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Post by joepip on Mar 7, 2013 10:07:03 GMT
Does anyone know where I can find pipa songs to play either in western notation or jianpu? I'd classify myself as a beginner.
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Post by stacote on Mar 14, 2013 3:28:07 GMT
Here's a few simple (ish) pieces that I used to learn to read the notation and the note positions on my Zhongruan. They're not specifically for pipa or ruan but some are generic so I found them helpful for early learning. www.melodyofchina.com/12score/music.html |
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Post by joepip on Mar 17, 2013 1:01:44 GMT
Huh...okay. Thank you.
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Post by stacote on Mar 20, 2013 4:20:16 GMT
Sorry, it wasn't what you were looking for joepip. Nobody was offering up anything so thought I'd pass along what helped me get started....
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Post by wanwan on Mar 22, 2013 7:55:28 GMT
hmm - are you looking for a method book or just score? n do you read Chinese (if you are looking for a method book)?
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Post by joepip on Apr 7, 2013 8:40:41 GMT
A method book (in English) would be great. But it seems that's near impossible to find. I'd take scores too, but learning to read pipa notation is a bit difficult (but I could learn).
And stacote, thanks again for offering the link. I took a look at it again and understand it better than I did initially.
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Post by wanwan on Apr 8, 2013 6:28:57 GMT
As far as a method book in English.... this is the closest I could find online: www.atlasensemble.nl/assets/files/instruments/Pipa/Pipa%20by%20Samuel%20Wong%20Shengmiao.pdfAs for scores - there is a Chinese website that has some pipa scores: www.sooopu.com/but you need to know Chinese to search it - and most of the scores are for intermediate and advanced players... so I dunno if it helps. It maybe easier to just use the music from method books for other instruments, pipa is fretted in accordance with equal-temperament now anyway... just transpose it an octave higher/lower if its out of range. if you have any fingering question, just post here and I am sure we can help you  As for reading the numbered system, in case you haven't known this: numbers refers to scale degree, and everything is read as major diatonic scale, whenever it says 1 = A, then 2 would be B, and 3 must be C#. if the music is in a minor, then the score is likely to be written in C major 1=C. (Tho its possible that the composer just use tons of b3...) |
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Post by davidmdahl on Apr 8, 2013 22:17:07 GMT
The PDF posted by wanwan looks like an appendix that appeared in a book "Impressions of a pipa player" by Samuel Wong Shengmiao. The PDF is a good way to get a description in English of pipa notation that I have not seen elsewhere. The book itself is expensive and hard to get. I can't really explain why I have the book since I don't play pipa, but it is worth ordering through your local library if not necessarily to buy. If you know jianpu already, the Wong PDF will help to further clarify the notations in pipa scores and methods. If you need some help with jianpu, the Wikipedia article is a good place to start. For pipa methods in Chinese, contact the usual vendors, such as Eason. I have also seen pipa methods on Amazon and Ebay. Even if you don't understand the text, the jianpu and pipa-specific notations should be decipherable with some determination.
Best wishes,
David
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Post by sutong on Jan 26, 2014 21:42:50 GMT
I'm afraid I don't read much so it seems too in depth for me. Its still great to accomplish writing with so few books on pipa.
I would like to get some music score books.
Does anyone know where 'snow drops in the spring sunlight' can be bought?
I have the score for Qmbushed from all sides". I use it while listening to it being played to try and follow it. My hands cant turn the pages fast enough! This is an amazing piece. I think Snow drops in the spring sunlight is also too hard for me but I want to start understanding jian pu from songs which I have heard.
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Post by wanwan on Feb 1, 2014 17:42:09 GMT
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Post by sutong on Feb 1, 2014 23:32:32 GMT
Thank you Wanwan!
It sounds very different from the pipa version so I will try it.
No teacher in Belgium. I will try though.
I can play the first 8 seconds of Ambush from All sides very convincing. After that it all falls apart :/
I learnt without jian pu - mostly from ear, watching the position of the players fingers on the board. Maybe my flamenco guitar training helps finger movement. It is a very long beautiful score. It is divided into different sections. I have a long way to go, but I figure I will be able to play it from start to end badly in 2 years time if I continue to work at it. Then I will work on playing it better than badly for another 2 years time. Then by 5 years, when I have a MRX pipa, I will sign up for American Idol haha
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Post by daidai on Apr 2, 2016 3:59:25 GMT
Gao Hong has written an extensive Pipa Method book in English - the first of its kind. It will be published through Hal Leonard this June and is already available for pre-order though Amazon.com. It comes wit a DVD showing the playing techniques and many scores. It is suitable for Beginners through Intermediate levels and also has a very valuable section for composers.
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