Chapter 94 Chapter 11 The Voice of True Qin

Everywhere in the cave is lingering with the illusory and ethereal sound of the piano. I was in the dark and always felt flustered, but when waves of wonderful sounds floated in the cave, my heart Immediately there was silence, as if the troubled world around me was silently listening to the sound.We listened intently until we were finally awakened by a rough panting behind us.We were all terrified at the sound of beasts, especially in this cave.Although he was flustered, he immediately calmed down amidst the ethereal sound of the piano. This cave was probably the place where the Wuhu people lived thousands of years ago. If you don't live here for a decade or so, it is impossible to be familiar with the terrain here.The animal-like panting sound became clearer, but in the cave extending in all directions, the echo effect was seamless and impeccable.We didn't know where to hide for a while, and finally I found a fork in the road leading to a dead end, so I took Xinhong to hide inside.Because this path that forks to one side is a dead end, of course it is impossible for a monster to appear suddenly, so this is the safest place.If you run around, you may bump into a ferocious beast when you turn a corner.

The cave that branched out was not spacious, it was so narrow that the face was worn out several layers. Before entering this dead cave, I had already told Xinhong to turn off the flashlight to prevent wild animals from finding us.Because it is very difficult to turn around, we walked in backwards when we entered, so that it was convenient for us to observe the wind and grass outside the cave.I walked in backwards first, and Xinhong squeezed in slowly at the end. The space here is very small. I was squeezed by Xinhong like this, and I was immediately squeezed to the ground by him. At this time, the rough panting sound became very clear, but when I fell to the ground, I suddenly sat on a mass of soft and wet things.I wanted to complain a few words to vent my dissatisfaction, but who knew that a huge black shadow appeared in front of the narrow hole.At this time, the sound of Youya's piano is still floating in the darkness. Although the flashlight has been turned off and there is no light here, we can vaguely see a large black object blocking the entrance of the cave. It is darker than the darkness.We all held our breath, and the huge creature stopped in front to catch its breath, and then ran away again.Judging by its figure, it is at least several times larger than the Fearcat, so it is absolutely impossible to be the partner of the Fearcat, and it may be the real culprit who killed the Fearcat.Fortunately, the place we are hiding in is so narrow, it is not easy for it to get in, so we are still safe.

I have been thinking about the erratic sound of the zither just now. It seems to be the sound of a guzheng, and it is a Shaanxi zither called the sound of the real Qin!Although the echo effect is too strong now, I can't distinguish the position of the sound, but I can still cope with distinguishing the characteristics of the sound. Guzheng, also known as "Qin Zheng", has gradually spread from the northwest region of my country to all parts of the country since the Qin and Han Dynasties, and gradually formed schools with strong local characteristics.Shandong zither, Henan zither, Chaozhou zither, Hakka zither, Zhejiang zither, Fujian zither, Inner Mongolia zither (namely Yatoge), Korean zither (namely Yanbian zither) and Shaanxi zither known as the voice of the real Qin. genre.From early to modern times, there were 12, 13, 18, 23, 25 strings, etc. There are many tuning methods for zithers in different regions, and new types of zithers include "butterfly zither", "transferred zither" and so on.

I think the sound of this guzheng is played by the ancient zither, because the guzheng used by modern people has changed a lot. Rhythm, use the left hand on the left side of the zither column to follow the tension of the strings and control the changes of the strings to polish the melody.There are quite a lot of fingering techniques for the zither. The right hand has support, split, pick, wipe, pick, hook, shake, pinch, etc., and the left hand has press, slide, knead, tremble, etc. The traditional guzheng performance techniques have made new breakthroughs in modern times. In 1953, Mr. Zhao Yuzhai created "Qingfeng Nian", which liberated the left hand, and used polyphonic techniques in the tune, using alternating left and right hands and multi-part performance techniques, which greatly enriched the Playing skills have made a breakthrough in the playing technology of Guzheng.And later Wang Changyuan and Zhao Manqin have greatly improved the playing of the guzheng, which is very different from the ancient guzheng playing.

Shaanxi zither originated in Shaanxi, but now the zither music of "The Voice of the True Qin" is almost extinct. It is only in the Yulin area that the zither is used as an accompaniment instrument.Mr. Cao Zheng, a famous Qinzheng theorist and educator, said that this is "the remaining thread of Qinzheng".Although the zither has a history of more than 300 years in Yulin, Yulin is located in a remote place and its culture is relatively backward. The skill of playing the zither is still in the ancient way. It is the earliest way to play the zither.The zither has been gradually lost in Shaanxi area, and there is no information to find its descendants.Now I can hear the ethereal sound in the darkness, which is played by the oldest fingering method.

The distinctive features of "The Voice of the True Qin Dynasty" are first of all the particularity of the rhythm and the shifting of the two inflections.In the seven-tone scale, the fourth-level tone is higher, and the seventh-level tone is lower.The so-called deviation, of course, is not half a tone.These two sounds are erratic again.Generally speaking, it slides down close to the next level of sound; secondly, in terms of melody progression, it usually jumps up and steps down.Third, when playing the strings with the left hand, the thumb is used more, which is an inevitable technique for the melody.Fourth, the style is exquisite, euphemistic but full of sadness; generous and urgent, agitated and lyrical.The late Mr. Wang Xunzhi, a well-known zheng master of Zhejiang school, said when he talked about the guzheng school, "Shaanxi school is more lyrical", which shows the style and characteristics of Shaanxi zheng music.

Such an ancient playing method is now hardly mastered by anyone, but now it sounds in this seemingly inconspicuous cave, and it can still calm our panicked hearts in the desperate darkness. elusive.The beast was gone, I hurriedly asked Xinhong to turn on the flashlight, because when I fell on the ground just now, I always felt that the thing sitting on it was a bit awkward and sticky.Although this ball is very soft, there are hard objects in it. In short, I feel very uncomfortable when I sit on it.Xinhong turned on the flashlight, and I couldn't wait to look at the thing I was sitting on, but unexpectedly I was scared to death!