Search Results for: The Chinese Zheng Zither

The zheng zither is one of the most popular instruments in contemporary China. It is commonly regarded as a solo instrument with a continuous tradition dating b

A Contemporary History of the Chinese Zheng traces the twentieth- and twenty-first-century development of an important Chinese musical instrument in greater Chi

The musical bow is usually considered one of the earliest instruments in the history of instrumental development; yet, the validity of this view has not been pr

" ... The most remarkable [discovery] in Chinese musical history to date ..." (rec. i Early music 2001:3).

The lute, ch'in or guqin is one of China's oldest and most revered musical instruments. Records indicate that it has been a favourite of the literary classes fo