Xuan Qin, Ming instrument is plucked Korean bomb. Also known as the mysterious lute. Long history, unique shapes. Was popular in Jilin, Liaoning and other provinces Korean populated areas, the shape of the Chinese zither, the difference is played with a plectrum.
Xuan Qin History
In 1932, in the County of Jilin Province set Nishioka, first discovered the 3rd century AD -5 century tombs of Koguryo in its dance music for piano mysterious murals painted image. In 1944, in the northwestern suburbs of Liaoyang City, Liaoning Province, also found Anyue late Eastern Han Dynasty tombs in the third number Murong Tomb (AD 357 years) play music banquet mural painted figure also mysterious piano. Showing its long history.
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37 BC to AD 668, in northeast China Southern Korean ancestors settlements, established the Korean ancient Koguryo. It is the Korean Three Kingdoms (Goguryeo, Silla, Baekje) cultural exchanges with China’s first national, which coincided with China early Western Han Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty. Mysterious origin lying harp piano, playing stringed instruments is one of the main Koguryo. “Sui Dong Yi Chuan” Korea sets out its instruments are: “HAPPY banjo, zither, Hichiriki, horizontal blowing, flute, drums of the genus.” In the Tang Dynasty, Du You “Tongdian” (Volume four six) “quartet music” article in the Korea music, then write a lying Harp (at that time Zhang Wu Xian). So to say, is first seen in historical records banjo Koguryo unique instrument mysterious piano. North Korea, “History of Three Kingdoms Music” refers to its origins than the details: “mysterious piano, piano club like China to do this. ……” Silla ancient mind “: the beginning, Jin Goguryeo sent to the lyre, although knowing Beauty of musical instruments, sound and drum without knowing the law, people can share their knowledge and drum sound who Houshang. while the second phase Wangshan Yue, keep its wood-like, quite Gaiyi legal and made it, and made one hundred I played the song to, so mysterious Crane (black stork) to dance, then name the mysterious lute, but after a mysterious cloud piano. “Hok Yuen described in the text due to the mysterious piano dance and the name, there is the legendary caused the mysterious piano piano is by restructuring, says that could be called a misunderstanding, it may Koguryo when, still do not know the existence of a harp lying, it appears from the mysterious harp lyre of the error. The unique shape of the mysterious piano, shape both like the guqin, like a zither. Resonance box Chengbian rectangular box shape, length 167 cm.
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Piano frame and chassis are made of chestnut wood production, on Mongolia in arched panels made of Paulownia (Figure). On one end there is the first piano chord stringing holes and strings Taiyuanshan frame, there are three rectangular opening on the floor of the sound hole. Zhang six stringed on the panel, in the middle of the third, fourth, five strings below, together with 16 branch immobile Qin Ma (also known as trees), near the bridge at the piano first shorter, followed by getting high. In both sides of the first, second, six strings below, there is a branch were similar with movable column Zheng Qin column (also known as superoxide trees). The mysterious tomb murals painted piano, four strings, with only 14, no discrimination trees, playing stringed plectrum be seen, when the initial form of the mysterious piano.
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Posture adopted when playing the piano piano placed on a desktop or shelf, left hand with five fingers that belly Anxian, the right hand with the thumb and middle finger holding a bamboo paddles (also known as the spoon) plucked strings sound. Paddles about 4 cm long, made with bamboo grass. Right hand bombs, pick, scratch, etc. embouchure. Mysterious piano music in the Korean art plays an important role, both instrumental solo, ensemble, or vocal songs, when the transfer accompaniment of musical instruments are inseparable, and is Korea’s major opera and musical accompaniment playin female, often caused by Women play. Has now been replaced by Kaya piano.
