What do the five strings of Guqin stand for?

Guqin is the oldest plucked instrument in China, which was formed more than 3,000 years ago and is said to be made by Fuxi and Shennong. On the other hand, the guzheng was formed very late in the Qin Dynasty. According to legend, in the Qin Dynasty, an innocent person handed the musical instrument to two women, and the two women had to fight for it, so they called it "Qin Zheng". This is the age gap between the two.

Secondly, the guqin is a single wood, and its face is seven strings, so it was called "lyre" in ancient times. The strings are tied with velvet rope and wound around the string shaft, which belongs to the "horseless instrument" of plucked music; Guzheng consists of a frame plate, a panel and a bottom plate. The earliest Zheng had five strings, which developed into 12 strings at the end of the Warring States, 13 strings in the Sui Dynasty, 16 strings in the Qing Dynasty, 2 1 string in the 1960s and 24-26 strings in recent years. The strings are evenly arranged on the surface of the Zheng, and each string is supported by a herringbone string horse, which belongs to the "saddle-shaped instrument" of plucked music.

Third, although Guqin has only seven strings, one string has many tones, and its range is more than four octaves wide. With the help of thirteen "Qin symbols" on the panel, many overtones and keys can be played. The timbre is subtle and deep, simple and elegant, and the expressive force is extremely rich, so it is listed as the first of "Qin, chess, calligraphy and painting" by ancient literati; Guzheng is basically a string with the sound of 1-2, and the horse (column) moves with the same string, which can be adjusted to pitch, with a wide range and a large volume. The timbre is pure and beautiful, melodious and melodious.

Fourthly, the music score of Guqin is sui generis, which was called "Zipu" in ancient times and "Simplified Zipu" after the Tang Dynasty. However, the ancient guzheng used to use "Miyachi notation", and now it uses "simple notation" and "staff notation".

Fifthly, the oldest representative piece of Guqin is Jieshitiao Youlan, which describes that Confucius does not describe himself as an empty valley Youlan. It has been 1400 years. There are Guangling San, Junyun Liushui and Meihua Sannong. There are about thousands of piano scores in existence. China's history books record the legend that Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi met and knew each other in the mountains and rivers, and the story that Kongming skillfully used the empty city plan to retreat from Sima's 100,000 troops in The History of the Three Kingdoms is all about guqin instead of guzheng. 1977, the "Voyager" spacecraft launched by the United States crossed the solar system and went into the space of the Milky Way. The song "Running Water" played by the spacecraft is a famous song we played with guqin. The representative pieces of Guzheng ancient music include Fishing Boat Singing Late, Swimming in Western Western jackdaw, Water Lotus, Flowers in Brocade, etc. S

Guzheng is loud and beautiful, and there is a strong sense of blessing when playing. It's the perfect way to charm people. Therefore, since ancient times, it has been mostly girls who have trained themselves to be artists. Guqin has a deep voice and introverted personality. Only under some special circumstances can people be particularly moved, and it is often only the pianist himself who is moved. Some masters have also played songs with strong blessings, which makes people feel that the breath of Songtao in a thousand valleys is extremely intoxicating. However, judging from the structure and development history of guqin, the real significance of guqin lies not in skill and emotion, but in artistic conception and nature Harmony between man and nature is the ultimate goal of a pianist. Therefore, guzheng is more inclined to play for others, and guqin is more inclined to play for itself. When Guqin is played, it will attract many people to listen, but it is always hard to find intimate friends of Guqin. "