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Chongxiu Zhenchuan Qinpu
Revised Qin Handbook in the Orthodox Tradition 1 |
重修真傳琴譜
1585 Original 1585 Table of Contents |
Table of Contents
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- Preface by Yang Biaozheng (QQJC, IV/261)
- Anonymous Preface
- Preface by Liu Yu (IV/263)
- Praise for the man himself
- Praise of Meizhuang (Secret Cottage)
- Praise of the small image of Master Yang Biaozheng
Folio 1 (IV/264)- List of essays about the qin (?)
- Listing of qin pieces (i.e., Table of Contents)
- 聖賢名錄 Listing of sages (connected with qin [earliest?]; 134, ending with Yang then Wang Yide, and including Qu Xian [Zhu Quan], Xi Xian and Antiquarian Gong)
- Names of qin friends who have received the Correct Tradition
- What one should know concerning the qin
- Miscellaneous remarks about playing the qin (彈琴雜說, translated by VG in Lore of the Chinese Lute, pp.76-79 [E18]; IV/270)
- Discussion of the 12 modes
- Discussion of the 12 modes accompanying....
- Discussion of the 5 sounds and 5 tones
- Discussion of the origin of music instruments
- Discussion of music-related essays (IV/273; [comments on?] old writings [folio pp.18-37])
Folio 2 (IV/283)- Discussion of studies (?)
- Discusssion of what is suitable for the qin
- Discussion of the five gentlemen piece
- Discussion of silk and wood in harmony
- Discussion of good materials for the qin
- Discussion of strings not being appropriate to the text and music
- Discussion of mysterious rules concerning qin play
- Discussion of beginning techniques for making a qin
- What to call parts of the qin top (IV/286)
- What to call parts of the qin bottom
- Discussion of important qin fingerings
- Discussion of changing qin sounds from light to heavy
- Discussion of the common qin
- Discussion of the qin Sound of Thunder
- Discussion of the Burnt-tail Qin
- Discussion of the 100-piece qins
- Discussion of the 1-string qin
- Discussion of the 7 strings (to what elements they correspond, etc.)
- (Rules for playing qin [this title only in QQJC Toc!]; there are 11 entries, IV/294)
- The first 9 are as in Shilin Guangji.
-- The 10th is 14 appropriate times to play qin (as in 1539; translated by VG, pp.61-2)
-- The 11th is 14 inappropriate times to play qin (as in 1539; translated by VG; IV/295)- Discussion of what must be avoided on the qin (there are 8 things)
- Generally speaking about what one must know about the qin
- Fingerings for playing the qin
- Ways of indicating fingers of the left and right hands
- Tones of the 13 hui
- Important left hand fingerings (IV/296)
- Important right hand fingerings
- Diagrams of hand positions (IV/297)
- Qin has four emptinesses (IV/298)
- Discussion of beginning rules for studying qin
- Important rules for approaching the qin
- Important rules speaking about fixing the string positions (IV/303)
- Three melodies elsewhere called Caoman Yin (details; compare in 1573 ToC)
- List of essays about the qin (?)
