1

Stringed Musical

Instruments In Taiwan

2

1.Guzheng

2.Guqin

3.Pipa

4.Sanxian

5.Yueqin

3

•Also called zheng

•One of most ancient musical instruments

•Its shape is a rectangle, looks like a Chinese plucked zither

•Usually has 18-23 stringed zither with movable bridges

•Became prominent during the Qin period

•By the Tang Dynasty, it was arguably the most commonly played instrument

Guzheng

Guzheng

4

•Players wore fake nails to play it

•Techniques used:

•Basic plucking actions (use right or both hands) at the right portion

•Pressing actions at the left portion (by the left hand to produce pitch ornamentations and vibrato) as well as tremolo (right hand)

Fake Nails

5

GuqinGuqin•Also called qin•Seven strings•No bridges•Different from guzheng•One of most ancient musical instruments

6

•Spread to east Asia. •Sometimes referred to by the Chinese as "the father of Chinese instruments " or "the instrument of the sages".

7

PipaPipa•A four-stringed Chinese musical instrument

• Sometimes called the Chinese lute.

•Has 12-26 frets ranging

•Has been played for almost two thousand years

8

•Several related instruments in Northeast and Southeast Asia are derived from the pipa

•The Japanese biwa

•The Vietnamese đàn tỳ bà

•The Korean bipa (but the Korean instrument is no longer used)

9

Sanxian•The sanxian is a three-stringed fretless plucked musical instrument

• Has a long fingerboard

•The body is traditionally made from snakeskin stretched over a rounded rectangular resonator

•Made in several sizes for different purposes

•Has a dry, somewhat percussive tone and loud volume similar to the banjo

• Is used in nanguan and Jiangnan sizhu ensembles, as well as many other folk and classical ensembles.

10

Yueqin•Lute with a round, hollow wooden body which gives it the nickname ‘moon guitar’ •Important instrument in the Beijing opera orchestra•Take the role of main melodic instrument in lieu of the bowed string section •The frets on all Chinese lutes are high so the fingers never touch the actual body—distinctively different from western fretted instruments. •Famous representative: Johnny C.J. Lin

11

Johnny C.J. Lin•Is a cast in a national film—Cape No. 7•Acted an old postman who can only play yueqin•And broke his leg in an accident•Was the bass guitarist of the band, but he knows nothing about bass•He insists on playing yueqin on stage in the concert finally•Is a Beiguan master in Taiwan•This is his film debut•His ambition to promote his career in Hollywood

12

The EndThe End