Yueqin - Wikipedia
The yueqin (Chinese: 月琴; pinyin: Yuèqín; Japanese: 月琴, romanized: Gekkin; Korean: 월금/月琴, romanized: Wolgeum; Vietnamese: Nguyệt cầm or Vietnamese: Đàn nguyệt), also called …
Yueqin | Chinese, Lute, Plucked | Britannica
yueqin, Chinese lute, one of a family of flat, round-bodied lutes found in Central and East Asia. The yueqin, which evolved from the ruan, has a length of some 18 inches (about 45 cm), with …
Yueqin (月琴) | Chinese - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The yueqin developed from a much larger long-necked lute that appeared in the Qin and Han dynasties. Its four strings are tuned in pairs, a fifth apart. Like the sanxian, it encloses a …
Yueqin Instrument - Museum of Chinese in America
Prior to 1926, the yueqin (月琴, Cantonese yutkam) — a traditional Chinese pluck string instrument with a round moon-shaped hollow soundboard, a short fretted neck, and usually …
7 Traditional Chinese String Instruments: History and Facts
2024年3月7日 · Yueqin. Photo from Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) The name Yueqin literally means “moon-shaped string instruments”, with 月 ( yuè) means moon and qín, as …
Yueqin - Wikiwand
The yueqin (Chinese: 月琴; pinyin: Yuèqín; Japanese: 月琴, romanized: Gekkin; Korean: 월금/月琴, romanized: Wolgeum; Vietnamese: Nguyệt cầm or Vietnamese: Đàn nguyệt), also called …
Moon Lute (Yueqin) - Cleveland Museum of Art
Its resemblance to the full moon (yue 月) gives the yueqin its name. Found in popular ensembles, the Beijing and folk (jingxi) operas and used to accompany song, the yueqin has only recently …
Yueqin 月琴 music of the Yi people of Sichuan, southwest China
2020年6月9日 · A demonstration and explanation of the yueqin (月琴, moon lute) of the Yi people (Yi zu, 彝族) of Ganluo County (甘洛县), Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture (凉山彝族自治...
China ‘Yueqin’ - Hartenberger World Musical Instrument Collection
2021年5月24日 · The yueqin (or yueh qin, or yueh ch’in) is the Chinese “moon-guitar” and looks quite similar to the ruan, however, the yueqin does not have the two prominent round sound …
Yueqin - Instruments of the world
The Yueqin, or moon lute, is a short-necked lute from China. Inside its circular body is a fixed, metal tongue. This rattles or buzzes when the yueqin is played and enhances the tone. The …