- 調絃入弄 Tiaoxian Runong: Beginning Melody (IV/303)
Has commentary - 泛音調弄 Fanyin Diaonong: Harmonics Melody (IV/303)
Has commentary - 五徽調弄 Wuhui Tiaonong Fifth Position Melody (IV/304)
Has commentary； at end says "二卷終"
Folio 3 (IV/304)- Gong Yi (1; IV/304)
Related to 1425; lyrics "惠風膏雨沐花天，紫陌青門...."- 遇仙吟 Yu Xian Yin (Meeting an Immortal; 5; IV/304)
Only here and 1573; source of lyrics unclear- Yang Chun (15; IV/306)
Melodically related to 1539 but lyrics (天氣下降，地氣上騰....) are completely different- Meihua Sannong (12; IV/311)
12th pu, from 1425; lyrics (溪山晴朗了，滄浪寒月曉....) related to 1511- 浩浩歌 Haohao Ge (Song of the Universe; 3; IV/316)
Only 1573, here and 1618; lyrics attrib. 馬存字子才 Ma Cun; 11th c.- 金陵弔古 Jinling Diao Gu (In Nanjing Mourning the Olden Days; 9; IV/317)
Guide 25/212/386; only here; see further details
Lyrics (始皇巡狩馭飛龍....) commemorate returning to Nanjing in 1579- Gao Shan (4; IV/321)
5th pu, from 1425; only one with lyrics (懸崖削壁，天外雲間....); melodically very different and lyrics won't fit 1425
(See #8 above for note on switched pages)- Liu Shui (8; IV/324)
5th pu, from 1425; only one with lyrics (水東流，長江萬里悠悠....); melodically very different and lyrics won't fit 1425- Zhao Yin (3; IV/328)
3rd pu, from 1425; lyrics (杖策荒塗，馳騁此身軀....) might fit, but the melody seems completely different- Wang Ji (2; IV/329)
5th pu, from 1425; lyrics (止水湛寒波，敺鷗與那鷺友結和....) might fit 1425 but melody seems quite different
Attributed to Liu Zhifang- Yin De (3; IV/330)
4th pu, from 1425; lyrics (山陰溪曲，抱長才隱居林麓....) might fit 1425 but melody seems quite different
Preface says revised by Mao Minzhong
Folio 4- Jiu Kuang (6; IV/331)
4th pu, from 1425, first with lyrics (世事奔忙，誰弱誰強....); closely related to 1589 version- 前出師表 Qian Chu Shi Biao (First Memorial on Dispatching the Troops; 10; IV/333)
1839.183 Zhuge Liang's advice before marching on 魏 Wei; Guide 26/213/390: only here
Lyrics (先帝創業未半....) are all of Chu Shi Biao in Wen Xuan, Chapter 37 (pp. 1670 - 75)- 後出師表 Hou Chu Shi Biao (Second Memorial on Dispatching the Troops; 10; IV/336)
Guide 26/214/392; only here; lyrics (先帝慮深以....) not in Wen Xuan- Jin Lü (Under the Bridge; 7; IV/339)
Same story but longer melody than 1539's Yi Qiao Jin Lü; lyrics (日出圯橋東，碧暘長虹....) are completely different- 陳情表 Chen Qing Biao (Memorial Expressing My Feelings; 5; IV/342)
42618.735 (and Wen Xuan, I, p. 43); Guide 26/214/394; only here
Lyrics 臣密言；臣以險釁.... by 李密 Li Mi (Wen Xuan 37, 陳情事表, pp. 1696 - 1700) express filial devotion- 牡丹賦 Mudan Fu (Rhapsody on Peonies; 1; IV/344)
Guide 26/214/396; only here (see further details)
Lyrics (柏林陰陰飛香雨....) recall in spring 1575 friends going together to see the peonies at the (grounds of the) Censorate (都察院 Du Cha Yuan - by then Nanjing had only a skeletel version of the main censorate, which was in Beijing)- Loushi Ming (1; IV/345)
Same lyrics but much different music from 1539- 大學章句 Da Xue Zhang Ju (4; IV/345)
First of five to 1884; same text, but musically unrelated to Kongsheng Jing- Guanghan You (9; IV/347)
Compare 1425: melody quite diffent but the lyrics (晚免雲開，煙霞藹藹...) might fit 1425- Xuan Mei (5; IV/350)
6th pu, from 1425; same preface, related music, lyrics (矧機諴，小天而小地....) could fit 1425- Huo Lin (6; IV/352)
4th pu, from 1425; music quite different but lyrics (麟兮麟兮，合仁抱義....) might fit 1425- 醒心集 Xing Xin Ji (5; IV/354)
Sets to music five poems from a collection of Xing Xin (Awakened Mind) poems in a compendium of writings connected to the "林兆恩 三教合一 Three in One Religion of Lin Zhaoen (1517-1598)."
