header, also opened a stringing holes. There are four legs on the floor piano, piano first two called mallard palm, called coke piano under the tail end of two stickers, pad level since the role of the piano. Panel embedded with thirteen crafted jade inlaid with mother or emblem to mark phoneme.
Qin usually about three feet six inches five (about 120-125 centimeters), a symbol of 365 days a year (some say like Zhou 365 degrees). Average width of six inches (20 centimeters). Average thickness of about two inches (6 centimeters). Piano was first made by phoenix stature, and its corresponding body and Fung body (it can be said with the appropriate person), has a head, a neck, a shoulder, a waist, a tail, a foot.
“Headstock” upper known places. To lower the amount inlaid hardwood frame strings, called “Taiyuanshan”, also known as “temporary Yue” is the highest part of the piano. The size of the bottom two tone piano groove, located in the central larger called “dragon pool”, located in a small tail called a “phoenix marsh.” Called on the mountain Ze, a phoenix and dragons, a symbol of heaven and earth in Vientiane. Side by side Taiyuanshan amount of hardwood inlaid with a strip, known as the “Order of the dew.” There are seven “string eye” to wear line strings. Its next seven to tune the strings “Qin Zhen.” Headstock side end, and “water hyacinth” and “Care Zhen.” From below the waist, known as the “piano tail.” Qin Mei shallow grooves carved inlaid hardwood “Dragon gingival” to stand strings. Long gingival sides edging called “crown angle”, also known as “coke tail.”

Seven strings from the Order of the exposed portion, the Taiyuanshan, Long gingival, steering piano bottom pair of “goose foot”, a symbol of Seven. Piano surface of a thirteen “Qin Hui” symbolic twelve months a year and a leap month.
Qin womb, and there are two dark head slot a “tongue hole,” a “sound pool”, a “satisfied tone” tail generally have a dark trough, called “rhyme marsh.” And longchi, phoenix marsh corresponds office, often have a “satisfied tone.” Longchi satisfied tone by the head side of the “Tianzhu” on one side by the end of “ground pillar.” When the sound of the “sound like a rather narrow, lingering, there are lingering.” Since the piano is not “goods” (column) or “completely different”, a very flexible and easy to play, but also has an effective particularly long strings, strings large amplitude, lingering aftertaste without a break, etc., so have its own unique sound go hand .
On the structure and tone of the piano part of the structure is very reasonable. Its volume sort, both easy to carry, and Founder and elegant. Determined goods piano, its shape has been enough to make Anna.
From the naming of the various parts of the piano with the piano can be made of the influence of Confucianism.
After narrowly wide before the piano, a symbol of inferiority or superiority of the other. Palace, the business angle, Zheng, Yu five chord symbol Jun, Chen, China, and things five kinds of social hierarchy. Later added a sixth, seven strings called Wen, Wu erxian symbolic monarch Horn. Twelve emblem to symbolize December, the emblem represents the largest door monarch symbolizes a leap month. Guqin has overtones, three kinds of sound by sound casual tone, were a symbol of heaven, earth and man’s harmony. These Guqin named symbolic shape reflects the Confucian ritual real thought and Chinese people attach importance to the harmony of. Because ritual role is to protect the individual, the individual has to play with the same music and its role is with a coherent group. The concomitant use of ritual allows individuals and groups can mutually swap, formed between people calm and reasonable living. Therefore, these two sets of ritual art surface opposite to the implementation, in order to achieve real harmony of complementary purposes. The naming shapes borrowed from the guqin social order, the name of the class, showing that its production shape human relations enlightenment apartment has profound meaning.