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  2. Đàn tranh - Wikipedia

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    A man playing the đàn tranh beside the singer. The đàn tranh (Vietnamese: [ɗâːn ʈajŋ̟], 彈 箏) or đàn thập lục [1] is a plucked zither of Vietnam, based on the Chinese guzheng, from which are also derived the Japanese koto, the Korean gayageum and ajaeng, the Mongolian yatga, the Sundanese kacapi and the Kazakh jetigen.

  3. Gayageum - Wikipedia

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    According to the Samguksagi (1146), a history of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, the gayageum was developed around the sixth century in the Gaya confederacy by King Gasil (also known as Haji of Daegaya) after he observed an old Chinese instrument Guzheng. He ordered a musician named Wu Ruk to compose music that could be played on the instrument.

  4. Guzheng - Wikipedia

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    The strings' order from the inside to the outside is 1 to 21. The guzheng is ancestral to several other Asian zithers such as the Japanese koto, [1] [2] [3] the Korean gayageum and ajaeng, [2] [3] Mongolian yatga, [3] the Vietnamese đàn tranh, [2] [3] the Sundanese kacapi, [citation needed] and the Kazakhstan jetigen.

  5. Koto (instrument) - Wikipedia

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    The koto (箏 or 琴) is a Japanese plucked half-tube zither instrument, and the national instrument of Japan. It is derived from the Chinese zheng and se, and similar to the Mongolian yatga, the Korean gayageum and ajaeng, the Vietnamese đàn tranh, the Sundanese kacapi and the Kazakh jetigen. [1]

  6. Children's Playground Entertainment - Wikipedia

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    Children's Playground Entertainment Co., Ltd. (Japanese: Children's Playground Entertainment 株式会社, Hepburn: Children's Playground Entertainment Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese animation studio based in Minato, Tokyo. The studio was founded in April 2010 and owned by Bilibili.

  7. Chinese orchestra - Wikipedia

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    The guzheng is a Chinese plucked zither. Generally, it has 18 or more strings and movable bridges. Performers use picks to play this instrument and they are known as "daimao". Performers can play guzheng with both hands with different skills. There are usually a few guzheng members in a Chinese Orchestra, but it can also be played as a solo ...

  8. Hirajōshi scale - Wikipedia

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    Hirajōshi scale, or hira-choshi (Japanese: 平調子, Hepburn: hirachōshi, chōshi = tuning and hira = even, level, tranquil, standard or regular) is a tuning scale adapted from shamisen music by Yatsuhashi Kengyō for tuning of the koto. [1] "The hirajoshi, kumoijoshi, and kokinjoshi 'scales' are Western derivations of the koto tunings of ...

  9. Stringed music in China - Wikipedia

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    In the 19th century, its performance became popular and was learned by many people, who developed new ways to perform. In the 21st century performances of Guzheng became popular in many countries. The materials of Zheng have a standard: [1] [page needed] Length : 1.63 m; Strings: 21 - originally 12, 13, 18, 23 or 25; Wood: Paulownia