Appreciation and Analysis of Guqin Famous Songs - Autumn Moonlights Thatched Pavilion

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"The Autumn Moon in the Thatched Pavilion" is a famous song composed by Cai Yong in the Eastern Han Dynasty. This piece was first seen in "Magic Secret Pu", and later included in "Zheyin Shizi Qin Pu", "Feng Xuan Xuan Pin", "Renewing Zhenzhuan", "Qinyuan Xinzhuan Complete Compilation" and other collections of qin collections.

Appreciation and Analysis of Guqin Famous Songs - Autumn Moonlights Thatched Pavilion

The "Autumn Moon Shines at Thatched Pavilion" in the album "Liuyunyue Hidden" was composed by Mr. Mani Tianhong according to the "Magic Secret Score", which was later included in "Xing Xin Qin Score".

In "Xingxin Qinpu", the title of "The Autumn Moon is shining on the Maoting" says: "It was written by Cai Yong in the Eastern Han Dynasty. The meaning of his music is that one of the sky is blue, the sound of the sound is salty and quiet, there is a lonely moon in the bright autumn, and the shadows contain all kinds of phenomena. At that time, the good night was lonely, and the distance was not in the middle, sitting alone in the thatched pavilion, holding the qin on the knees, drumming and singing, to express the aspirations of the heart. But seeing the bright moon peeping at people, entering the pavilion, making the heart and the Tao Melting, meaning and strings, I don’t know how the qin is in the hand, and the hand is in the qin. All of them are gods.”

In "Xingxin Qinpu", after "Autumn Moon Reflects on the Thatched Pavilion", he wrote: "This song has a high and ancient tone and far-reaching interest. When you touch it, the body and the moon are pure and the autumn is still, the human and the moon are in harmony, the strings and hands are in harmony, and I forget both things. Smell. Although it is called body odor, it is used in a natural way, to cleanse the mind and clear worries, and to play it quietly.

Cai Yong, a master of literature and history in the Eastern Han Dynasty, is also a master of qin learning in the history of qin culture. There are many works of qin music, including "Cai's Five Lanes" ("You Chun", "Lushui", "Secluded Residence", "Sitting in Sorrow", "Autumn Thoughts"), and "Thinking of Friends in the Mountains", "The Autumn Moon in the Thatched Pavilion" And so on, they are all handed down famous songs.

"Autumn Moon in the Thatched Pavilion" is a masterpiece among ancient tunes, and it is rarely played by modern qin players. Therefore, the score, performance and recording of "The Autumn Moon in the Thatched Pavilion" are more and more valuable for the inheritance of ancient songs. And this is also the first time I heard "Autumn Moon Shines in the Thatched Pavilion".

This song describes the silence of the moonlit night and autumn, the fusion of man and nature, and the taste of forgetting things and I. Since the Eastern Han Dynasty, it has been handed down for several generations, with its taste, high tone and profound meaning. Listen to it quietly, like hearing the voice of the ancients.

With the world, the past, the present, and the future, in an instant. The so-called, indifference to gain, calm to lose, the heart is in the Tao, and the use of nature.

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古琴曲简析《秋月照茅亭》摩尼琴心

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Guqin (pinyin: Gǔ Qín) is a traditional Chinese musical instrument with a history of at least 3,500 years. Guqin is also known as Yaoqin, Yuqin and Seven-stringed Qin. The guqin has 13 emblems that mark the rhythm, and is also a ritual and musical instrument. It belongs to the silk in the octave. Guqin has a wide range, deep timbre and long aftertone.

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