Appreciation of Chinese Pipa
中国琵琶赏析
Course Syllabus 课程章节
1Pipa, known as the "King of folk music" and the "king of plucked string instruments", enjoys special likings from the public.Let me introduce the origin of the name of Pipa. "Pi" and "Pa" are named after two different kinds of playing techniques, with the right hand plucking strings forward as “Pi” and backward as “Pa”.So Pipa is named after the ways it is played.Pipa is an instrument that embodies the "Chinese charm". With a long history of over 2,000 years in China, Pipa has been played from the West of China, through Mountain Tianshan and the desert, along the Silk Road, to the whole country. Thanks to her beautiful image and sound, Pipa has carried forward throughout the country.
琵琶,被称为“民乐之王”、“弹拨乐器之王”,是一件深受百姓喜爱的乐器。“琵”和“琶”分别是两种弹奏手法而命名的,右手向前弹是“琵”,右手向后挑是“琶”。
所以琵琶是由演奏方法而命名。琵琶这件乐器是能体现出“中国神韵”。琵琶在中国流传了有两千多年的历史,她从西域经过天山和大漠,沿着丝绸之路,一路婉转而来,靠她优美的形象和声音,得以在中国发扬光大。