The Difference Between Pipa, Guqin and Guzheng

1903 views · Organized by 小小瞬 on 2022-04-07

Guqin is a man Guzheng is a woman Pipa is a little woman

The guzheng is delicate and melodious in tone. It is an atmospheric work like "General's Order" and "Battle Typhoon", but what is more outstanding is some gentleness. The slower rhythm works such as "The Fragrance of Jasmine" and "The Fishing Boat Sings Evening" have a beautiful timbre of the guzheng itself and are suitable for slow-rhythm songs. Such tunes are very charming and show the temperament of the guzheng incisively and vividly.

Guzheng is like a woman, with a gentle and delicate side, as well as a strong and stubborn side.

The guqin has a wide range of sounds and a rough and simple tone (compared to the guzheng), which is suitable for playing some high-level and far-reaching works such as "Guangling San" and "Pingsha Falling Wild Goose".

The pitch of Guqin is obviously lower than that of Guzheng, and the sound has strong continuity. Often one note can drive the overall atmosphere. Therefore, Guqin works often don’t have so many notes, the rhythm is slower, and there are more changes, which are thick and have a long aftertaste.

The Difference Between Pipa, Guqin and Guzheng

Pipa is not a prejudice. You can see that there are often a group of beautiful women lining up playing the pipa, which is very eye-catching.

Aside from certain factors, this is also determined by the characteristics of the pipa itself, and the graininess of the timbre of the pipa is stronger than that of the guzheng - her voice is very small. This characteristic also makes the songs played are very poignant, and most of them are children's love.

Of course, in my impression, Huanqin seems to be a relatively joyful piece, while others such as Pipa language are more desolate.

Reference materials and contributors
古琴 古筝 琵琶的区别

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Pipa (pinyin: pí pa), the first plucked instrument, is a traditional plucked instrument in East Asia, a plucked stringed musical instrument. Made of wood or bamboo, the speaker is half-pear-shaped and has four strings on the top. It was originally made of silk thread, but now it is mostly made of steel wire, steel rope and nylon.
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.
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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