Qinpu
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /t͡ʃɪnˈpuː/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Qinpu is a noun meaning Tablature score collections for the Chinese musical instrument, the guqin.
Meaning
Tablature score collections for the Chinese musical instrument, the guqin.
Example Sentences
As we look back into the early collections of qin notations, known as qinpu, we find an interesting collection of pictures in the pedagogical sections of several important qinpu.
In qin music the pervasive mood/mode (when one can be said to be at the fore) is the autumn/shang correlation, and in many qinpu (collections of qin notations), pieces in shang are the most numerous.
A qin handbook is called qinpu in Chinese, which means literally qin tablature. Beginning from the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), many qinpu were printed after prince Zhu Chuan edited and printed the first qinpu, Shenqi Mipu (The Wonderful Esoteric Tablature).
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include qinqin, guqin, yangqin, huqin, xiqin, guzheng.
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