When did the pipa originate as a traditional musical instrument? Why has the pipa endured?

The pipa is our country's traditional musical instrument, which now has a history of more than 2,000 years. The original name of the pipa was batch handle, because ancient people played the pipa with a forward motion called batch and a backward motion called handle, so it was named batch handle. The pipa first appeared in China during the Qin Dynasty. Legend has it that during the construction of the Great Wall in the Qin Dynasty, people invented a percussive instrument that was very similar in shape to the present-day wave drum. Later, in order to make their laborious lives less miserable, people added strings to the instrument, and this is how the ancient pipa first appeared, and it was also known as the straight pipa and the Qin pipa. Pipa can be durable, mainly because the pipa has been the literati poetry important lyrical thing, the tone is very crisp and clear, and can be interpreted with the pipa a variety of feelings, especially the pipa overtone, is able to bring great infectious force.

Image of the pipa

The pipa has a head, a shaft and four strings. In the beginning, silk strings were used, but nowadays most of them are made of steel ropes and wires. When playing, the pipa is held vertically, the left hand presses the strings, and the five fingers of the right hand play. Pipa playing skills are also very rich, there are tuning, points, hook, buckle, sweep, and other fingerings, the right hand fingering is also very much, is able to play a variety of chorus, chord expression is very strong.

Development of the pipa

During the North and South Dynasties, the development of the Silk Road allowed the pipa to be introduced to China, and the pipa was gradually accepted by the public and the court in ancient China, and the pipa ushered in its first historical peak in the Tang Dynasty with the heyday of music, song and dance, and the pipa's method of playing was slowly perfected, which gradually made the pipa a popular and elegant instrument. In the beginning the pipa was brought to China by traders on the Silk Road, the pipa was called differently, and then began to merge with the pipa of the Sui and Tang dynasties, forming the image of the pipa that is now common to everyone.

Finally, the pipa is an indispensable link in the history of the ancient music nation, and plays an important role in promoting the continuous development of the history of ancient Chinese music.