Paqin

Chinese lute

The paqin (琶琴) is a modern bowed lute originating in China. The instrument has a pear-shaped wooden body like pipa, with neck no frets but bowed by horsehair bow. [1] It has a bass variant, the dapaqin and an alto variant is the xiaopaqin (小琶琴). This is a combination of Chinese pipa with western cello and violin.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Living with Brandon Voo: Asian Arpeggione and Romantic Rachmaninoff".
  2. ^ "低音拉弦樂器".


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