Friday, February 22, 2008

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

论琵琶

大弦嘈嘈如急雨,小弦切切如私语。
嘈嘈切切错杂弹,大珠小珠落玉盘。

这是唐代诗人白居易的长诗《琵琶行》。
“琵琶”本作:“批把”是弹奏的动作。右手向前弹曰“琵”向后弹曰“琶”。我国公元前214年曾出现两种琵琶,一种形似鼓的弹拨乐器叫“弦”;另一种是直柄、圆形音箱的弹拨乐器叫阮咸。到了公元350年以后,由印度传入一种形似截梨,曲颈四弦的“曲项琵琶”,成为现代琵琶的前身。隋、唐时代,琵琶在我国已广为流行。
琵琶其形如纵截的梨,有琴头、琴颈、面板、背板、弦轴、缚弦和琴弦等部件组成,旧时的琵琶四品六相,现在发展到六相十八品、二十四品、二十五品和二十八品琵琶,并按十二平均律排列。
琵琶的音域宽广,近四个八度。其音色丰富,低音浑厚,中音柔和,高音清脆。行家历来要求琵琶应具有尖、堂、松、脆、爆种效果,很讲究金石之声铿锵动人肺腑。其研制技巧十分丰富,右手由弹、挑、匀、抹、剔、提、摘、滚、轮等三十多种;左手由泛、吟、搂、打、煞、绞、推、拉等十多种。
著名的琵琶曲有《十面埋伏》、《夕阳箫鼓》、《月儿高》、《霓裳羽衣曲》等。

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Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Sec ones!

It's Febuary now, 2 months into a new year! And that means... The Sec ones are here! Hooray! Welcome sec ones! Are they going for dazu yet? Did you know that when our batch (2009) were sec one, we had one prac a week and only went to dazu from June? Hah. Don't be discouraged, I'm sure all of you can be better than some of your seniors...


Say hi to Jeremy!

Jeremy says hi too!

Thursday, February 7, 2008

Happy new year!

Whee! Heres wishing everyone Happy CNY! Collect more hongbaos for co fund, DONT drink and drive, Dont gamble illegally and lastly feel free to practice over midnight cos everyones most probably awake too! Festive mood! wahahaz!!!!