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Guide to Existing Guqin Pieces in Tablature Section 5: Index of Melodies, Commentary and Lyrics

存見古琴曲譜輯覽 第五﹕存見有譜古琴曲總表內各琴曲的索引

There are over 650 titles in the Melody Name column of the upper chart; the lower chart has alternate names. As indicated in the right column, more than half (about 350) of these melodies have had lyrics attached (some always, others in only some versions).¹ The number in the "pu list" (handbook list) column of the upper chart is a page number that gives some idea of when the melody first appears.² For example, those with page numbers between 1 and 23 are melodies first found in handbooks up to about 1550; these are also the titles most likely to have links here to further information. In some cases there is a year number in brackets: this will link to the handbook in which the title first occurs; +2 means it is in two later handbooks. Some melodies have been added from handbooks Zha Fuxi was not able to examine.³ Length of pieces ranges between 1 and 50 sections, with * by the Chinese title linking to the list at bottom of the melodies having versions with 18 or more sections.⁴

 

曲名 Melody Name	拼音 Romanized	總表頁次 Pu list	解題頁次 Comment	歌辭頁次 Lyrics
一 畫 1 stroke
一葉知秋	Yi Ye Zhi Qiu	19	183	---
一撒金	Yi Sa Jin	15	160	348
二 畫 2 strokes
十八學士登瀛州	Shiba Xueshi Deng Yingzhou	15	157	341
七月	Qi Yue                 (1910 [2])	43	---	572
卜算子	Busuanzi   1677 [2] + 1802 (a qin song)	36	---	---
九疑吟吟	Jiuyi Yin       ( = Fan Canglang)	18	176	---
九聲誦	Jiusheng Song         (1730)	38	---	540
九還操	Jiu Huan Cao         (1677 + 2)	35	262	512
九畹吟	Jiuwan Yin	24	205	---
九霄環佩	Jiu Xiao Huan Pei     (1884 + 1; qin name)	42	---	---
八公操	Bagong Cao	13	144	250
八公還童	Bagong Hai Tong   (1664) + 1	34	256	497
八極遊	Baji You	8	83	133
八聲甘洲	Basheng Ganzhou (Japan)	35	---	504
人物	Ren Wu	25	209	---
三 畫 3 strokes
三才吟	San Cai Yin (Japan is different)	25	208	502
三癖操	Sanpi Cao       (1618)	31	240	451
大呂意	Dalü Yi	21	---	---
大躍進歌聲震山河	Da Yuejin Ge Sheng Zhen Shan He (躍進歌聲 Yuejin Ge Sheng)	--	---	---
大明一統	Da Ming Yi Tong	16	164	362
大胡笳	Da Hujia *	8	77	119
大風唱	Dafeng Chang       (1730)	39	265	551
大哉引	Da Zai Yin (Japan)	34	---	502
大雅	Da Ya	8	80	131
大學章句	Da Xue Zhangju	25	213	389
大學序	Da Xue Xu (see under Kongsheng Jing)	32	245	477
子夜吳歌	Ziye Wu Ge (Japan)	34	---	503
子猷訪戴	Ziyou Fang Dai	20	185	---
山中思友人	Shanzhong Si Youren	3	33	42
山居吟	Shan Ju Yin	6	58	86
山居引	Shan Ju Yin (引, not 吟; 1663; XI/123)	---	---	has
小胡笳	Xiao Hujia	3	35	42
小洞天	Xiao Dongtian   (1845; seems unrelated to other Dongtian melodies)	41	---	---
小普庵咒	Xiao Pu'an Zhou	43	---	---
小操	Xiao Cao (Japan [2])	35	---	511
小重山	Xiao Chongshan       (1677)	37	---	520
千秋歲	Qianqiu Sui       (1677)	37	---	530
千秋歲引	Qianqiu Sui Yin       (1677)	37	---	530
久別離	Jiu Bieli (Japan)	35	---	504
四 畫 4 strokes
文王曲	Wen Wang Qu	13	133	240
文王操	Wen Wang Cao	13	132	239
文字譜幽蘭	Wenzipu You Lan ( = Jieshidao You Lan)	1	4	---
文君操	Wenjun Cao; lyrics: 鳳求凰 Feng Qiu Huang (below)	15	161	353
王明君吟	Wang Mingjun Yin (only 1618)	31	242	461
太古吟	Tai Gu Yin	--	---	---
天文	Tian Wen	25	207	---
天台引	Tiantai Yin	11	114	190
天放歌	Tian Fang Ge (in 1625)	---	has	has
天香	Tian Xiang (only 1715; XIV/52)	38	---	540
天風環珮	Tianfeng Huanpei	4	45	---
天籟	Tian Lai (“Heavenly Music"; only in 1907)	43	GN=center>---	---
五瓣梅	Wu Ban Mei (only in 1844; XXIII/240)	41	---	564
五徽調弄	Wuhui Tiaonong (see Caoman Yin)	27	---	---
太古意	Taigu Yi (not in Guide but see ~1571)	---	---	---
太古音	Taigu Yin (not in Guide but see 1971)	---	---	---
太平引	Taiping Yin (Japan)	35	---	505
太平奏	Taiping Zou (1664)	33	---	488
太和引	Taihe Yin	40	---	---
太極遊	Taiji You	40	---	556
太簇意	Taicou Yi	21	---	---
弔屈原	Diao Qu Yuan	18	---	---
孔子弔季札	Kongzi Diao Ji Zha (only in 1828)	40	---	556
孔聖經	Kongsheng Jing	27	---	421
中和吟	Zhonghe Yin	32	---	482
中秋月	Zhongqiu Yue	30	---	---
中興樂	Zhongxing Le	37	---	531
水仙	Shui Xian (see Shui Xian Qu)	39	---	---
水仙曲	Shui Xian Qu	25	211	---
水仙操	Shui Xian Cao (see Shui Xian Qu)	40	269	---
水東遊	Shui Dong You (only in 中洲草堂遺集)	---	---	---
水調歌頭	Shuidiao Ge Tou (from 1618)	32	244	470
水龍吟	Shui Long Yin	26	218	419
手挽長河行	Shouwan Changhe Xing (only 1618)	31	241	455
月上梧桐	Yue Shang Wutong (in 1959, not indexed)	---	has	---
月當廳	Yue Dang Ting (Japan)	35	---	508
化蝶	Hua Die (only in 1876)	42	---	---
木蘭詞	Mulan Ci (>1650)	---	no	has
五 畫 5 strokes
本音	Ben Yin (? 1864 has five)	---	---	---
立廉縵	Li Lian Man	41	---	---
玄默	Xuan Mo	3	29	34
玉女意	Yunü Yi	23	---	---
玉玲瓏	Yu Linglong	41	---	---
玉樓春	Yulou Chun	36	---	526
玉樓春曉	Yulou Chunxiao	44	---	---
玉樹臨風	Yushu Linfeng	20	189	---
玉斗	Yu Dou	24	206	---
玉堂春	Yutang Chun	37	---	530
正氣歌	Zheng Qi Ge	14	152	282
正器吟	Zheng Qi Yin	24	206	---
古交行	Gu Jiao Xing	16	166	---
古神化引	Gu Shenhua Yin; 4 versions; see under Shenhua Yin	30	233	---
古秋風	Gu Qiu Feng	14	---	283
古風操	Gufeng Cao	2	20	---
古怨	Gu Yuan (~1200, 1833 & 1898)	1	5	4
打番兒	Da Fan Er (Pan Er? Bo Er?)	40	---	---
石交吟	Shi Jiao Yin (Guide misses it, but it is in Japan)	---	---	---
石上流泉	Shishang Liu Quan	17	173	---
石牀枕易	Shi Chuang Zhen Yi	25	207	---
北塞上鴻	Bei Saishang Hong (only in 1755; rel. 塞上鴻)	39	268	---
四大景	Si Da Jing (only 1825, 1844 [songs] & 1910 [unrelated])	41 (x)	---	555
四牡章	Si Mu Zhang	39	---	554
四思歌	Si Si Ge	28	---	430
四美具	Si Mei Ju	41	---	---
四朝元	Si Chao Yuan (風雲會四朝元)	31	239	446
四愁詩	Si Chou Shi (only 1618)	31	243	466
代徽招	Dai Hui Zhao	43	279	---
代淮南王二首	Dai Huainan Wang Er Shou (>1650)	---	no	has
