The ancient zither music "Three Plum Blossom Alleys" is from the album "Music of China Map: Listening to the National Music Ancient zither Zhao Jiazhen Teachers and Students' Traditional zither Music Collection"

Three Variations on the Plum Blossom Theme

Ancient music

Qin: Li Lingchen

Qin used: Yunhu

The "Plum Blossom Sannong", also known as "Plum Blossom Yin" or "Jade Concubine Yin", is said to have originally been composed by Huan Yi of the Eastern Jin Dynasty as a flute piece, but later adapted into a guqin piece. The music score of the qin piece was first seen in the "Magic Secret Manual" of the Ming Dynasty, which states: "The plum is the clearest of flowers, the qin is the clearest of sounds, and the most clear thing is written with the clearest sound, and it should have Lingshuang rhyme. There are many versions of music scores handed down today. Among them, Wu Jinglüe of Yushan School wrote music according to the "Harmony of Music Score" in 1939, and Zhang Ziqian of Guangling School wrote music according to the "Music Score of Jiao'an Temple". This music is a music of Guangling School, commonly known as "Old Plum Blossom".

The deep and silent, low and slow string notes outline the frozen ground. The crystal clear overtone echoes back and forth, but it is also fluctuating, like little plum blossoms dancing in the cold, with both movement and stillness, and each film has different postures. Therefore, the unique features and profound meanings of the qin music are fully displayed, which is different from the noble and dignified, peaceful and serene plum blossoms of the Yushan School. This plum blossom, with its old branches and strong and proud snow, embodies the rebellious and unyielding character of perseverance through the old plum.