Where does the word "Pippa" come from?

Pipa is a traditional plucked instrument in East Asia with a history of more than 2,000 years. The earliest musical instrument in China was the pipa of the Qin Dynasty.

The name "Pipa" comes from the so-called "pushing hand is loquat, leading hand is loquat" (the most basic plucking skill), so it is called "Pipa". Before the Tang Dynasty, pipa was also a general term for all plucked instruments of the Pipa family in Chinese.

Their names "Pi" and "Pa" are based on the right-handed skills of playing these instruments. In other words, pipa and arpeggio are the names of two playing techniques. The right hand plays the pipa forward and the right hand plays the arpeggio backward.

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During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, China's ancient music flourished and gained unprecedented popularity, which was also the period that left the most music records in China's music history. The solo music of pipa, guqin and other musical instruments has developed prominently, and instrumental ensemble forms such as drum music and bamboo music are also spread all over the country, which are widely used in court etiquette, folk festivals, weddings, funerals and other folk activities.

Around the 0/5th century A.D./kloc, Wu Qu, represented by House of Flying Daggers and Farewell My Concubine, and Wen Qu, represented by Fish High, Autumn Moon in the Han Palace and Chun Xue, appeared in pipa. These pieces of music have become the treasures of China national music and pipa art.

This period is also an era of high prosperity of music score, and its music score is very developed. The music recorded by music scores in the Ming and Qing Dynasties is rich and colorful, resulting in a large number of various music scores. By the Qing Dynasty, the earliest pipa score compiled by Hua appeared in China, which became a valuable treasure in the music treasure house of our country.