仙山月	Xian Shan Yue	10	109	---
仙佩迎風	Xianpei Ying Feng	23	197	---
白雪	Bai Xue	5	48	66
白頭吟	Baitou Yin (only 1618)	31	242	460
六 畫 6 strokes
江月白	Jiang Yue Bai	19	182	373
安排曲	Anpai Qu (Japan)	35	---	512
安樂窩	An Le Wo (see also Shao Yong)	38	---	536
夷則意	Yize Yi	21	---	---
夷曠吟	Yikuang Yin (i.e. Huaigu Yin; details under 1525 version)	17	173	---
圯橋進履	Yi Qiao Jin Lü	15	157	345
地理	Di Li	25	208	---
西銘	Xi Ming (only 1618)	31	243	465
西山操	Xishan Cao	39	265	550
扣角歌	Kou Jiao Ge	18	178	---
列子御風	Liezi Yu Feng	5	56	80
列女引	Lienü Yin	20	186	---
百字令	Bai Zi Ling (only 1715; XIV/49)	38	---	539
有回行	You Hui Xing (only 1618)	31	239	447
那羅法曲	Naluo Fa Qu	43	278	---
羽化登仙 *	Yuhua Deng Xian (18 from 1634)	33	252	---
羽仙歌	Yuxian Ge	36	---	522
羽角雙清	Yu Jue Shuang Qing (only 1845; XXII/80)	41	---	---
羽意	Yu Yi	2	8	10
羽調	Yu Diao	1	---	6
羽音初調	Yuyin Chudiao	42	275	---
早朝吟	Zaozhao Yin	33	---	495
竹枝詞	Zhuzhi Ci (Japan)	35	---	510
伐檀章	Fa Tan Zhang (4 from 1744 to 1910 ["a copy"])	39	267	553
仲呂意	Zhonglü Yi	22	---	---
色空訣	Se Kong Jue (in 1625)	---	has	has
七 畫 7 strokes
汶陽;	Wen Yang	10	---	---
沁園春	Qin Yuan Chun (Shen Yuan Chun)	36	---	517
沉璧吟	Chen Bi Yin	24	205	---
沖和吟	Chonghe Yin	18	179	---
沖虛吟	Chong Xu Yin	26	---	---
宋玉悲秋	Song Yu Bei Qiu	22	196	---
忘憂	Wang You	23	199	---
忘機	Wang Ji	4	42	64
冷玉詞	Leng Yu Ci (Cold Jade Lyrics, only in 1660)	33	---	---
良宵引	Liang Xiao Yin	30	236	443
赤壁賦	Chibi Fu (mistake; see Tracing)	28	---	---
孝順歌	Xiao Shun Ge (only 1618)	31	242	459
花宮梵韻	Hua Gong Fan Yun (only ~1802)	40	---	---
花鼓	Hua Gu	41	272	565
把酒問月	Ba Jiu Wen Yue (only in 1618)	31	239	has
杜將軍歌	Du Jiangjun Ge	31	238	445
李陵思漢	Li Ling Si Han	16	167	363
杏花天	Xing Hua Tian	37	---	532
杏壇	Xing Tan	19	181	371
夾鍾意	Jiazhong Yi; "only here" but see details"	22	---	---
君子吟	Junzi Yin	23	199	---
別鵠操	Bie Gu Cao	13	141	248
岐山操	Qishan Cao (see also 1525)	12	128	238
谷口吟	Gukou Yin (Gukou Intonation; see under 1525 谷口引)	19	180	---
牡丹賦	Mudan Fu	26	214	396
角意	Jue Yi	1	7	8
角調	Jue Diao	1	---	5
角音初調	Jue Yin Chudiao	42	274	---
角徵羽意	Juezhiyu Yi	20	---	---
伯牙弔子期	Boya Diao Ziqi	14	149	256
兵車行	Bing Che Xing (only 1618)	31	243	464
妙品清商意	Miaopin Qingshang Yi	18	---	---
妙品黃鐘意	Miaopin Huangzhong Yi	27	---	---
八 畫 8 strokes
泣顏回	Qi Yan Hui (only in 1937; unrelated to Yi Yan Hui, etc.)	44	281	---
法曲獻仙音	Fa Qu Xian Xian Yin	36	---	525
泛音入弄	Fanyin Runong (see Caoman Yin)	27	---	---
泛滄浪	Fan Canglang	8	85	134
宗雅操	Zong Ya Cao	33	---	484
定慧引	Ding Hui Yin	21	190	---
空山磬	Kongshan Qing (4 from 1664)	33	256	---
妾薄命	Qie Bo Ming (only 1618)	31	240	453
卷耳	Juan Er	40	---	559
炎涼操	Yanliang Cao (only in 1670, copied 1876)	34	---	---
武林春	Wulin Chun (see Wuling Chun)	37	---	533
長門怨	Changmen Yuan	44	280	---
長相思	Chang Xiang Si (Japan)	35	---	510
長清	Chang Qing	5	47	---
長側	Chang Ce	19	---	---
亞聖操	Ya Sheng Cao	13	140	243
東風齊著力	Dongfeng Qizhuo Li (Zhaizhuo?) (Japan)	34	---	502
東飛伯勞歌	Dong Fei Bo Lao Ge (only 1618)	31	242	461
東皋舒嘯	Donggao Shu Xiao (only in 1845)	41	---	---
雨中秋	Yu Zhongqiu	43	278	---
兩同心	Liang Tongxin	36	---	526
招隱	Zhao Yin	3	30	35
拘幽操	Juyou Cao	13	130	238
林鐘意	Linzhong Yi	22	---	---
松下觀濤	Songxia Guan Tao (7: 1670 ["old"], 1677, 1705, 1766, ≥1802, 1876, 1899)	34	258	---
松風引	Song Feng Yin (undivided; only 1677)	37	263	528
板橋道情	Banqiao Dao Qing	41	---	562
來鳳引	Lai Feng Yin (only 1670 and 1876)	34	259	---
奇品商意	Qipin Shang Yi	17	---	---
屈子天文	Quzi Tian Wen (1744/1884)	39	---	---
屈原	Qu Yuan	28	---	---
屈原問渡	Qu Yuan Wen Du	12	123	216
孤竹君	Guzhu Jun	23	198	---
孤兒行	Gu'er Xing	42	273	568
孤芳吟	Gu Fang Yin	17	172	---
孤猿嘯月	Gu Yuan Xiao Yue  (1625; not in Zha)	40	271	>1650
孤館遇神	Gu Guan Yu Shen	22	196	---
陋室銘	Loushi Ming	15	162	355
陌上桑	Moshang Sang (1597, 1618 and YFSJ)	28	222	428
昌和樂章	Changhe Yuehang	43	---	576
明君	Ming Jun	23	---	---
明德引	Ming De Yin (see Kongsheng Jing)	27	---	420
易春操、暮春操	Yi Chun Cao (only 1739 and 1876 [Muchun Cao])	39	266	---
昇平春色	Shengping Chunse	43	280	574
采真	Cai Zhen (only in 1820; compare Cai Zhen You)	40	-?-	---
采繁	Cai Fan	40	---	560
采蘋	Cai Ping	40	---	560
知止吟	Zhi Zhi Yin (only in 1739 and 1876)	39	267	---
知幾吟	Zhi Ji Yin	24	206	---
牧歌 *	Mu Ge	18	177	---
物感吟	Wu Gan Yin	24	200	---
物類	Wu Lei	25	209	---
和絃	He Xian	41	---	---
和氣吟	He Qi Yin	28	223	---
和陽春	He Yangchun (see under Yang Chun)	34	260	---
和鳴吟	He Ming Yin (>1650)	---	---	---
佩蘭	Pei Lan	17	170	367
岳陽三醉	Yueyang San Zui (IX/365)	33	254	---
禹會塗山	Yu Hui Tushan	6	60	89
禹鑿龍門	Yu Zuo Longmen	33	255	---
金谷春	Jin Gu Chun (in 1625), not indexed; see under Gu Yuan)	---	has	has
金風落葉	Jinfeng Luo Ye (= Wu Ye Wu Qiu Feng)	41	272	---
金陵弔古	Jinling Diao Gu	25	212	386
金菊	Jin Ju (only 1715; XIV/48)	38	---	538
姑洗意	Guxian Yi	12	122	215
九 畫 9 strokes
洞天春曉 *	Dongtian Chun Xiao (28 pu from 1602)	28	223	---
洞仙歌	Dong Xian Ge	37	---	531
洞庭秋思	Dongting Qiu Si	20	186	---
客窗夜話	Kechuang Yehua	14	153	286
客窗新語	Kechuang Xin Yu (not new)	29	230	439
神人暢	Shenren Chang	22	194	---
神化引	Shenhua Yin	9	95	146
神化曲	Shenhua Qu (only 1705)	38	---	---
神品古商意	Shenpin Gu Shang Yi	4	---	---
神品羽意	Shenpin Yu Yi	7	---	---
神品角意	Shenpin Jue Yi	5	55	---
神品姑洗意	Shenpin Guxian Yi	10	---	---
神品宮意	Shenpin Gong Yi	3	36	---
神品商角意	Shenpin Shangjue Yi	9	95	---
神品商意	Shenpin Shang Yi	4	---	---
神品淒涼意	Shenpin Qiliang Yi	9	89	---
神品黃鐘意	Shenpin Huangzhong Yi	26	---	---
神品無射意	Shenpin Wuyi Yi	7	72	---
神品復古意	Shenpin Fugu Yi (further)	26	219	---
神品楚商意	Shenpin Chushang Yi	9	---	---
神品慢角意	Shenpin Manjue Yi	28	---	---
神品慢宮意	Shenpin Man'gong Yi	26	---	---
