浅谈古琴与古筝之异同

摘要

琴,别名＂七弦琴＂,现通常称为古琴,是我国最古老的民族弹拨乐器之一,它具有广泛的世界性和鲜明的民族性。古筝是我国古老的一种民族弹拨乐器。现在常有人把古琴与古筝有一定相似,而实则不同的两种器乐弄混淆,认为古琴（琴）即是古筝（筝）。或有的人知道这两个是不同的两种乐器,却也不知道它们究竟有什么差别。文章将对这两种古老弹拨乐器的手型、指法及它们的构造、音色、乐曲的不同进行简单的认识及区分,使人们能区别这两种民族乐器。%＂Seven-string harp＂, another name for Qin, is usually called guqin, one of China＇ s most ancient plucked instruments, which has wide universality and distinct nationality. At present some people often con- fuse guqin with guzheng, believing that guqin （Qin） is guzheng （zheng）. Or some people know these two are different musical instruments, but do not know exactly the difference between them. The paper will explain and help people distinguish between these two kinds of traditional musical instruments.