Guzheng strings

634 views · Organized by 九曲 on 2022-02-25

In the history and culture of Chinese music, there have been many musical instruments, among which the guzheng is a typical one in the Chinese musical culture. Many people don't know much about guzheng before learning guzheng, and they don't know how many strings it has.

Guzheng strings

Guzheng is one of the oldest musical instruments in my country, and it is a plucked instrument in string music with a long history.

In the Warring States Period more than 2,000 years ago, the guzheng has become a widely used musical instrument. The timbre of the guzheng is relatively deep and deep, the high-pitched part is clear and translucent, and the mid-range part is round and powerful. The music played is extremely pleasant to the ears. It's like flowing water, very attractive. Guzheng playing is a left-handed technique that includes pressing, kneading, and chant, making the rhythm more attractive.

The structure of the guzheng is mainly one string and one column and multiple strings and multiple columns. It is mainly divided into two parts: the body and the strings. Now the number of strings of the guzheng is mostly between 19 strings and 26 strings. There are many kinds of specifications. The common ones are 13-string and 16-string, but after improvement, there are 18-string, 19-string, 21-string, 23-string and 25-string specifications.

Guzheng has different numbers of strings according to its specifications, and Guzheng with different string numbers also has different timbres.

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Guzheng (pinyin: Gǔ Zhēng), also known as Hanzheng and Qinzheng, is an ancient national musical instrument of the Han nationality and is popular all over China. It is often used for solo, duet, instrumental ensemble and accompaniment of song and dance, opera and folk art. Because of its wide range, beautiful timbre, rich playing skills and strong expressiveness, it is known as the "King of Music", also known as "Oriental Piano", and is one of the unique and important national musical instruments in China.

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