神品碧玉意	Shenpin Biyu Yi	8	---	---
神品徵意	Shenpin Zhi Yi	6	---	---
神品蕤賓意	Shenpin Ruibin Yi	8	---	---
神遊八機	Shen You Baji (see 1425)	28	225	---
神遊六合	Shen You Liuhe	4	46	---
前出師表	Qian Chu Shi Biao (後出師表)	26	213	390
前赤壁賦	Qian Chibi Fu	14	152	283
春山聽杜鵑	Chunshan Ting Dujuan (6 from 1677)	36	262	---
春江曲	Chunjiang Qu (includes an unrelated Chun Jiang)	14	150	267
春江送別	Chunjiang Songbie (lists 1618, 1738; see 1573)	31	241	457
春江晚眺	Chunjiang Wan Tiao	19	183	---
春雨	Chun Yu	10	---	---
春思	Chun Si	21	190	---
春景	Chun Jing (title only in 1825 [XX/319] but ToC calls it Si Da Jing)	40	---	555
春曉吟	Chunxiao Yin	20	189	---
草堂吟	Caotang Yin (Japan)	35	---	509
枯木吟	Kumu Yin	43	---	---
相思曲	Xiang Si Qu (1573; related version in Japan)	26	215	408
相逢行	Xiang Feng Xing (only 1618)	31	243	462
柳梢青	Liu Shao Qing	36	---	524
南山有臺	Nanshan You Tai	40	---	558
南呂意	Nanlü Yi (also 1571)	22	---	---
南有嘉魚	Nan You Jia Yu	40	---	558
南風歌	Nan Feng Ge	12	125	235
南風暢	Nan Feng Chang	18	176	---
南浦月	Nanpu Yue (Japan)	35	---	506
南塞上鴻	Nan Saishang Hong (only in 1755; rel. 塞上鴻)	39	268	---
南薰歌	Nan Xun Ge	11	113	189
南湖秋雁	Nan Hu Qiu Yan	42	---	---
韋編	Wei Bian (Leather Bindings; 1739; compare 韋編三絕 Weibian Sanjue)	39	---	---
飛珮吟	Fei Pei Yin	27	---	---
飛電吟	Fei Dian Yin	19	---	---
飛鳴吟	Fei Ming Yin	10	101	156
飛瓊吟	Fei Qiong Yin (Japan version is different)	24	203	506
郢中歌	Yingzhong Ge	41	---	---
昭君出塞	Zhaojun Chu Sai (see Longshuo Cao)	16	167	365
昭昭吟	Zhaozhao Yin	23	199	---
昭和樂章	Zhaohe Yuezhang (only in 1922)	43	---	575
思親操	Si Qin Cao	12	126	236
思親引	Si Qin Yin (Japan)	35	---	512
思舜	Si Shun	11	115	194
思賢	Si Xian	15	155	310
思歸引	Si Gui Yin	14	146	253
思歸吟	Si Gui Yin	23	199	---
幽澗泉	You Jian Quan (only Japan and 1739)	34	260	504
幽蘭	You Lan (see also JSD You Lan)	19	181	--
幽懷吟	You Huai Yin	25	206	---
秋山木落	Qiushan Mu Luo (only ≥1802)	40	---	---
秋水	Qiu Shui; Zha: 神化吟 Shenhua Yin but better is the 1647 Qiu Shui	32	245	---
秋月昭茅亭	Qiuyue Zhao Maoting	3	33	41
秋江夜泊	Qiujiang Ye Bo	30	236	---
秋江送別	Qiujiang Songbie	26	217	416
秋江晚釣	Qiujiang Wandiao	15	156	333
秋夜吟	Qiuye Yin	23	---	---
秋夜長	Qiu Ye Chang (Qiu Gui Yuan)	43	---	---
秋思	Qiu Si (1620, 1670 & 1739)	32	245	---
秋風	Qiu Feng	18	178	---
秋風辭	Qiu Feng Ci (Japan)	34	260	503
秋風詞	Qiu Feng Ci (1840 and Meian; compare previous)	43	---	---
秋風曲	Qiu Feng Qu (1709); = previous; Changchang Ci #1	---	---	---
秋怨	Qiu Yuan	38	---	---
秋塞吟	Qiu Sai Yin	24	201	---
秋閨怨	Qiu Gui Yuan (IX/455 and 1799: unrelated)	33	---	487
秋宵步月	Qiu Xiao Bu Yue	23	197	---
秋鴻	Qiu Hong *	10	102	158
秋聲賦	Qiu Sheng Fu	29	226	434
秋蕊香	Qiu Rui Xiang	37	---	531
風入松歌	Feng Ru Song Ge	14	148	253
風波吟	Feng Bo Yin	23	200	---
風雲際會	Feng Yun Ji Hui (1864, 1884 & 1887: Chance Meeting of Wind and Clouds)	41	273	---
風雷引	Fenglei Yin	16	164	---
修竹留風	Xiu Zhu Liu Feng	34	256	---
修禊吟	Xiuxi Yin	18	---	---
皇華	Huang Hua	40	---	557
泉鳴意	Quanming Yi	23	---	---
後出師表	Hou Chu Shi Biao (前出師表)	26	214	392
後赤壁賦	Hou Chibi Fu	14	153	285
十 畫 10 strokes
流水	Liu Shui	2	25	17
流觴	Liu Shang	19	180	---
浪淘沙	Lang Tao Sha (Japan)	32	---	471
酒狂	Jiu Kuang	3	31	36
消憂吟	Xiao You Yin	27	---	---
浩浩歌	Haohao Ge	25	212	385
浮海吟	Fu Hai Yin	24	204	---
宮意	Gong Yi	1	5	6
宮調	Gong Diao	1	---	5
宮音初調	Gongyin Chudiao	42	274	---
高山	Gao Shan	2	21	14
高山流水	Gaoshan Liushui	36	---	527
高明吟	Gaoming Yin	25	207	---
凌雲吟	Ling Yun Yin	21	---	---
凌虛吟	Lingxu Yin	5	55	79
冥判	Ming Pan	41	---	561
茶歌	Cha Ge (only 1618)	31	240	454
華胥引	Huaxu Yin	2	19	13
華清引	Hua Qing Yin (Japan)	35	---	508
莊周夢蝶	Zhuangzhou Meng Die	10	97	147
挾仙遊	Xie Xian You (see 1425)	33	255	---
校正古怨	Jiaozheng Gu Yuan	43	---	---
栩栩曲	Xuxu Qu	34	---	499
桐葉驚秋	Tong Ye Jing Qiu	42	---	---
桃李園	Tao Li Yuan (3: 1749, 1755 and 1760)	39	---	---
桃李園序	Tao Li Yuan Xu (2: 1802 and 1876)	39	---	554
桃源吟	Taoyuan Yin	28	221	---
桃源春曉	Taoyuan Chun Xiao (also see 桃園春曉 in footnote)	23	198	---
剋商操	Ke Shang Cao	13	133	239
夏峰歌	Xia Feng Ge	37	---	535
陳情表	Chen Qing Biao	26	214	394
逍遙吟	Xiaoyao Yin	22	---	---
逍遙遊	Xiaoyao You	22	194	---
耕莘吟	Geng Shen Yin: prelude to Geng Ge	24	202	---
耕莘釣渭	Geng Shen Diao Wei (from 1875)	42	273	---
耕歌 *	Geng Ge	24	202	---
芻牧吟	Chumu Yin (prelude for Mu Ge)	18	177	---
偶成	Ou Cheng (Japan)	35	---	507
烏夜啼	Wu Ye Ti	7	70	110
師賢	Shi Xian	11	116	198
卿雲歌	Qing Yun Ge	20	186	372
純一吟	Chunyi Yin	23	200	---
索雨歌	Suo Yu Ge (>1650)	---	---	has
十一 畫 11 strokes
清平樂	Qing Ping Yue (several)	34	---	501
清江引	Qingjiang Yin 1585; also see 1511	26	---	418
清羽意	Qingyu Yi	23	---	---
清角遺音	Qingjue Yiyin	41	---	---
清夜吟	Qingye Yin (under Jiangyue Bai)	19	---	---
清夜聞鐘	Qing Ye Wen Zhong	18	178	---
清商調	Qingshang Diao	30	236	442
清商意	Qingshang Yi	28	---	---
清虛吟	Qingxu Yin	18	176	---
清靜經	Qing Jing Jing	27	---	427
淒涼意	Qiliang Yi	12	122	216
寄情操	Ji Qing Cao	17	---	---
寄隱者	Ji Yinzhe (Japan)	40	---	553
悼舊吟	Dao Jiu Yin	32	245	---
悵悵辭	Changchang Ci (Qiu Feng Qu + Xiang Si Qu; 1709)	---	---	---
商意	Shang Yi	1	6	7
商調	Shang Diao	1	---	5
商音初調	Shangyin Chudiao	42	274	---
商角意	Shangjue Yi	12	121	215
康衢謠	Kangqu Yao	18	179	---
鹿鳴	Lu Ming	30	237	444
雪窗夜話	Xue Chuang Ye Hua	15	160	348
雪夜吟	Xue Ye Yin	43	279	---
萬年歡	Wannian Huan	36	---	517
萬國來朝	Wan Guo Lai Chao (5 from 1702 but see 1876)	38	264	---
萬壑松濤	Wanhuo Songtao (1670, 1739 & 1876)	34	259	---
萬象吟	Wan Xiang Yin	25	209	---
接輿歌	Jie Yu Ge (only 1618)	32	244	469
掇蜂吟	Duo Feng Yin	20	---	---
採真遊	Cai Zhen You (compare Cai Zhen)	20	186	---
梧桐夜雨	Wutong Yeyu (from 1702; 8 sections; XIII/193)	38	264	---
梧葉舞秋風	Wu Ye Wu Qiu Feng	34	257	---
梅花	Mei Hua     (Japan)	35	---	507
