Appreciation of Guqin Famous Songs - Plum Blossom Three Lanes

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"Three Lanes of Plum Blossoms" was originally a flute piece composed by Huan Yi in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and was transplanted into a qin piece by Yan Shigu in the Tang Dynasty. It is widely circulated. According to legend, in the Tang Dynasty, there was a saying that "every plum blossoms, every night Yangguan".

Appreciation of Guqin Famous Songs - Plum Blossom Three Lanes

This score was first seen in "Magic Secret Score", and later included in "Xie Lin Taigu Remains" (composed of Plum Blossoms), "Inventing Qin Score", "Feng Xuan Xuan Pin", "The True Story of Qin Score", "Xilutang Qin" Tradition, Taiyin Supplement, Wuyin Music Score, Reconstructing True Biography, Yuwu Music Score, Qin Shu Daquan, Wenhuitang Music Score (for Plum Blossoms), Luqi New Voice, "Zangchunwu Piano Score", "Yang Luanbo Ya's Heart Method", "Qin Shi", "Rational Yuan Ya", "Lexian Qin Score", "Gu Yin Zheng Zong" (for plum blossoms), "Yixuan Qin Jing" (for plum blossom), "The Complete Compilation of Qinyuan Heart Biography", "Chengyitang Piano Score", "Lixuezhai Piano Score" (for plum blossom music), "Spring Caotang Piano Score", "Ziyuantang Piano Score", "Lantianguan Piano Score", "Lilu Xuan Piano Score", "Piano Score Harmony", "Feng Baolou Piano Score", "Qin Xue Jun Duan", "Lvhuan", "Wu Xue Shan Fang Qin Score", "Yi Jing Lu Qin Xue", "Qin Xue Zun Wen", "Jiao'an Qin Score", "Tianwen Pavilion Qin Score", "Xishao Pavilion Qin Score", "Green Qi Qing Yun", "Xishao Pavilion Qin Sehe" More than 40 pianos, such as "Music", "Qin Learning Beginning Jin", "Withered Wood Zen Piano Score", "Mingsheng Pavilion Piano Score", "Qin Study Series", "Shanxi Education Center Yale Lectures", "Guqin Song Collection" and other more than 40 pianos Spectrum concentration.

The "Three Lanes of Plum Blossoms" in the album "Liu Yunyue" is based on the "Qin and Xiao Companion" in "Guqin Song Collection" by Pu Xuezhai. After being sorted by Mr. Mani Tianhong, it is included in "Xing Xin Qin Score" .

In "Xing Xin Qin Pu", the title of "Three Lanes of Plum Blossoms" says: "It was written by Tang Yan Shigu. It used to be the flute music of Huan Yi in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The magical secret score says: 'In the past, Hengyi and Wang Ziyou heard its name but didn't know it. One day, when encountering various roads, Qinggai got off the car and discussed it together. Ziyou said: Wen Jun is good at flute? The qin pieces transplanted from ancient times have been widely circulated. The so-called three-players generally use three overtones of the main melody, which are played in different sound areas. The plum blossoms are the clearest of flowers; the qin ones are the clearest of sounds. The clearest thing in voice and writing, immortal style, proud and full of vitality, all looming under the finger. In this way, it expresses the integrity of a gentleman." The so-called descendants of the miraculous secrets are from the early Tang Dynasty Yan Shigu.

In "Xing Xin Qin Pu", after the "Three Alleys of Plum Blossoms", it is written: "This is a fast song, and the key is to clean the fingering. At the main melody, it is granular, so that the plum blossoms are crystal clear. When you get to the climax, you should take Fast, fast and fast, it should be fast and not chaotic. In a freehand snowstorm, the faster you are, the more noble and pure the plum blossoms will be. The same is true of the gentleman's style."

"Three Lanes of Plum Blossoms" describes the noble quality of plum blossoms, proud of the snow and the wind, not afraid of the wind, snow and severe cold, which is a metaphor for the integrity of a gentleman. The reason why the gentleman included this piece in "Liu Yunyue Hidden" is because of its gentleman's character. Its playing also has a celestial air and a taste of vitality.

The beginning of this song is slow, the sound of the piano is steady and cold, like the morning bell breaking through the fog, the vitality of which is vaguely implied. The overtone of the main melody starts, the sound is clear and the fingers are clean, and the shape is like a particle, like the crystal clear plum blossoms, blooming, and the fragrance is looming. The qin music gradually reached its climax from slow to fast, like the Yu Ji of the wind and snow, the more and more the plum blossoms showed the quality of being unyielding despite the wind and snow, and the quality of being unyielding even in the severe cold. The ending is slow, just like the sky and the earth after the blizzard, the moon is bright, the ice and snow and the plum blossoms complement each other, cold and quiet, peaceful and distant.

"Three Lanes of Plum Blossoms" is transplanted from flute music, so it also inherits its characteristics of melodious, melodious and strong sense of rhythm. Therefore, the traditional plum blossom has a strong sense of rhythm and a fast speed. Its melody is the same as the flute song "Three Lanes of Plum Blossoms", and its interest lies in describing the contrast between wind and snow and plum blossoms. Playing this piece focuses on cleanliness, and the fingering should be clean, fast but not chaotic, and numerous but not complicated. Its meaning is also based on cleanliness, in order to combine plum blossoms without seeking non-competitive feelings, and the taste like snow and ice.

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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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