Folio 5- Shang Yi #1 (compare #2; 1; IV/357)
Lyrics 秋風秋風清，鴻雁末賓.... and music are similar to those of Gu Qiu Feng of 1511- Si Xian Cao (7; IV/357)
Lyrics and music about Yan Hui; related to Ya Sheng Cao in 1511- Kechuang Yehua (10; IV/361)
Lyrics and music related to 1511- Qiu Jiang Wan Diao (8; IV/365)
Lyrics and music related to 1530- Gui Qu Ci (6; IV/367)
Lyrics and music related to 1511, etc.- Yu Qiao Wenda (9; IV/369)
Music related to earlier versions; lyrics are in the form of a dialogue- Qian Chibi Fu (8; IV/372)
Lyrics are the same as in 1511, but the music is different- Hou Chibi Fu (6; IV/374)
Lyrics are the same as in 1511, but the music is different- Yuan He Shuang Qing (12; IV/376)
Music is related to 1511 (Shuang Qing Zhuan), but the lyrics (露零零，秋動蓬瀛....) are completely different- Chun Jiang Qu (1; IV/381)
Lyrics and music are as same as in 1511- Feng Ru Song (1; IV/381)
Lyrics are the same as in 1511, but the music is rather different- 相思曲 Xiang Si Qu (1; IV.382)
Related to later versions, now usually called 古琴吟 Gu Qin Yin; lyrics 音音音，恁負心....- Lü Shuang Cao (1; IV/383)
Han Yu lyrics, the same as in 1511; the music is similar
Folio 6- Shang Yi #2 (compare #1; 1; IV/383)
Guide 1/6/7 , but seems unrelated to those; commentary is technical
Lyrics: 霜落海門秋，今古思愁....- 滕王閣序 Teng Wang Ge Xu (Preface to 'Pavilion of Prince Teng', in Nanchang; 14; IV/384)
4; 1585 #41; E152)
Guide 26/216/408 : only here, 1611 and 1618 (VIII/198); the music differs, but all have the same lyrics by 王勃 Wang Bo (649-676). There is a translation by Victor Mair in Columbia Anthology, pp.547-555 (also one by E.C. Chang online). Lyrics for the first two sections are:- 南昌故郡，洪都新府。星分翼軫，地接衡廬。襟三江而帶五湖，控蠻荊而引甌越。
- 物華天表，龍光射牛斗之墟，人傑地靈，徐孺下陈蕃之榻。雄州雾列，俊采星驰。
The lyrics here refer to Nanchang and Hongdu, but the Columbia edition translation calls them 豫章 Yuzhang and 洪州 Hongzhou, which are more ancient names within the same environs. Perhaps there are differing editions. The attached commentary says that when first built the pavilion "was considered to be the tourist spot par excellence in the south."
- Xue Chuang (10; IV/388)
6th of 7 versions from 1539, Xue Chuang Ye Hua (see chart)- Bai Xue (9; IV/392)
10th pu, from 1425, first with lyrics (): related music, but lyrics won't fit 1425- 對月吟 Dui Yue Yin (12; IV/394)
Guide 26/216/411 : only here
Preface attributes this to Li Bai but the connection is unclear other than that Li Bai liked to intone under the moon. Lyrics of the first verse (遙贍斗柄) are:良夜四山寂靜，玉匣光開寶鏡。
銀潢演派波光映，兔蟆的那弄影，新粧誰爲嫦娥整。
金莖露冷冷，令人俯仰增佳興。
心空闊也，那碧天髙迥，耿耿遙膽斗柄。- Yi Lan (11; IV/398)
11th pu, from 1425; melodically related but lyrics won't fit
Section 1 (漪漪揚揚草其行國其香....) paraphrases the Han Yu lyrics- Xiang Fei Yuan (4; IV/402)
Lyrics are the same as in 1511; the music is almost the same- Boya Diao Ziqi (IV/403)
Guide 14/149/256 groups various pieces of this title; the music seems very different here
The lyrics are related to 1511, not 1525- 聖德頌 Sheng De Song (8; Hymn of Holy Moral Virtue; IV/404)