梅花十五弄	Meihua Shiwunong	31	239	448
梅花三弄	Meihua Sannong	4	37	50
梅梢月	Meishao Yue	19	184	---
盛德頌	Sheng De Song (compare 聖德頌)	15	---	339
陽春	Yang Chun	3	27	19
陽關	Yang Guan	41	---	560
陽關三疊	Yangguan Sandie (today's version is from 1530)	12	124	222
陽關曲	Yangguan Qu	14	149	258
處泰吟	Chu Tai Yin	21	---	---
野鶴唳雲	Yehe Li Yun	42	---	---
遇仙吟	Yu Xian Yin	25	211	384
跌落	Die Luo	41	---	563
國香	Guo Xiang (only 1715; XIV/51)	38	---	540
將進酒	Jiang Jin Jiu (only 1618)	31	240	452
將歸操	Jiang Gui Cao	13	136	242
崆峒引	Kongtong Yin	22	---	---
崆峒問道	Kongtong Wen Dao	22	193	---
彩雲歸	Cai Yun Gui	36	---	519
梨雲春思	Li Yun Chun Si	33	255	491
魚麗	Yu Li	40	---	557
偷聲木蘭花	Tou Sheng Mulan Hua (1687)	37	---	532
欸乃 *	Ao Ai (Ai Nai; see also Yu Ge)	21	190	376
欸乃吟	Ao Ai Yin (or Ai Nai Yin)	1556	--	--
猗蘭	Yi Lan	5	52	75
御街行	Yu Jie Xing	37	---	532
參同歌	Can Tong Ge	38	---	---
十二 畫 12 strokes
減字木蘭花	Jianzi Mulan Hua (1682 [3], 1687 [2] & 1802)	36	---	520
湘江吟	Xiangjiang Yin	23	200	---
湘妃怨	Xiang Fei Yuan (today's 湘江怨 Xiang Jiang Yuan)	12	127	237
湘靈鼓瑟	Xiangling Gu Se	39	265	545
渭濱吟	Weibin Yin	16	170	---
淵和樂章	Yuanhe Yuezhang (only in 1922)	43	---	576
慨古	Kai Gu (also 慨古吟 Kaigu Yin)	4	42	63
望雲思親	Wang Yun Si Qin	42	275	---
扊扅歌	Yanyi Ge (Yanyi also 剡移)	19	181	369
雲中笙鶴	Yunzhong Sheng He (1664 & ≥1802)	34	257	---
雲竹榻	Yun Zhu Ta (not new: same as Gu Jiao Xing)	42	275	---
雲水吟	Yun Shui Yin	42	---	---
雲鶴遊天	Yun He You Tian	41	---	---
雲門	Yun Men	40	271	---
琴中琴	Qinzhong Qin	40	---	---
琴書樂道	Qin Shu Le Dao	38	265	---
琴詩	Qin Shi	27	---	419
壺中天	Hu Zhong Tian (only 1715; XIV/49)	38	---	539
達觀吟	Daguan Yin	19	---	---
越溪春	Yue Xi Chun	36	---	526
越裳吟	Yueshang Yin	22	---	---
越裳歌	Yueshang Ge	39	---	---
越裳操	Yueshang Cao (1525 is different)	13	134	241
博厚吟博厚吟	Bo Hou Yin	25	208	---
葛覃	Ge Tan	40	---	559
黃帝陰符經	Huangdi Yinfu Jing	41	---	567
黃雲秋塞	Huangyun Qiu Sai	7	72	112
黃鐘意	Huangzhong Yi	12	122	215
黃鐘調	Huangzhong Diao	13	---	251
黃鶯吟	Huang Ying Yin ( = Kaizhi Huangying Yin)	1	---	4
朝會吟	Chao Hui Yin	26	---	---
殘形操	Can Xing Cao	13	140	248
畫堂春	Hua Tang Chun	37	---	530
尋芳引	Xun Fang Yin	42	---	---
尋芳吟	Xun Fang Yin	27	---	---
開指（黃鐘調）	Kai Zhi (the Guide misses this)	---	---	---
開指魯商意	Kaizhi Lushang Yi	27	---	(yes)
閒情引	Xian Qing Yin	41	273	---
閑居吟	Xian Ju Yin  (>1650)	--	--	--
間絃意	Jianxian Yi	23	---	---
賀聖朝第一體	He Shengchao Diyi Ti (XII/410; lyrics)	37	---	533
虛明吟	Xu Ming Yin (only in 1739)	39	266	---
過義士橋	Guo Yishi Qiao (only 1618)	31	241	455
凱歌	Kai Ge (QQJC XIX/405)	42	---	---
飲中八仙歌	Yinzhong Ba Xian Ge (Du Fu lyrics; only 1618)	31	241	456
鈞天逸響	Jun Tian Yi Xiang	34	257	---
舒懷吟	Shu Huai Yin	37	263	528
悲秋	Bei Qiu (see Song Yu Bei Qiu)	33	252	---
無射意	Wuyi Yi	21	---	---
無媒意	Wumei Yi	22	---	---
短清	Duan Qing	5	48	---
短側	Duan Ce	19	182	---
傍妝臺	Bang Zhuang Tai	41	---	---
復古意	Fugu Yi (further)	22	---	---
復古調	Fugu Diao (further)	17	175	---
復聖操	Fu Sheng Cao (related to Ya Sheng Cao)	29	226	431
結客少年塲	Jie Ke Shaonian Chang (結客少年場; only 1618)	31	240	452
十三 畫 13 strokes
意難忘	Yi Nan Wang	36	---	520
滄浪吟	Canglang Yin	26	219	---
滄浪歌	Canglang Ge (Japan)	39	---	552
滄海龍吟	Canghai Long Yin	30	234	---
塞上曲	Saishang Qu (only 1618 [1 string] and 1730 [unrel.])	32	265	547
塞上鴻	Saishang Hong (unrel. to previous)	29	232	---
資益吟	Ziyi Yin	23	199	---
瑞龍吟	Ruilong Yin	25	---	---
瑞鶴仙	Rui He Xian (Japan)	35	---	505
遠遊	Yuan You	21	192	---
蓮社引	Lian She Yin	43	---	571
蒼梧引	Cangwu Yin	28	221	---
蒼梧怨	Cangwu Yuan	19	184	---
聖德頌	Sheng De Song (compare 盛德頌)	26	217	414
搔首問天	Sao Shou Wen Tian (under Shui Xian Qu; not 掃首問天)	37	262	---
搗衣曲	Dao Yi (not related to next; details)	15	162	356
搗衣曲	Dao Yi Qu (grouped with but not related to previous)	15	162	356
楚歌	Chu Ge	10	99	149
感懷吟	Ganhuai Yin	23	200	---
虞舜思親	Yu Shun Si Qin	22	196	384
盟鷗	Meng Ou	10	---	---
蜀道難	Shu Dao Nan	31	244	468
雉朝飛	Zhi Zhao Fei	7	66	104
猿啼秋峽	Yuan Ti Qiu Xia	42	276	---
會同引	Huitong Yin	20	186	---
會賓吟	Huibin Yin	28	---	---
詩吟	Shi Yin; (4+4) x 7 lyrics by Du Fu	---	---	(has)
十四 畫 14 strokes
漢宮春第一體	Han Gong Chun Diyi Ti (only in 1677; XII/378)	36	---	527
漢宮春	Han Gong Chun (all but one [1715] go with next)	38	---	---
漢宮春曉	Han Gong Chun Xiao (from 1663 春雲 Chun Yun; later also 漢宮春, 漢宮春怨 and 春怨)	36/37+39	268	538
漢宮秋	Han Gong Qiu; from 1525	21	192	---
漢宮秋月	Han Gong Qiu Yue; from 1589	29	227	436
漢節操	Han Jie Cao	22	194	380
滿江紅	Man Jiang Hong (only in 1677 (3); all in one)	36	---	518
漁父辭	Yu Fu Ci (only 1618)	31	244	467
漁父家風	Yufu Jia Feng	37	---	529
漁家傲	Yujia Ao (1682, 1687 and 1802)	36	---	522
漁歌 *	Yu Ge (includes Ao Ai as well as Yu Ge)	11	117	200
漁歌調	Yu Ge Diao	11	117	200
漁樵問答	Yu Qiao Wenda	24	203	398
慢角意	Manjue Yi	26	---	416
慢商品	Manshang Pin	22	---	---
慢商意	Manshang Yi	22	---	---
敲爻歌	Qiao Yao Ge	38	---	---
廣陵散 *	Guangling San (and Guangling Zhen Qu)	2	11	---
廣寒秋	Guanghan Qiu	4	45	---
廣寒遊	Guanghan You	3	36	48
養生操	Yang Sheng Cao (only in 1634 but see Yang Sheng Zhu)	33	---	---
養生主	Yang Sheng Zhu (1705, 1722 & 1876)	38	---	---
精忠詞	Jing Zhong Ci (only in 1739 lyr. attrib Yue Fei [怒髮冲冠....]; XVIII/203)	39	267	553
瑤天笙鶴	Yao Tian Sheng He	21	190	---
瑤島問長生	Yaodao Wen Changsheng	33	---	493
碧玉意	Biyu Yi	22	---	---
碧玉吟	Biyu Yin; only in 1620; not in the Guide!	---	---	---
碧天秋	Bitian Qiu (unrelated to Bitian Qiu Si)	--	has	has
碧天秋思	Bitian Qiu Si	33	251	---
碧澗流泉	Bijian Liu Quan (see under Shishang Liu Quan)	40	---	---
嘉遯吟	Jia Dun Yin	23	199	---
蓼莪	Lu E (only 1618)	31	243	462
蔡氏五弄	Caishi Wunong	13	142	249
熙春操	Xi Chun Cao (Japan)	35	---	511
