The piano piece "Fairy Man Cao", also known as "Tune the String into the Lane", was first seen in the Music Score of Wenhui Hall, Music Score of Hewen Annotation and so on.
The tune comes from the folk, and it is named after the lyrics of "Xianweng, Xianweng, Xianweng gets the word Xianweng ...", and the lyrics of different music books are different.
"Xian Weng" in the song refers to Chen Tuan, an ancient Taoist celebrity, whose story of seclusion and monasticism is widely celebrated among the people.
Chen Tuan
? First, "Xian Weng" Chen Tuan?
Chen Tuan (871-989), with the word Tu Nan and Fu Yaozi, was given the names "Mr. Baiyun" and "Mr. Xiyi". He was a famous Taoist scholar, Yi-ology scholar and Neidan family in the Northern Song Dynasty. In the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty, Chen Tuan died in Huashan at the age of 118, and was praised by later generations as a Taoist priest.
He lived in seclusion in Wudang Mountain and Huashan Mountain, visited Emei Mountain to give lectures, and was summoned by the emperor many times. He has been engaged in the study of the Book of Changes, and has written monographs such as Gui Jian, Psychology, Fetal Interest Tactics, Zhi Xuan Pian and Guan Kong Pian.
Chen Tuan has been a monk in Wudang Mountain for more than 2 years, just drinking a few glasses of wine every day. After moving to Huashan, whenever he slept, he stayed awake for more than 1 days.
Song Taizong commented on him: "To cultivate Tai Su's lofty spirit, you should be on the top of the world, match the nest, and follow the old age." With the long-term strategy of economy, don't pay homage to princes; Yun Xiang's wizards, the last emperor. "
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The story of Chen Tuan's ancestor is widely celebrated among the people, and Guan Hanqing, Lu You and other great scholars have mentioned him in their works.
His Song of the Imperial Palace vividly reflects his hobbies and mood, which helps us to better understand this piano piece: "I love sleeping, I love sleeping ... I think about Zhang Liang, I think about Fan Li, I talk about Meng De, and I don't talk about Liu Bei. Three or four gentlemen are just fighting for some leisure, fighting like a minister wrapping himself up in the castle peak and white clouds, spreading his eyebrows and liberating his belly, but sleeping. The jade rabbit rises in the east and the red wheel falls in the west. "
? Second, the introduction of the piano music?
Cao Xian Weng is a guqin tune with open fingers, which is characterized by soothing and leisurely melody and strong repetitiveness. The same fingering is played on different strings, so it is a guqin tune that is very suitable for beginners to play.
This song is mainly used to practice basic fingering by dispersing and pressing the same tone, picking and ticking different strings, and simple strokes and notes. Its emphasis is on the practice of "harmony", and its interest also lies in its correspondence and harmony, and between dispersion and peace.
Cao Xian Weng is an introductory song for learning guqin, which emphasizes the harmony of different timbres and is a basic etude.
most people start with "Xian Weng Cao" in practicing Qin, but the longer they learn Qin, the less they take it for granted. They think that they can play the piano only if they are good at long songs and big exercises, but they don't know that "Xian Weng Cao" contains all the avenues of piano music, just like the "eight methods of eternal words" in calligraphy.
? Third, playing suggestions?
1. In the process of playing, always keep the correct hand shape of hook, pick and other fingering.
2. Play with your right hand, press with your left hand, and your hands move in an orderly and harmonious way.
3. Be careful not to stay too long in the initials of "Chuo" and "Zhu".
4. When playing overtones, the fingers of the left hand should be aimed at the emblem position, and the strings should be lightly strung and the hands should be lightly raised to ensure the clear and full timbre.
5. You can play slowly and practice slowly, and then play at normal speed, so as to ensure the correct and stable rhythm.
6. After playing skillfully, you can imagine immortals, fairyland and other pictures in your mind, showing the meaning of being immortal and expressing reverence and praise.
(some pictures and texts come from the network, which has been invaded and deleted)
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