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Zither vs Guqin - What's the difference?

zither | guqin |

Guqin is a synonym of zither.



As nouns the difference between zither and guqin

is that zither is a musical instrument consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings placed on a horizontal surface, played with a plectrum or fingertips while guqin is a plucked, seven-string Chinese musical instrument of the zither family, favoured by scholars and the literati in ancient times.

zither

English

(wikipedia zither)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (music) A musical instrument consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings placed on a horizontal surface, played with a plectrum or fingertips.
  • (music, translations) Related or similar instruments in other cultures, such as the Chinese guqin'' or Norwegian ''harpeleik .

    • Derived terms

    * moon zither * zitherist

    See also

    * (similar instruments) autoharp, dulcimer, harpeleik

    guqin

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (NB: these variants may be incorrect, but nevertheless may be encountered ) ** gu-qin, gu qin, gu qing, GuQin

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (musical instruments) A plucked, seven-string Chinese musical instrument of the zither family, favoured by scholars and the literati in ancient times.
  • * 1982 : The Times , 25 May 1982, p.10 col. C
    • Among those who will be making the Otter valley resound to the strains of the guzheng'' and ''erhu'' is Wu Wenguang, who plays a piece of music 1,800 years old on the ''guqin , an instrument known to have existed 3,000 years ago.
  • (place ) Guqin Tai ????? (Guqin Terrace or Heptachord Terrace, etc), the name of a place in Wuhan, China.
  • :* 2005 , Travel China Guide ( travelchinaquide.com, 09 September 2006)

    • Usage notes

    * In the past, the guqin'' was referred to only as the ''qin'', but it has the prefix ''gu-'' to distinguish it from other instruments which are also called ''qin''. It can be referred to as ''qin'' after ''guqin is used in the first instance. * The organology of the qin fits that of a zither, but in the past, it has been incorrectly referred to as a lute or harp. * It is sometimes confused with the guzheng () which is a different stringed instrument.

    Synonyms

    * (qin) * (qin) * (qin) * (qixianqin) * seven-stringed zither

    Derived terms

    * guqin gathering * guqin player * guqin music * guqin notation * guqin society * guqin yaji

    See also

    * for more readings in CJK * zither * heptachord (commons)

    References

    * Zhang, Huaying (2005). Guqin ????. Guizhou: Zhejiang People's Publishing. ISBN 7-213-02955-X * The North American Guqin Association (http://www.guqin.org) English words containing Q not followed by U