熙和樂章	Xihe Yuezhang (only in 1922)	43	---	575
閨怨操	Gui Yuan Cao	29	232	442
盡善吟	Jin Shan Yin	18	---	---
鳴鳳吟	Ming Feng Yin	23	---	---
鳴鳳朝陽	Ming Feng Zhaoyang; Guide misses it but see Japan; compare 鳴鳳朝陽 Feng Ming Zhaoyang	---	---	---
蒙棘引	Meng Ji Yin	19	---	---
對月吟	Dui Yue Yin	26	216	411
銀紐絲	Yin Niu Si	39	---	---
箕山操	Jishan Cao (Japan)	35	---	511
箕山秋月	Jishan Qiuyue (also Xishan Qiu Yue; see details)	29	230	441
舞雩春詠	Wu Yu Chun Yong	38	265	543
遯世操	Dun Shi Cao	2	9	11
鳳求凰	Feng Qiu Huang (see also Wenjun Cao)	22	196	yes
鳳凰吟	Fenghuang Yin (1625: by Chen Tuan)	--	has	has
鳳凰鳴歧	Fenghuang Ming Qi (1663; XI/131)	---	---	---
鳳凰臺上憶吹簫	Fenghuang Taishang Yi Chui Xiao (Japan)	35	---	505
鳳翔千仞	Feng Xiang Qian Ren	23	198	---
鳳翔霄漢	Feng Xiang Xiao Han	28	225	431
鳳鳴丹山	Feng Ming Dan Shan	43	---	---
十五 畫 15 strokes
寫本	Xie Ben (only in 1844; ?)	41	---	562
調絃仙翁指南	Tiaoxian Xianweng Zhinan (only 1828; XX/391)	40	---	---
調絃入弄	Tiaoxian Runong (see Caoman Yin)	27	---	427
調絃品	Tiao Xian Pin	18	---	---
摩訶般若    婆羅密多心經	Mohebanruopoluomiduo Xinjing     (Mahaprajnaparamitra Heart Sutra; compare Se Kong Jue	41	---	566
髯仙歌	Ran Xian Ge	42	274	---
賣花聲	Mai Hua Sheng	36	---	522
醉翁亭	Zui Weng Ting (Zui Weng Yin, ....Cao same lyrics)	16	---	362
醉翁吟	Zui Weng Yin (words and music unrelated to previous)	27	---	418
醉漁唱晚（醉漁）	Zui Yu Chang Wan	20	186	---
蕤賓意	Ruibin Yi	11	117	200
憂時吟	You Shi Yin	24	203	---
鴈落平沙	Yan Luo Pingsha	32	245	477
鴈過衡陽	Yan Guo Hengyang	16	168	---
劈破玉	Pi Po Yu (only in 1844)	41	---	564
履霜操	Lü Shuang Cao	13	135	242
賞荷	Shang He (1827 and 1884)	42	---	569
墨子悲歌 *	Mozi Bei Ge ( = Mozi Bei Si)	29	228	(in 1625)
滕六吟	Teng Liu Yin	23	199	---
滕王閣	Teng Wang Ge	26	216	408
膠漆吟	Jiaoqi Yin	19	---	---
魯風	Lu Feng	38	264	---
樂山隱	Leshan Yin (1677, 1677 and 1876)	35	262	516
樂天操	Le Tian Cao	43	---	---
樂極吟	Le Ji Yin (compare Japan)	24	201	384
樂志論	Yue Zhi Lun  (>1650)	--	--	--
德和樂章	Dehe Yuezhang (only in 1922)	43	---	576
徵意	Zhi Yi (see also 1425)	1	7	9
徵調	Zhi Diao	1	---	5
徵音初調	Zhiyin Chudiao	42	275	---
徵音譜詩	Zhiyin Pu Shi (only 1884; XXVII/291)	42	276	569
十六 畫 16 strokes
澤畔澤畔吟	Zepan Yin	9	89	137
憶王孫	Yi Wangsun	35 (Japan)	---	509
憶秦娥	Yi Qin E (1682 [XII/369] and ~1710)	36	---	524
憶餘杭	Yi Yu Hang	36	---	523
憶顏回	Yi Yan Hui	19	181	370
憶關山	Yi Guanshan	21	---	---
親善吟	Qin Shan Yin	23	200	---
龍朔操	Longshuo Cao (also 龍翔操 Longxiang Cao)	7	73	113
龍歸晚洞	Long Gui Wan Dong	20	188	---
龍馬吟	Long Ma Yin	25	207	---
謀父匡君	Moufu Kuang Jun	21	189	375
靜夜談玄	Jing Ye Tan Xuan (in 1625)	--	has	has
靜樂吟	Jing Yue Yin; only in 1620	32	---	---
靜極吟	Jing Ji Yin	20	---	---
靜觀吟	Jing Guan Yin	25	210	---
醒心集	Xing Xin Ji	26	215	396
頤真	Yi Zhen	3	35	47
據梧吟	Ju Wu Yin	38	---	---
操縵	Cao Man (ref. is Japan, but see Caoman Yin)	39	---	552
樵歌 *	Qiao Ge	6	62	95
歷山吟	Lishan Yin	22	---	---
歷苦衷言	Li Ku Zhong Yan	32	---	471
隱德	Yin De	4	45	65
綿園春	Mian Yuan Chun (only 1715; XIV/50)	38	---	539
篝燈吟	Goudeng Yin	18	179	---
獲麟	Huo Lin	3	32	38
獨樂園	Du Le Yuan (only 1618)	32	244	469
獨鶴與飛	Du He Yu Fei	42	---	---
十七 畫 17 strokes
縱逸吟	Zongyi Yin (in 1625)	---	has	has
鴻飛	Hong Fei	10	---	---
襄陽歌	Xiangyang Ge	25	211	463
襄陵操	Xiangling Cao	20	185	---
應鐘意	Yingzhong Yi	22	----	---
霜夜吟	Shuangye Yin	23	199	----
霜夜鴻	Shuangye Hong	20	---	---
擊壤歌	Ji Rang Ge (Section 7 of 8 has lyrics)	20	185	---
臨邛引	Linqiong Yin	22	---	---
臨江仙	Lin Jiang Xian	36	---	525
臨河修禊	Lin He Xiuxi (only 1664)	34	---	495
豳風歌	Bin Feng Ge: see Geng Ge	17	---	---
點絳唇	Dian Jiang Chun; XII/368 (1682; also Japan etc.)	36	---	524
谿山夜月	Xishan Ye Yue (see under Jishan Qiu Yue)	42	---	---
谿山秋月	Xishan Qiu Yue (also 溪山; aka Jishan Qiu Yue)	28	224	---
十八 畫 18 strokes
離別難	Libie Nan (Japan [2])	35	---	507
離騷	Li Sao *	9	90	139
龜山操	Guishan Cao	13	138	243
雙清傳	Shuang Qing Zhuan	14	151	268
雙鶴聽泉	Shuanghe Ting Quan (prelude to Shuang Qing Zhuan?)	27	221	---
雙鶴聽泉吟	Shuang He Ting Quan Yin (only ~1556; prelude?)	---	---	---
雙鶴沐泉	Shuanghe Mu Quan	42	273	---
歸去來辭	Gui Qu Lai Ci	13	145	251
歸來曲	Guilai Qu (see 1625 歸來樂 Guilai Yue)	37	264	533
歸耕	Gui Geng	16	163	362
雝和樂章	Yonghe Yuezhang (only in 1922)	43	---	575
斷金吟	Duan Jin Yin	18	176	---
十九 畫 19 strokes
瀛州	Ying Zhou	19	183	---
瀟湘水雲	Xiao Xiang Shui Yun	8	86	135
瀟湘夜雨	Xiao Xiang Ye Yu (only in 1677, 1739 & 1876)	37	266	521
懷古吟	Huai Gu Yin (same as Yikuang Yin)	(17)	218	---
懷古曲	Huai Gu Qu (listed under the unrelated Huaigu Yin)	---	(218)	(570)
懷水仙	Huai Shui Xian	26	219	(in 1625)
懷仙操	Huai Xian Cao (= Huai Shui Xian in 1876)	42	---	---
懷佳人吟	Huai Jiaren Yin	24	203	---
蘧栩吟	Qu Xu Yin	19	---	---
蘇門長嘯	Sumen Chang Xiao	37	264	---
鵲巢章	Que Chao Zhang	39	---	555
關山月	Guanshan Yue	43	280	---
關雎(曲)	Guan Ju (Qu)	11	109	179
簫韶九成       鳳凰來儀	Xiaoshao Jiucheng Fenghuang Laiyi	18	177	---
臘鼓引	La Gu Yin	43	279	---
二十 畫 20 strokes
釋談章	Shitan Zhang (later: Pu'an Zhou)	27	219	421
二十一 畫 21 strokes
鶴沖霄	He Chong Xiao(Japan)	35	---	506
鶴猿祝壽	He Yuan Zhu Shou	27	---	418
鶴鳴九皋	He Ming Jiu Gao	5	51	72
鶴舞洞天	He Wu Dongtian	17	175	368
爛柯行	Lan Ke Xing (1691, 1692 and 1876)	38	---	---
雞鳴度關	Ji Ming Du Guan	21	189	---
霹靂引	Pili Yin (Japan)	35	261	508
二十二 畫 22 strokes
讀易	Du Yi (Kongzi Du Yi; compare 1876)	39	267	---
讀書引	Du Shu Yin (only 1730)	38	265	542
讀書吟	Du Shu Yin	26	---	---
讀經	Du Jing (only 1755)	39	---	---
鷓鴣天	Zhe Gu Tian	36	---	523
聽琴吟	Ting Qin Yin	29	226	433
聽琴賦	Ting Qin Fu	14	149	254
攤破浣溪沙	Tanpo Huan Xisha (only XII/358)	36	---	519
三十 畫 30 strokes
鸞鳳吟	Luan Feng Yin	33	---	---
鸞鳳和鳴	Luan Feng He Ming (late Qing; ?)	43	---	---

