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Guzheng
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| Guzheng
is a stringed zither. Guzheng derived its name from The definition
of Terms-On Musical Instruments, in which Xi Liu of the Eastern Han
Dynasty (25-220AD) described, "when the strings are plucked heavily
and rapidly, it sounds like zheng zheng ". It enjoyed great popularity
in the War period especially in the Qing Dynasty (221BC to 206BC)
that was why it was called Qinzheng. |
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古筝
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| 弹弦乐器。汉代刘熙《释名》中有："施弦高急，筝筝然也"，故名筝。战国时期己广泛流行，而于秦国尤盛，史称秦筝。 |
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shape of Zheng changed little through the long history. However, the
number of the strings ranged from to 12 to 16. The 14-string Zheng
kept by Professor Yang Dajun in the Chinese Music College is made
in the Qing Dynasty (1616-1911), with elegant designers on the border.
Its length is 140 cm, and the breadth of the head is 22.5 cm while
that of the end is 20 cm. The Zheng that was unearthed or handed down
from ancient times are very scarce, so that Zheng is undoubtedly valuable. |
| 历代筝的形制无大变化，但弦数不等。有十二弦、十三弦、十四弦、十五弦，十六弦多种。中国音乐学院杨大钧教授
藏传世十四弦筝一件，清代制品，长140、首宽22.5、尾宽20厘米，框边雕刻精美花纹。传世和考古发掘筝的实物很少，此为不可多得的珍品。 |
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Zheng of modern times are composed of the frame, surface and the bottom,
which is a flat and rectangle hollow resonator. The surface of the
Zheng determines its timbre and the volume of the sound. In the ancient
times, the material of the support of the Zheng was usually wood,
bamboo, and bone of the camel or ivories. The commonest used ones
were rosewood. |
| 现代筝体呈扁长方形， 由框板、面板和底板构成，为中空共鸣体。面板决定筝的音色和音量。
筝柱之材， 古代多用木、竹、驼骨或 象牙， 最多为紫檀制木柱。 |
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play, the thumb and the first and the middle fingers of the right
hand pluck the strings. The right hand is also used to control the
tempo. Meanwhile, the left hand is in charge of the inflexion to polish
the melody. |
| 演奏时，以右手大、食、中三指拨弦，弹出旋律、掌握节奏，用左手在筝柱左侧顺应弦的张力、控制弦音变化，以润美音色、装饰旋律。 |
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