What is the traditional Zhejiang Guzheng like?

Wulin Zheng, also known as Hangguzheng, is popular in Zhejiang and Jiangsu. It is said that the Zheng was introduced to Jiankang (Nanjing) in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, which was more common in poetry and writing in the Tang Dynasty.

The traditional Zhejiang guzheng has only fifteen strings, the length of which is about 1. 1 meter. Its front and back panels are made of paulownia wood, and its tail is slightly inclined downward. Its modulation is five tones: 5612356123565438; Put it on the table and sit (or stand) to play. When playing, the thumb, forefinger and middle finger of the right hand wore nail boards made of horns (or tortoiseshell), but now it has changed, and the length of the * * * box of the Zheng has increased to about 1.65 meters. After the Moon Mountain was changed to an S-shape, the number of strings increased to 2 1 (the range was expanded to four octaves, and the interval was from D to D3); The texture of the string changed from silk string to a series of Zheng strings with different thicknesses wrapped in nylon silk. When playing, the nail board is fixed with a leather case, without tape. Most nail plates are made of tortoiseshell. The performance features such techniques as "big finger shaking", "four o'clock fast", "clip playing" and "lifting strings", and draws lessons from, learns from and integrates the performance techniques of pipa, sanxian, dulcimer and even western musical instruments.

The application of "finger shaking" in Zhejiang Guzheng is played with the slight shaking of big fingers, and its effect is very similar to that of bowstring instruments. Strictly speaking, this can't be found in other schools of traditional Zheng music, because other schools' "fingering" or "fingering" actually use the thumb as a faster "support" and "minute", while Zhejiang Zheng's "fingering" shows its own characteristics, which is different from other schools. We can clearly see from two Zhejiang Zheng songs "Your Legend" and "Moon Height" that the former simulates the whistling sound of the horn by "shaking your fingers"; The latter showed continuous singing in the way of "flick of fingers".

Zhejiang guzheng music is closely related to the popular rap music Hangzhou Beach Spring. Hangzhou Beach Spring has three basic vocals: Adagio, Allegro and Allegro. As an accompaniment instrument, Zheng, accompanied by flowers, has gradually formed a distinctive "four-point" playing technique. From the technical point of view, it is also used in other schools of Zheng music, but it is not as prominent as Zhejiang Zheng, which obviously forms the performance characteristics and has a special name. The application of "Sifen" in Zhejiang Zheng music often gives people a lively and lively feeling, and it is also often used in some modern Zheng music.

Zhejiang guzheng music is closely related to Jiangnan silk and bamboo, and many tracks are the same. The silk and bamboo in the south of the Yangtze River are bright, delicate, beautiful and elegant. In Zhejiang Zheng music, such as Yun Qing and Four Harmony Ruyi, many of them retain the early form of Jiangnan music, with a faint earthy flavor, and use a lot of "four points" techniques. They outlined a series of Jiangnan folk paintings with clear timbre and brisk rhythm.

Another important part of Zhejiang Guzheng music is some excellent traditional ancient music, most of which are pipa. For example, the height of the moon, your legend, Christina with swans and so on. "Thirteen sets are indispensable". These pieces of music have a wide range of themes and rich playing skills and techniques, such as the technique of holding the Zheng with both hands. In Thirteen Chords edited by Rong Zhai 18 14, the technique of holding the zither with both hands used by Mr. Wang Xunzhi, a famous Zhejiang zither, and his predecessor Mr. Jiang Yinzhuang in the 1920s has been recorded.

Zhejiang Guzheng is based on Thirteen Strings, Bamboo in the South of the Yangtze River and Hangtan, so the number of tracks has exceeded the system of 68 boards. Music has also developed from a single musical concept to a complex musical structure. In terms of playing style, the overall rhythm is bright, smooth and beautiful. At the same time, Zhejiang Zheng has a wide range of themes and rich techniques, and its style performance is not completely single. For example, the song "Mountains and Rivers Flowing Water" is widely spread all over the country, first spread in Zhejiang, and is an important repertoire taught by Zheng people in Zhejiang. The song "Mountain Flowing Water" is the first work of freehand brushwork, with a sonorous and simple rhyme. Lyricism by borrowing scenery is related to the story that Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi became bosom friends.

There is nothing in common in tunes between Zhejiang Guzheng Music "Mountain Flowing Water" and Guqin Music "Mountain Flowing Water", only different songs with the same name. In other schools of Zheng music, such as Bantouqu in Nanyang, Henan Province, it is called "Mountain Flowing Water"; Shandong Quartet Qin Yun, Bamboo in the Wind, Bell in the Quiet Night and Shu Yun are called "Four Songs", "Four Brocades" and "Mountains and Flowing Water".