Zheng is one of the classical Chinese instruments. Guzheng is a plucked string instrument, the prevalence of two thousand years ago during the Warring States Period “Qin”, “Lisi Biography • remonstrance Zhuke book referred to a section of the state of Qin music and dance:” husband strike urn, knocking pottery, playing the zheng stroke thigh, fast song hum ear. really Qin sound. Sang Zheng and Wei Shao Yu, like Wu, exotic music. now abandoned knock Fou hit urn disease Hodgson, back playing the zheng, Shao danger, if why? Fiat appropriate concept just carry on The Sound of Qin Zheng is a “true”, and therefore there has always been ‘Qinzheng “name.
Ancient zither twelve string, 13 string, 14 string, 15 string variety; modern multi-stringed zither with 13 strings and 16-string steel string zither two. Its shape such as a rectangular wood box made of Paulownia. Each string evenly arranged on the piano surface, each string column (completely different), each chord only made a sound. Pentatonic tune a stringed instrument. Generally the lowest string A sound, the highest string as the A2 sound. Range of up to three octaves. Playing the zheng cross on the table, sitting and playing. Right hand with great food, middle finger plucked; left hand with the food, the ring finger completely different according to the string on the left side, and his hands grasping zheng “. Its light tone Ya beautiful, beautiful sounds. Performance breeze, ocean waves, gurgling water, fantasy wonderland scene is the most effective. For solo accompaniment or a small band ensemble. Due to the small volume of it, should not be swapping and other restrictions, has not been widely used in the big band.
The Guzheng songs:
“Boats” very poetic, flowing melody, the first slow after the fast, loose-tight, emotional layers Diego into vividly depicted under the setting sun lake and fishing boat competing normalized, the Fisherman sing pleasant realm .
“Out of the water lilies music subtle and soft, fresh and stretch and lasting appeal.
“High Mountain and Flowing Water” song due to BoYa Guqin Concert case story widely spread in the community. Music, rich, deep, clear and smooth, vividly depicts the towering mountains, the ocean water. From bass to treble, from treble to bass roll-outs practices, vividly trust showing trickle, drops of water but wonderful sound, people feel like being in the magnificent beauty of nature.
In addition, there are “Palace Moon”, “Snow in Early Spring”, “Jackdaws playing in the water”.
