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The themes on this page in include some that are mostly, though not exclusively, more for discussion and/or analysis than for performance. Thus, a theme such as the qin in Vietnam is worth studying, but as yet I don't know how one would do a performance on this theme. The melodies listed are mainly those with the theme in their titles. Some of the themes could be expanded by adding titles that mention the topic in prefaces or section titles.
In the qin repertoire, non-flying animals (other than humans) are mostly noticeable for their absence compared to flying ones (even dragons can fly). Only the most human of animals, the gibbon, seems to have any significant mention.
Non-flying fantasy creatures
Basically unicorns and a three-legged toad. Dragons are listed under flying animals.
Animals of the Chinese "Zodiac" includes some discussion of connectin qin melodies to animals.
Moved to a separate entry: a much larger theme than animals, especially considering dragons can fly.
A whole program could be devoted to this legendary qin, his friend
Zhong Ziqi, and his teacher, Cheng Lian
See details under Bo Ya
These melodies are all connected to
idealized notions of fishing and woodsmenship (or fuel-gathering)
A Wuling fisherman travels to a hidden mountain utopia
A wandering Qu Yuan while seeking an honest man encounters a fisherman
Qu Yuan again meets a fisherman
A Wuling fisherman travels to a hidden mountain utopia
The early morning flight reminds a woodcutter he has no partner
Materials in preparation
Materials in preparation
Only a few melodies focus on morning (compare
"evening"), but many others mention it
The early morning flight reminds a woodcutter he has no partner
A famous morning departure from Weicheng
A Daoist morning lesson
Travel in literati culture can be both real and imagined; it can also concern specific places.
Cai Wenji abducted and taken to Central Asia
Lyrics are Tao Yuanming's rhapsody about returning home
Lyrics are Wang Wei's famous poem on a morning departure from Weicheng
A Wuling fisherman travels to a hidden mountain utopia
The Wuling Mountain scholar portrays Liu Chen and Ruan Zhao visiting a utopia at Tiantai
An idyllic life wandering in the mountains
An idyllic life wandering along rivers
A wandering Qu Yuan while seeking an honest man encounters a fisherman
Geese headed south in autumn suggest exile
Wangzi Qiao rides a crane
The Yellow Emperor flies to a Daoist utopia
The philosopher Liezi can travel at will
A Daoist journey into the limitless heavens
As previous
Daoist response to Qu Yuan's Li Sao
A Daoist trip to space; or Tang Minghuang dreams of visiting Yang Guifei on the moon
A famous general held captive in Central Asia
A famous ambassador sent to Central Asia, then held there
Although there is evidence for the qin having been played at various times in Vietnam, there is very little information about this. Most of the detail on this comes from an article by Mitchell Clark, summarized
separately.
1.
Programs on other themes
At present this is mostly
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