The difference between Ruan Qin and Yueqin

The difference between Ruan and Yueqin is as follows:

Yueqin is a traditional plucked instrument in China, which originated in the Han Dynasty. This musical instrument with "playing" and "plucking" as the main playing technique was generally called pipa at that time, so it was called Qin Pipa. Yueqin is similar in shape to Ruan, and then gradually changes. In the Qing Dynasty, completely different from Ruan, the piano pole was shortened to the neck and evolved into a modern style.

The biggest difference between the present Yueqin and Ruan is the length of the neck. Yueqin is shorter and tasteless than Ruan, but its voice is richer than Ruan. Yueqin can be used for solo, instrumental ensemble and accompaniment for song and dance, opera and rap music. It is an accompaniment instrument for Beijing Opera, Pingju Opera, Henan Opera, Chu Opera, Tin Opera, Guangxi Opera and Taiwan Opera.

In Beijing Opera, Yueqin, Jinghu and Sanxian are called three major pieces (later Mei Lanfang introduced Beijing Erhu and became four major pieces). Henan Opera is accompanied by a big octagonal tasteless Qin Le, which is called three pieces with two strings and three strings. In Beijing Opera, Yueqin, Jinghu and Sanxian are called three major pieces. Henan Opera is accompanied by a big octagonal tasteless Qin Le, which is called three pieces with two strings and three strings.

Ruan is a traditional musical instrument of Han nationality, which is short for Ruan Xian. According to legend, Ruan Xianshan played this instrument in the Western Jin Dynasty, hence the name, four strings and four pillars. It began in the Tang Dynasty and spread widely among the people in the Yuan Dynasty, becoming a plucked instrument with a wide range, rich expressive force and popular among people.

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Ruan's playing skills and principles are relatively simple. With the reform of musical instruments, it is now gradually enriched. Ruan is playing with a pick. Many conservatories in China have successively opened Ruan's professional undergraduate courses, and the solos of Da Ruan and zhongruan have also appeared one after another.

Through the player's inheritance, practice, transplantation and creation, the right hand has more than 30 kinds of fingering, such as playing, picking, hooking, rubbing, buckling, rowing, turning, brushing, dividing, shaking, sweeping and rolling, and the left hand has more than 10 fingering.