Historical evidence suggests that the koto is probably descended from the Chinese instrument known as a guqin, which was first brought to Japan in the 8th century CE. The koto is also very similar to the Westernzither. Through the 17th century, kotos were primarily heard in court performances,...
Word Decomposition 竖 shù to erect; vertical; vertical stroke (in Chinese characters) 琴 qín guqin 古琴 (a type of zither); musical instrument in generalRelated WordsWords With Same Head Word 竖起 shùqǐ to erect (a tent etc); to prick up (one's ears); to raise (one's eyebrows)...
‘对duì’ means ‘to;for’; ‘牛niú’ is ox; ‘弹tán’ means ‘play (musical instrument)’; ‘琴qín’ here is a Chinese zither, called ‘古琴gǔqín’, which is a plucked seven-string Chinese musical instrument of the zither family with a history of more than 3000 years. This Ch...
Tommy Tedesco, a very famous guitar player in LA said that session playing is 95% boredom and 5% sheer terror. He had to bring guitars, banjo, bouzouki, ukeleles, zithers, etc., because he didn't know what the job would be. You've heard him play on many many TV show themes, recor...
Guzheng is musical instrument originating in China approximately 2,000 years ago. It can be said that it is China’s national treasure. Guzheng belongs to the family of fretless plucked zithers. It is the predecessor of the Japanese koto, Korean kayagum and Vietnamese dan tranh. Guzheng is...
A Moment on Strings--Encountering Zhejiang Guqin Culture
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If strings buzz, if the action sits high, if a valuable or sentimental instrument is simply dirty from years of storage, misuse or neglect, a luthier is the one to call. Under skilled, caring hands your instrument can be revived and go on to provide additional years of pleasure, not only...
The zither is composed of a frame plate, a panel and a bottom plate. The earliest Zheng for 5 strings, the late Warring States period into 12 strings, 13 strings of the Sui Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty in 60s 16 strings, 21 strings, in recent years has increased to 2426 stringed zither...
Only a few dozen caves are accessible at any given time. But the Sackler’s virtual tour was different. One of the most popular features was the "magnifying glass", which can zoom in on, say, a zither depicted in a mural. The instrument appears to pop out of the wall, enlarge, and...