Guide 26/217/414: only here (but see list; not related to 盛德頌 Sheng De Song, Hymn of Grand Moral Virtue)
Lyrics: 仁天開景運，際昇平.... (not the same as those in the fu poem by Yan Shigu)- Qi Shan Cao (1; IV/407)
Han Yu lyrics, same as in 1511; quite different melody- Wen Wang Cao (1; IV/408)
YFSJ lyrics, same as in 1511; different melody- Ju You Cao (1; IV/408)
Han Yu lyrics, same as in 1511; somewhat similar melody- Yueshang Cao (1; IV/408)
Han Yu lyrics, same as in 1511; similar melody- Si Qin Cao (1; IV/409)
The lyrics same as in 1511; quite different melody- Jiang Gui Cao (1; IV/409)
Han Yu lyrics, same as in 1511; quite different melody- Gui Shan Cao (1; IV/409)
Han Yu lyrics, same as in 1511; similar melody- Xing Tan Yin (1; IV/410; (1573 #40 has several notes different)
The lyrics = Section 10 of Xing Tan (1525);
Melody, different, is like second half of 1573 Shi Yin- Ke Shang Cao (1; IV/410)
The lyrics same as in 1511; different melody fragment, here written out twice- Ba Gong Cao (1; IV/410)
The lyrics same as in 1511; somewhat different melody- Can Xing Cao (1; IV/410)
Han Yu lyrics, same as in 1511; somewhat different melody- Si Gui Yin (1; IV/411)
The lyrics same as in 1511; similar melody- Bie Gu (1; IV/411)
Han Yu lyrics, same as in 1511; somewhat similar melody
Folio 7- Jiao Yi (1; IV/412)
10th (?) pu, from 1425: melody different but lyrics seem to fit
(also see >1505 and comments)- Liezi Yu Feng (9; IV/412)
11th pu, from 1425: melody quite different but lyrics will fit
Lyrics are the same as what survives of the >1505 version- Lingxu Yin (3; IV/415)
8th pu, from 1425: melody different but lyrics will fit (see >1505)- Shenhua Yin (3; IV/416)
7th pu, from 1425: melody seems different but lyrics same as >1505- Meng Die (Zhuangzhou Meng Die; 8; IV/416)
12th pu, from 1425: melody seems different but lyrics same as >1505- Shangjiao Yi (1; IV/419)
10th pu, from 1425: melody seems different but lyrics same as >1505- Chu Ge (12; IV/420)
11th pu, from 1425: lyrics are same as in 1511 but melody is quite different
Seems to use standard tuning, as would be appropriate for this mode- 慢角意 Manjiao Yi ("also called 碧玉意、無媒意 Biyu Yi and Wumei Yi"; 1; IV/423)
This title only here, but compare Shenpin Biyu Yin in 1425 (lyrics might fit) and Huangzhong Yi in 1525
Different tuning from the Huangzhong Yi here- 蘇武思君 Su Wu Si Jun (9; IV/423)
Related to Li Ling Si Han in 1525- Dunshi Cao (10; IV/427)
4th pu, from 1425; melody seems different but the lyrics might fit- Baji You (6; IV/430)
Compare 1425: melody is quite different but the lyrics might fit (comment)- Huaxu Yin (3; IV/432)
4th pu, from 1425: melody seems different but lyrics same as >1505- Da Ya (9; IV/433)
12th pu, from 1425: melody seems different but lyrics same as >1505
Preface begins, "樂之歌也。其篇有大小之殊", then quotes SQMP preface- Yi Zhen (4; IV/436)
4th pu, from 1425, but melody quite different; lyrics as >1505; titles expanded from there
1876 is same, but gets tuning wrong (?)
