Lute Manual

Author: Zhuang Yongping
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Publish Date: 2001-01-01
Features: The pipa is one of the most important traditional Chinese musical instruments. With its diverse techniques and rich expressiveness, it stands unparalleled among Chinese instruments and is rare even in the world of music. The writing of the "Pipa Handbook" is akin to an encyclopaedia of the pipa, not only covering the evolution and development of the instrument itself but also accompanying the continuous innovation and creation of pipa performance techniques. The scope is extremely broad, and the content is extraordinary. For example: the history of pipa evolution, the development of pipa performance art, including the verification of pipa figures and melodies across dynasties, the interpretation of ancient pipa scores, introductions to modern pipa performers, and more. At the same time, as a handbook, it must be practical, introducing traditional and modern pipa performance finger techniques and their applications, various symbols in pipa scores, as well as historical records, melodies, works, and papers related to the pipa, and so on.