Which is easier to learn, guzheng or guqin?

I think you should know something about them before deciding which one to study and which one you like better. A thousand dollars is hard to buy. I like it:) As long as I like it, what does it matter if it is difficult? Isn't it?

Recently, our country declared guqin as "human cultural heritage" to the United Nations, which is gratifying. Some people think that Qin and Zheng are actually the same musical instrument, but they have different names. This is a misunderstanding.

Guqin is the oldest plucked instrument in China, which was formed more than 3,000 years ago and is said to be made by Fuxi and Shennong. On the other hand, the guzheng was formed very late in the Qin Dynasty. According to legend, in the Qin Dynasty, an innocent person handed the musical instrument to two women, and the two women had to fight for it, so they called it "Qin Zheng". This is the age gap between the two.

Secondly, the guqin is a single wood, and its face is seven strings, so it was called "lyre" in ancient times. The strings are tied with velvet rope and wound around the string shaft, which belongs to the "horseless instrument" of plucked music; Guzheng consists of a frame plate, a panel and a bottom plate. The earliest Zheng had five strings, which developed into 12 strings at the end of the Warring States, 13 strings in the Sui Dynasty, 16 strings in the Qing Dynasty, 2 1 string in the 1960s and 24-26 strings in recent years. The strings are evenly arranged on the surface of the Zheng, and each string is supported by a herringbone horse, so the instrument with the horse must be plucked.

Third, although Guqin has only seven strings, one string has many tones, and its range is more than four octaves wide. With the help of thirteen "Qin symbols" on the panel, many overtones and keys can be played. The timbre is subtle and deep, simple and elegant, and the expressive force is rich and extremely rich, so it is listed as the first of "Qin, chess, calligraphy and painting" by ancient literati; Guzheng is basically a string with the sound of 1-2, and the horse (column) moves with the same string, which can be adjusted to pitch, with a wide range and a large volume. The timbre is pure and beautiful, melodious and melodious.

Fourth, the music score of Guqin is unique, which was called "music score" in ancient times, and it was not called until after the Tang Dynasty? Quot subtraction spectrum "; However, the ancient guzheng used to use "Miyachi notation", and now it uses "simple notation" and "staff notation".