 

Guide to Existing Guqin Pieces in Tablature Section 6: Alternate and Non-Standard Titles

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存見古琴曲譜輯覽 Cunjian Guqin Qupu Jilan

For further information on the alternate titles (left column), search the chart above for the names in the right column.

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別名、異名   Alternate Name	拼音   Romanized	本名、先期曲名   Name used above	拼音   Romanized
二 畫 2 strokes
二妃思舜	Er Fei Si Shun	湘妃怨	Xiang Fei Yuan
十八拍	Shiba Pai	大胡笳	Da Hujia
九歌	Jiu Ge	屈原問渡	Qu Yuan Wen Du
三 畫 3 strokes
大廣陵散	Da Guangling San	廣陵散	Guangling San
山中思古人	Shanzhong Si Guren	山中思友人	Shanzhong Si Youren
山水綠	Shan Shui Lu	漁歌	Yu Ge
上國觀光	Shang Guo Guan'guang	禹會塗山	Yu Hui Tushan
四 畫 4 strokes
文王	Wen Wang	文王操	Wen Wang Cao
文王思士	Wen Wang Si Shi	文王操	Wen Wang Cao
文鳳求凰	Wen Feng Qiu Huang	文君操	Wenjun Cao
六合遊	Liuhe You	神遊六合	not Shen You Liuhe
王妃吟	Wang Fei Yin	梅花三弄	Meihua Sannong
弔子期	Diao Ziqi	伯牙弔子期	Boya Diao Ziqi
孔子讀易	Kongzi Du Yi (title in 1876)	讀易	Du Yi
五 畫 5 strokes
古寺鐘聲	Gu Si Zhong Sheng	普庵咒	Pu An Zhou
平沙	Ping Sha	鴈落平沙	Yan Luo Pingsha
平沙落雁	Pingsha Luo Yan	鴈落平沙	Yan Luo Pingsha
玉妃引	Yufei Yin	梅花三弄	Meihua Sannong
古琴吟	Gu Qin Yin (not Guqin Yin)	相思曲	Xiangsi Qu
北秋思	Bei Qiu Si	天風環珮	Tianfeng Huan Pei
四大景	Si Da Jing	春景	Chun Jing
六 畫 6 strokes
安樂窩歌	An Le Wo Ge	安樂窩	An Le Wo
圯上進履	Yishang Jin Lü	圯橋進履	Yi Qiao Jin Lü
圯上三進履	Yishang San Jin Lü	圯橋進履	Yi Qiao Jin Lü
扣角吟	Kou Jiao Yin	扣角歌	Kou Jiao Ge
列子	Liezi	列子御風	Liezi Yu Feng
羽意考	Yu Yi Kao	羽意	Yu Yi
呂望興周	Lü Wang Xing Zhou	文王操	Wen Wang Cao
七 畫 7 strokes
忘機引	Wang Ji Yin	忘機	Wang Ji
良宵吟	Liang Xiao Yin	良宵引	Liang Xiao Yin
杏壇吟	Xing Tan Yin	杏壇	Xing Tan
別鵠	Bie Gu	別鵠操	Bie Gu Cao
坐忘	Zuo Wang	玄默	Xuan Mo
角意考	Jue Yi Kao	角意	Jue Yi
八 畫 8 strokes
空山憶故人	Kong Shan Yi Gu Ren	憶故人	Yi Gu Ren
泣麟悲鳳	Qi Lin Bei Feng	清夜聞鐘	Qing Ye Wen Zhong
祈招詩	Qi Zhao Shi	謀父匡君	Moufu Kuang Jun
亞聖	Ya Sheng	亞聖操	Ya Sheng Cao
武陵春	Wuling Chun	武林春	Wulin Chun
步蟬宮	Bu Chan'gong	沖虛吟	Chong Xu Yin
明妃曲	Mingfei Qu	龍朔操	Longshuo Cao
金羽意	Jinyu Yi	蕤賓意	Ruibin Yi
金羽調	Jinyu Diao	蕤賓意	Ruibin Yi
金門待漏	Jinmen Dai Lou	漁樵問答	Yu Qiao Wenda
金門待詔	Jinmen Dai Zhao	漁樵問答	Yu Qiao Wenda
姑洗調考	Guxian Diao Kao	姑洗意	Guxian Yi
九 畫 9 strokes
神遊八卦	Shen You Ba Gua	八極遊	Baji You
神化曲	Shenhua Qu	秋水	Qiu Shui
神化吟	Shenhua Yin	神化引	Shenhua Yin
春山杜鵑	Chunshan Dujuan	春山聽杜鵑	Chunshan Ting Dujuan
春閨怨	Chun Gui Yuan	玉樓春曉	Yu Lou Chun Xiao
春雲	Chun Yun	漢宮春曉	Han Gong Chunxiao
春怨	Chun Yuan	漢宮春曉;	Han Gong Chunxiao
南風操	Nan Feng Cao (only 1971)	南風歌	Nan Feng Ge (no!)
胡笳	Hu Jia	大胡笳	Da Hujia
胡笳十八拍	Hujia Shibapai	大胡笳	Da Hujia
耍罷歌	Shua Ba Ge	歸來曲	Guilai Qu
文王思舜	Wen Wang Si Shun	思舜	Si Shun
思賢操	Si Xian Cao	復聖操	Fu Sheng Cao
思親引	Si Qin Yin	思親操	Si Qin Cao
昭君怨	Zhaojun Yuan	龍朔操	Longshuo Cao
昭君引	Zhaojun Yin	龍朔操	Longshuo Cao
秋水弄	Qiushui Nong	越裳操	Yueshang Cao
秋水弄	Qiushui Nong	搗衣曲 (no!)	see Dao Yi
秋杵弄	Qiuchu Nong (see Qiushui Nong)	搗衣曲 (no!)	see Dao Yi
秋風辭	Qiu Feng Ci	商意	Shang Yi
秋扇吟	Qiu Shan Yin	漢宮秋	Han Gong Qiu
秋塞吟	Qiu Sai Yin	搔首問天	Sao Shou Wen Tian (under Qiu Sai Yin)
秋閨	Qiu Gui	悲秋	Bei Qiu
秋江讀易	Qiujiang Du Yi	讀易	Du Yi
秋江晚泊	Qiujiang Wan Bo	秋江夜泊	Qiujiang Ye Bo
秋聲	Qiu Sheng (not = Qiu Sheng Fu)	秋聲賦	Qiu Sheng Fu
風入松	Feng Ru Song	風入松歌	Feng Ru Song Ge
風雷	Feng Lei	風雷引	Fenglei Yin
十 畫 10 strokes
海鷗忘機	Haiou Wang Ji	忘機	Wang Ji
凌虛引	Lingxu Yin	凌虛吟	Lingxu Yin
宮意考	Gong Yi Kao     (1609)	宮意	Gong Yi (VII/170, but not in Guide)
草堂闋/吟	Caotang Que/Yin     (Japan)	梨雲春思	Li Yun Chun Si
桃李春風	Tao Li Chun Feng	桃李園	Tao Li Yuan
挾仙遊	Xie Xian You	八極遊	Baji You
耕歌	Geng Ge	豳風歌	Bin Feng Ge
修竹流風	Xiu Zhu Liu Feng	修竹留風	Xiu Zhu Liu Feng
十一 畫 11 strokes
欸乃歌	Ao Ai Ge (Ai Nai Ge)	漁歌	Yu Ge (? see Ao Ai)
欸乃歌	Ao Ai Ge (Ai Nai Ge)	欸乃	Ao Ai (Ai Nai)
參同契	Can Tong Qie	參同歌	Can Tong Ge
訪子期	Fang Ziqi	伯牙吊子期	Boya Diao Ziqi
鹿鳴章	Lu Ming Zhang	鹿鳴	Lu Ming
鹿鳴操	Lu Ming Cao	鹿鳴	Lu Ming
