I-Guzheng: incazelo yensimbi, ukwakheka, umlando wemvelaphi, indlela yokudlala

I-Guzheng iyinsimbi yomculo yabantu baseShayina. Iyingxenye yekilasi le-chordophone ekhishiwe. Iwuhlobo lwewolintshi. Elinye igama elithi zheng.

Umshini we-guzheng ufana nenye insimbi yomculo yaseShayina enezintambo, i-qixianqin. Ubude bomzimba buyi-1,6 amamitha. Inombolo yezintambo ngu-20-25. Izinto zokukhiqiza - usilika, insimbi, inayiloni. Insimbi isetshenziselwa izintambo ezinomsindo ophezulu. Izintambo ze-bass ngaphezu kwalokho zigoqwe ngethusi. Umzimba uvame ukuhlotshiswa. Imidwebo, ama-cutouts, amaparele anamathelisiwe namatshe ayigugu asebenza njengemihlobiso.

Imvelaphi yangempela ye-zheng ayaziwa. Iningi labacwaningi likholelwa ukuthi i-chordovon yokuqala ehlobene yasungulwa nguGeneral Meng Tian ngesikhathi soMbuso WaseQin ngo-221-202 BC. Abanye abacwaningi bathole kusichazamazwi esidala kakhulu sesiShayina esithi "Shoven Zi" incazelo ye-bamboo zither, okungenzeka ukuthi yasebenza njengesisekelo se-guzhen.

Abaculi badlala i-guzheng nge-plectrum neminwe. Abadlali besimanje bagqoka amapiki angu-4 eminwe yesandla ngasinye. Isandla sokudla sidlala amanothi, isandla sobunxele silungisa iphimbo. Izindlela zesimanje zokudlala ziye zathonywa umculo waseNtshonalanga. Abaculi besimanje basebenzisa isandla sobunxele ukuze badlale amanothi ebhesi nokuvumelanayo, benweba ibanga elijwayelekile.