Pipa has two pronunciations: [ pí pa ] [ pí pá ]
Basic explanation
Pipa [pí pa]
pí Another sound of pá. The same meaning as "Pipa pí pá".
Pipa [pí pá]
〈name〉A stringed instrument made of wood with four strings, a melon-seed-shaped body, a long handle on the upper part, and the end of the handle bent backwards .
Detailed explanation
1. Plucked instruments. The initial name of Bibi is found in "Shi Ming·Shi Musical Instruments". This type of musical instrument was originally popular in Persia, Arabia and other places, and was introduced to our country during the Han Dynasty. Later, it was transformed into a round body with a trimmed neck, four strings and twelve columns, and was commonly known as "Qin Hanzi". It is said that at the end of the Qin Dynasty in our country, the people were suffering from the battle of the Great Wall, so they played the harp and drum, and this is where the pipa began. (See "Preface to "Pipa Ode" by Fu Xuan of Jin Dynasty.) During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, another piece of pipa was introduced to our country. It has four strings, a semi-pear-shaped belly, and four pillars on the neck. It can be played horizontally in the arms and played with a plectrum, that is, The predecessor of today's Pipa.
Since the Tang and Song dynasties, it has been continuously improved, with the number of columns gradually increasing, the horizontal holding being changed to the vertical holding, and the plectrum being abandoned and played with fingers instead. Today's folk pipa has seventeen columns, usually called four phases and thirteen frets, while the innovative pipa has six phases and eighteen frets. The latter can play all semitones and has rich techniques, making it an important national solo instrument.
2. Refers to the fingering method of playing the pipa.
"Tang Yulin·Shijian" written by Wang Chen of the Song Dynasty: "Wang Chen also saw Kang Kunlun playing the pipa and said: 'There are many pipa sounds but few pipa sounds, and it is impossible to play the fifty-four strings." "It is called Pi from the bottom up, and Pa from the top down." Chapter 18 of "The Heroes of Sons and Daughters": "Why push your hands outward to make a Pi, join your hands inward to make a Pi, how to push your hands, and how to make a Pi." Nong, for hooking, for plucking: - he was instructed to follow the music and sing according to the instructions. ”
3. Fish names.
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Create a sentence. :
1. The vertical type includes pipa, ruan, yueqin, sanxian, etc.
2. He likes to play flute, lute, saxophone.