梅花	Mei Hua	梅花三弄	Meihua Sannong
梅花曲	Meihua Qu	梅花三弄	Meihua Sannong
梅花引	Meihua Yin	梅花三弄	Meihua Sannong
淒涼意考	Qiliang Yi Kao	淒涼意	Qiliang Yi
清都引	Qingdu Yin	廣寒遊	Guanghan You
清商	Qing Shang	神品姑洗意	Shenpin Guxian Yi
清商調	Qingshang Diao	姑洗意	Guxian Yi
商秋	Shang Qiu	姑洗意	Guxian Yi
商歌	Shang Ge	扊(戶多)歌	Yanyi Ge
商意考	Shang Yi Kao	商意	Shang Yi
悉曇章	Xitan Zhang	釋談章	Shitan Zhang
雪窗	Xue Chuang	雪窗夜話	Xue Chuang Ye Hua
猗蘭操	Yi Lan Cao	猗蘭	Yi Lan
御風行	Yu Feng Xing	列子御風	Liezi Yu Feng
十二 畫 12 strokes
聽	Ji Le Yin	漁歌調	Yu Ge Diao
普庵咒	Pu'an Zhou	釋談章	Shitan Zhang
黃鐘意考	Huangzhong Yi Kao	黃鐘意	Huangzhong Yi
陽關	Yang Guan	陽關三疊	Yangguan Sandie
陽關	Yang Guan	陽關曲	Yangguan Qu
陽關操	Yangguan Cao	陽關曲	Yangguan Qu
無媒意	Wumei Yi	慢角意	Manjue Yi
進履	Jin Lü	圯橋進履	Yi Qiao Jin Lü
復古調考	Fugu Diao Kao	復古調	Fugu Diao
湘江怨	Xiang Jiang Yuan	湘妃怨	Xiang Fei Yuan
十三 畫 13 strokes
滄江夜雨	Cangjiang Ye Yu (e.g.)	滄海龍吟	Canghai Long Yin
滄浪歌	Canglang Ge	滄浪吟	Canglang Yin
楚商意	Chushang Yi	神品淒涼意	Shenpin Qiliang Yi
楚商調	Chushang Diao	淒涼意	Qiliang Yi
搗衣	Dao Yi (q.v.; unrelated to Daoyi Qu or this Dao Yi)	搗衣曲 (no!)	Daoyi Qu (no!)
棄瓢吟	Qi Piao Yin	定慧引	Ding Hui Yin
聖經	Sheng Jing	大學章句	Da Xue Zhangju
搔首	Sao Shou	秋塞吟	Qiu Sai Yin
搔首問天	Sao Shou Wen Tian	秋塞吟	Qiu Sai Yin (under Shui Xian)
搔首問青天	Sao Shou Wen Qing Tian	搔首問天	Sao Shou Wen Tian (under Shui Xian)
塗山	Tu Shan	禹會塗山	Yu Hui Tushan
猿鶴雙清	Yuan He Shuang Qing	雙清傳	Shuang Qing Zhuan
十四 畫 14 strokes
漢宮春怨	Han Gong Chun Yuan	漢宮春曉	Han Gong Chun Xiao
漢宮秋怨	Han Gong Qiu Yuan	漢宮秋	Han Gong Qiu (Yue)
漁樵	Yu Qiao	漁樵問答	Yu Qiao Wenda
漪蘭	Yi Lan	猗蘭	Yi Lan
廣陵真趣	Guangling Zhen Qu	廣陵散	with a Guangling San
碧天秋思	Bitian Qiu Si	天風環珮	"Tian Feng Huan Pei" (no)
碧玉意	Biyu Yi	慢角意	Manjue Yi
蒼江夜雨	Cangjiang Ye Yu	滄海龍吟	Canghai Long Yin
夢蝶	Meng Die	莊周夢蝶	Zhuangzhou Meng Die
夢蝶遊	Meng Die You	莊周夢蝶	Zhuangzhou Meng Die
箕山月	Jishan Yue	箕山秋月	Jishan Qiu Yue
箕山操	Jishan Cao	遯世操	Dun Shi Cao
鳳鳴朝陽	Feng Ming Zhaoyang	醉漁唱晚	comment
鳳求凰	Feng Qiu Huang	文君操	Wenjun Cao
鳳雲遊	Feng Yun You	鳳翔千仞	Feng Xiang Qian Ren
鳳凰來儀	Fenghuang Lai Yi	簫韶九成鳳凰來儀	Xiaoshao Jiucheng Fenghuang Laiyi
十五 畫 15 strokes
醉翁操	Zui Weng Cao	醉翁亭	Zui Weng Ting
醉漁晚唱	Zui Yu Wan Chang	醉漁唱晚	Zui Yu Chang Wan
鴈渡衡陽	Yan Du Hengyang	鴈過衡陽	Yan Guo Hengyang
蝴蝶夢	Hudie Meng	莊周夢蝶	Zhuangzhou Meng Die
蝶夢吟	Die Meng Yin	神化引	Shenhua Yin
蝶夢遊	Die Meng You	神化引	Shenhua Yin
墨子	Mozi	墨子悲歌	Mozi Bei Ge
墨子悲絲	Mozi Bei Si	墨子悲歌	Mozi Bei Ge
徵意考	Zhi Yi Kao	徵意	Zhi Yi
十六 畫 16 strokes
憶故人	Yi Guren	山中思友人	Shanzhong Si Youren
靜觀音	Jing Guan Yin	靜觀吟	Jing Guan Yin
蕤賓意考	Ruibin Yi Kao	蕤賓意	Ruibin Yi
學士登瀛	Xueshi Deng Ying	十八學士登瀛州	Shiba Xueshi Deng Yingzhou
十七 畫 17 strokes
龍朔	Long Shuo	龍朔操	Longshuo Cao
龍翔	Long Xiang	龍朔操	Longshuo Cao
龍翔操	Longxiang Cao	龍朔操	Longshuo Cao
龍門桃浪引	Longmen Taolang Yin	陽春	Yang Chun
謹微	Jin Wei	獲麟	Huo Lin
獲麟解	Huo Lin Jie (only 1618)	獲麟	Huo Lin
獲麟操	Huo Lin Cao	獲麟	Huo Lin
頤貞操	Yi Zhen Cao	頤真	Yi Zhen
騎氣	Qi Qi	神遊六合	Shen You Liuhe
十八 畫 18 strokes
顏回	Yan Hui	亞聖操	Ya Sheng Cao
顏回	Yan Hui	思賢	Si Xian
聶政刺韓王曲	Nie Zheng Ci Han Wang Qu	廣陵散	Guangling San
歸去來	Gui Qu Lai	歸去來辭	Gui Qu Lai Ci
歸樵	Gui Qiao	樵歌	Qiao Ge
簫韶九成	Xiaoshao Jiucheng	簫韶九成鳳凰來儀	Xiaoshao Jiucheng Fenghuang Laiyi
簫韶儀鳳	Xiaoshao Yifeng	簫韶九成鳳凰來儀	Xiaoshao Jiucheng Fenghuang Laiyi
十九 畫 19 strokes
懷古	Huai Gu	夷曠吟	(Details)
懷古引	Huai Gu Yin	夷曠吟	(Details)
懷古吟	Huai Gu Yin	夷曠吟	(Details)
離騷操	Li Sao Cao	離騷	Li Sao
瀟湘	Xiao Xiang	瀟湘水雲	Xiao Xiang Shui Yun
關雎章	Guan Ju Zhang	關雎曲	Guan Ju Qu
關雎操	Guan Ju Cao	關雎曲	Guan Ju Qu
二十 畫 20 strokes
蘇武思君	Su Wu Si Jun	漢節操/李陵思漢	Han Jie Cao/Li Ling Si Han
騷意	Sao Yi	離騷	Li Sao
釋談	Shi Tan	釋談章	Shitan Zhang
二十一 畫 21 strokes
瀛州	Ying Zhou	十八學士登瀛州	Shiba Xueshi Deng Yingzhou
二十二 畫 22 strokes
聽泉吟	Ting Quan Yin	雙鶴聽泉	Shuang He Ting Quan
二十三 畫 23 strokes
鷗鷺	Ou Lu	忘機	Wang Ji
鷗鷺忘機	Oulu Wang Ji	忘機	Wang Ji
二十五 畫 25 strokes
觀光	Guan Guang	禹會塗山	Yu Hui Tushan
二十七 畫 27 strokes
驥氣	Ji Qi	(六合遊)	Liuhe You

