yueqin
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The ''''' (; ; ; or ), also called a moon lute or moon guitar', is a traditional Chinese string instrument. It is a lute with a round, hollow soundboard, a short fretted neck, and usually four strings. It is an important instrument in the Peking opera orchestra, often taking the role of main melodic instrument in lieu of the bowed string section.
Key facts
- Instrument.name
- Yueqin
- Instrument.image
- Moon guitar.jpg
- Instrument.image_capt
- The yueqin. The instrument comes in a variety of sizes and pitches.
- Instrument.background
- string
- Instrument.classification
- String instrument
- Instrument.hornbostel_sachs
- 321.322
- Instrument.hornbostel_sachs_desc
- Composite chordophone
- Instrument.developed
- China
- Instrument.related
- Ruan
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Construction and types
- Soundboard
- Frets
- Strings
- Tuning
- Plectrum and picks
- Compared with the {{tlit|zh|ruan}}
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
- Video
The ''''' (; ; ; or ), also called a moon lute or moon guitar', is a traditional Chinese string instrument. It is a lute with a round, hollow soundboard, a short fretted neck, and usually four strings. It is an important instrument in the Peking opera orchestra, often taking the role of main melodic instrument in lieu of the bowed string section.
The instrument was invented in China in the 3rd to 5th centuries AD, during the Jin dynasty. The , another Chinese instrument, is the ancestor of the yueqin. The name once applied to all instruments with a moon-shaped soundboard, including the ; however, "yueqin" now applies to a separate category from the ruan family.
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