Folio 8- Zhi Yi (1; IV/438)
12th pu, from 1425, but melody quite different; lyrics same as >1505- Guan Ju (10; IV/438)
14th pu from >1505; melody quite different but lyrics are related- Yu Hui Tushan (12; IV/441)
11th pu, from 1425: melody seems different but lyrics same as >1505- Qiao Ge (11; IV/446)
12th pu, from 1425: melody seems different but lyrics same as >1505- Nanxun Ge (2; IV/450)
Related not to >1505 but to 1511- Shanju Yin (4; IV/450)
9th pu, from 1425: melody seems different but lyrics same as >1505- Si Shun (9; IV/452)
12th pu from >1505; melody quite different but same lyrics- Shi Xian (8; IV/455)
2nd pu, after >1505; melody quite different but same lyrics- Tiantai Yin (11; IV/457)
2nd pu, but the first (>1505) has only the first two sections and the start of the third
For this section the lyrics here are almost the same, the music rather different
Folio 9- Yu Yi (1; IV/463)
12th pu, from 1425: melody seems different but lyrics same as >1505- Zhi Zhao Fei (14; IV/463)
12th pu, from 1425: melody seems different but lyrics same as >1505- Wu Ye Ti (9; IV/468)
13th pu, from 1425: melody seems different but lyrics same as >1505- Feng Qiu Huang (1; IV/471)
Lyrics almost same as 1539 Wenjun Cao, but different melody- Ruibin Yi (1; IV/471)
10th pu, from 1425: melody seems different but lyrics (人生南北路...) same as >1505- Yuge Diao (1; IV/471)
4th pu, from >1505; melody quite different but same lyrics- Yu Ge (18; IV/472)
5th pu in this tuning, from >1505; melody quite different but same lyrics- Qiu Hong (36; Guxian!; IV/478)
9th pu, from 1425: melody seems different but lyrics very similar to >1505
Folio 10- Huangzhong Yi (1; IV/488)
9th (?) pu, from 1425 (Shenpin Wuyi Yi)
Melody seems different but lyrics same as >1505- Zhaojun Yuan (8; IV/489)
11th pu, from 1425 (Longshuo Cao): "also called 龍翔操 Longxiang Cao";
Melody seems different, but it has lyrics same as >1505- Xiao Hujia (6; IV/492)
4th pu, from 1425; lyrics same as >1505;- Huangyun Qiusai (3; IV/496)
7th pu, from 1425: melody seems different; lyrics somewhat different from >1505- Qiuyue Zhao Maoting (5; IV/498)
4th pu, from 1425; lyrics same as >1505- Shanzhong Si Guren (3; IV/499)
4th pu, from 1425; lyrics same as >1505- Qiliang Yi (1; IV/500)
6th pu, from 1425: melody seems different but lyrics same as >1505- Qu Yuan Wen Du (8; IV/500)
9th pu from >1505, but melody quite different and lyrics are like 1530- 秋江送別 Qiu Jiang Song Bie (9; Ruibin; IV/502)
Guide 26/217/416: "only here", but lyrics and music are very similar to >1505 (different refrain)
This is the long version of Yangguan Sandie (12/124/222; compare short version, below)
"Departure at the River in Autumn"; in 1573 the same melody is "Departure at the River in Spring"- Yangguan Sandie (3; Ruibin!; IV/505)
Second short version of Yang Guan: first is 1530; opening phrase is different and words differ throughout, but melody is related- Li Sao (18; IV/506)
9th pu, from 1425: melody seems quite different but lyrics same as >1505
(Not the original Qu Yuan text)- Zepan Yin (4; IV/511)
8th pu, from 1425: melody seems different but lyrics same as >1505- 清江引 Qing Jiang Yin (1; IV/513)
Only here (and 1573). Mode not indicated, but seems to use standard tuning.䟦 Afterwords (dated 萬曆乙酉 1585)
by Chen Shuzhen (IV/513)
by Yao Shiwei (IV/514) - Gong Yi (1; IV/304)
Footnotes (Shorthand references are explained on a separate page)
1.
1585 ToC
The 105 pu (tablatures) in this qinpu (qin handbook) include 45 of the 64 titles from 1425. Noticeably missing is the piece Intonation for Poetry (詩吟 Shi Yin) from 1573.
2.
Content
"E" (as in "#18") is a reference to the respective page in the electronic version (here a pdf) of the 1573 edition.
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