 
Footnotes (Shorthand references are explained on a separate page)

1. Melodies with lyrics
As can be seen aabove, more than half of the over 650 melodies listed here have lyrics. However, as outlined here, these pieces with lyrics can be divided into two types, those clearly intended to be sung ("qin songs") and those that are primarily instrumental melodies but have lyrics/text attached. Many of the actual qin songs are quite short: as written they can be sung in about one minute. It seems likely that there were many more such shorts songs that were produced on the spur of the moment but never written down.

For representative samples see My qin song repertoire and note that this listing of "Collections/recordings by other people of qin songs" must be both incomplete and out of date.
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2. Dating qin melody titles
As a background to the following, one should note that while there are about 650 titles of surviving melodies indexed here, there are many more titles included in the various other Guqin Melody Lists on this site. In particular, the Melody Addenda of 1590, but perhaps much older, has a list of about 1,000 melody titles. Only a small number of these exist in surviving tablature.

As for melodies surviving in actual tablature, the above chart is a slight expansion on the one in Zha Fuxi's Guide on pp. 27-45 of the front section of that book. The version above includes the approximately 650 melody titles surviving in about 150 qin handbooks up to 1946. The numbers in all three statistical columns refer to the pages where further details on these 650 melodies can be found. Within each the melodies are all arranged chronologically according to their earliest surviving appearance.

• the first column gives the page number in the melody title section of the melody title section of the book (pp.1-44), where all occurrences of the titles are arranged chronologically according to the first appearance of that title.
• The second column has the page number in the commentary section (pp.5-281 of that section) for all known commentary on that melody in the handbooks indexed
• The third column has the page number in the lyrics section (pp.4-576 of that section) for any melody with known lyrics; same chronological arrangement.

By looking the first statistical column above one can get a general idea of the dates of the earliest appearance of melody titles as follows:

• Pages 1 to 2 of that section of Zha's guide lists 13 titles of qin pieces written in tablature surviving from pre- Ming dynasty handbooks.
• Pages 2 to 33 of that section of Zha's guide lists 405 titles surviving from Ming dynasty handbooks; many of these existed prior to the Ming dynasty.
• Pages 33 to 40 add about 142 further titles through 1802 (including the contents of the 1802 handbook, Ziyuantang Qinpu (this was the last handbook published in original Qinqu Jicheng series. (Thus if the number in the page number column above is 40 or below there is a good chance there is a reprint of the earliest version of it in the original Qinqu Jicheng.)
• Pages 40 to 44 add about 100 more titles from 1812 through 1937. However, only one or two of these seems to have entered the modern repertoire, other than perhaps half a dozen melodies in the Mei'an School.

The small percentage of new pieces in the repertoire thus seems to be a relatively new phenomenon. (Regarding this see further comment.)
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3. Added handbooks
For example, Melodies from Taiyin Xisheng (1625).
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4. Melodies with 18 or more sections for which there is existing qin tablature
This list is arranged starting with those with the largest number - not necessarily the "biggest pieces", since that depends on the lengths of each section.

1. 羽化登仙 Yuhua Deng Xian; 50 (!; ca. 1802; began with 13 in 1634 then 30 in 1689, but in 1670 it had 37 under the title Gu Shen Hua); 1722: one of the "Five Grand Qin Melodies"
2. 廣陵散     Guangling San; 45 (1425)
3. 離騷         Qiu Hong; 36 (1425); 1722: one of the "Five Grand Qin Melodies"
4. 箕山秋月 Jishan Qiu Yue; 24 (1589); basically same melody as Xishan Qiu Yue below; 1722: one of the "Five Grand Qin Melodies"
5. 雲中笙鶴 Yunzhong Sheng He; 24 (only in 1664 & ≥1802)
6. 簫韶九成，鳳凰來儀 Xiaoshao Jiucheng, Fenghuang Laiyi; 23 (1559, 1561, and three more).
7. 花宮梵韻 Hua Gong Fan Yun; 22 (only in ~1802 "from hand copy"); seems to be a setting like Pu'an Zhou but without the text and ending with both a 佛尾 Fo wei and a 尾咒 Wei zhou (XIX/239)
8. 普庵咒     Pu'an Zhou; 21 (short; also called 釋談章 Shitan Zhang: see in chart, e.g., 1677, where the 21 sections without lyrics correspond to the structure of the original 2 + (3x6) + 1 chant.
9. 離騷         Li Sao; 20 (1525; later often either 22 or 16); originally 18 (1425)
10. 岳陽三醉 Yueyang San Zui; 20 (1634 and all others)
11. 大胡笳     Da Hujia; 18 (1425; later versions or melodies were called Hujia Shiba Pai, as in 1597); 1722: one of the "Five Grand Qin Melodies"
12. 漁歌 (欸乃) Yu Ge/Ao Ai; 18 (>1505)
13. 漁歌 (正調) Yu Ge in standard tuning; 18 (1525)
14. 耕歌         Geng Ge; 18 (1559; some later versions have as many as 21)
15. 牧歌         Mu Ge; 18 (1559)
16. 樵歌         Qiao Ge; 18 (only 1590; others fewer starting with 1425 having 11)
17. 佩蘭         Pei Lan; 18 (only 1590 and 1760; others fewer starting with 1539 having 12)
18. 洞天春曉 Dongtian Chun Xiao; 18 (1602); 1722: one of the "Five Grand Qin Melodies"
19. 溪山秋月 Xishan Qiu Yue; 18 (1602; basically same melody as Jishan Qiu Yue above)
20. 鳳翔霄漢 Feng Xiang Xiao Han; 18 (1602 and all the other five versions)
21. 禹會塗山 Yu Hui Tushan; 18 (1614 and later; earlier 11 to 14)
22. 漢宮秋(月) Han Gong Qiu (Yue); 18 (1623; related not to 1525 but to 1589 [10 sections] and later)
23. 墨子悲歌 Mozi Bei Ge; 18 (1691; earliest [1609] had only 13)
24. 瀟湘水雲 Xiao Xiang Shui Yun; 18 (1722 and later; earlier versions mostly had 10 sections)

Note that this list includes at least one version for melodies of each of what might be called the "四業 si ye": four occupations. Also, in addition to Qiao Ge, Yuhua Deng Xian and Mozi Bei Ge there are probably other melodies that originally had fewer than 18 sections but then had 18 or more in some of their later versions.

On the other hand, the Chinese conservatory syllabus published in 2010 (content outlined in this pdf) usually gives abbreviated versions of long melodies, notable exceptions being Xiao Xiang Shui Yun and both Da Hujia and Hujia Shibapai.
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