Jing nationality solo string "Heart String" Lei Ying solo performance
149 views · Organized by 孤勇者 on 2022-02-28

"Heartstrings" (solo solo) was composed in 2001. The music has a strong and fresh Jing style, with lyrical soft, euphemistic and moving melody, lively and joyful rhythm, fully expressing Jing people's incomparable love for their hometown on the island, as well as their infinite praise for a happy life.


The work makes full use of traditional techniques such as "push", "pull" and "kneading" of the solo-string piano, and also develops techniques such as the "finger" of the pipa and the "percussion" of the percussion. It is a kind of development and innovation, which not only enriches the playing techniques of the monochord, but also greatly enhances the expressive power of the instrument and music.

Involving the artist

Lei Ying is of Zhuang nationality in Guangxi. Soloist of the Central National Song and Dance Troupe; member of the Chinese National Orchestra Association; Master of Arts graduate student of the PLA Academy of Arts; Honorary Vice President of the Guangxi Solo and Guqin Professional Committee. Member of Girls' Twelve Band (established in 2001 - 2010).
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Involving musical instruments

The single-stringed qin (pinyin: dú xián qín) is an ancient folk bamboo musical instrument of the Jing nationality. You often play together with the dongxiao); now it is mostly used for solo performance, but also for ensemble or singing and dancing accompaniment. In ethnic bands, the lyre is often used as a color instrument. The monochord is an overtone musical instrument with a unique playing technique. It can play two notes on one string at the same time. The timbre is soft and beautiful, and it is suitable for expressing long and lyrical melody.

Involving news

Organized by 桑白 on 2022-06-28
As an autonomous region-level inheritor of the Jing people's single-stringed qin art, she broadcasts on her own Douyin account called "Single-Xin Qin [Jing Wei Tianren]" almost every night, bringing this once little-known musical instrument to more than 40 people. in front of thousands of viewers.
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Organized by 拙 on 2022-06-24
"One string makes a hundred sounds, and a single string can make a song." Whether it's explaining Jing culture to tourists at the Jing Nationality Museum in Dongxing City, Guangxi, or playing the one-string qin for fans in the live broadcast room.
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Organized by 关谷奇迹 on 2022-02-08
When playing the single-string piano, it is usually played in a sitting position. The piano can be placed horizontally on a table, shelf or legs, or the tail of the piano can be placed on the legs, and the head of the piano can be placed on other supports.
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Organized by 华夫饼 on 2022-02-08
There are two types of single-stringed pianos. The single-stringed piano with an ancient shape and a relatively simple structure is composed of a body (resonance box), a peg, a rocker, a resonance tube, a string and a pick rod. Due to the different materials, it is divided into two types: bamboo and wood. The duxin is an ancient folk musical instrument of the Jing nationality. After continuous circulation and improvement, it has developed into a modern monostring.
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Organized by 黑猫不是喵 on 2022-02-08
The left end of the strings is tied to the rocker through the resonance tube, the strings are about 6 cm away from the piano surface, and the right end passes through the string hole and is wound on the peg at the bottom of the piano. Play with a bamboo stick.
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