Guqin

Guqin (simplified/traditional: 古琴; pinyin: gǔqín; Wades-Giles ku-ch'in; disebut [kùtɕʰǐn]  ( listen); secara harfiah bererti "alat tali kuno") ialah nama moden bagi alat muzik Cina petik bertali tujuh dalam kelompok zither. Ia dimainkan sejak zaman dahulu, dan amat digemari para cendekiawan dan pujangga sebagai satu alat bagi kepekaan dan kehalusan yang tinggi, seperti yang ditekankan oleh petikan "lelaki tidak akan berpisah daripada qin atau senya tanpa alasan yang kukuh," juga dikaitkan dengan ahli falsafah Cina kuno, Confucius. Ia kadang-kala dianggap orang Cina sebagai "raja muzik Cina" atau "alat pendeta".

Pautan luar

• John Thompson's on the Guqin Silk String Zither A host of information on the qin and silk strings for qins in English, including extensive study of Shenqi Mipu and analysis of playing style, plus useful section on qin sources
• The Qin on the Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Silk on Wood A Feature Radio Documentary by Robert Iolini about the Silk String Qin and Madame Tsar Teh-yun. The website includes online video performances by the Deyin Qin Society of Hong Kong. An Australian Broadcasting Corporation production.
• Chinese Guqin and Notation Judy (Pei-You) Chang's very detailed and well illustrated site explaining fingering techniques, including sections on structure, forms and various information
• Guqin terminology