Post by DavidNguyen on Mar 17, 2015 0:22:20 GMT
So I thought I'd share this tidbit of information, and my journey of learning about various Huqin. So I've noticed many people assume the Haegeum derived from the Erhu.
I admit to thinking this too at first, but I did a bit of research, and found out it actually derives from an even older instrument called the Xiqin. According to Wikipedia, the Xiqin is the original Huqin. It was invented by a people from Manchuria called the "Kumo Xi" It first came to China in the Tang dynasty, and during the Song dynasty, it was developed into the Erhu. In Korea, it was called Haegeum. Now, the interesting thing is, the Cantonese name for the Xiqin is "Haikum", so it can be determined that Medieval Chinese probably called it something like "Haiqin", or whatever the original language was. In Korea though, they pronounce Haegeum like "Hay Gum", which makes me wonder, what if the original Korean pronunciation was pronounced "High Gum". Perhaps the Daegeum flute was also originally pronounced this way was "Die Gum". Most Koreans pronounce it as "Day Gum", but the Hanja translated into Chinese is Daiqin, which is pronounced "Die Chin". Perhaps the Korean language changed where Haegeum was pronounced as "Hay Gum", but originally pronounced as "High Gum". It's interesting to think about. Also, I wondered if there are any instruments in China that are direct descendants of the Xiqin, other than the Erhu. So I checked Wikipedia and looked at various Huqin. The fiddle used in Nanyin looks exactly like the Haegeum, but higher pitched, and the Banhu shares many similar characteristics to the Haegeum. So it can be assumed, until proven otherwise, that the Banhu is a direct descendant of the Xiqin. I'd like to hear your thoughts on this. Remember that the pronunciation stuff I came up with is only hypothesized, and if anyone happens to find an article related to what I was talking about, please post it down below. Thanks
I admit to thinking this too at first, but I did a bit of research, and found out it actually derives from an even older instrument called the Xiqin. According to Wikipedia, the Xiqin is the original Huqin. It was invented by a people from Manchuria called the "Kumo Xi" It first came to China in the Tang dynasty, and during the Song dynasty, it was developed into the Erhu. In Korea, it was called Haegeum. Now, the interesting thing is, the Cantonese name for the Xiqin is "Haikum", so it can be determined that Medieval Chinese probably called it something like "Haiqin", or whatever the original language was. In Korea though, they pronounce Haegeum like "Hay Gum", which makes me wonder, what if the original Korean pronunciation was pronounced "High Gum". Perhaps the Daegeum flute was also originally pronounced this way was "Die Gum". Most Koreans pronounce it as "Day Gum", but the Hanja translated into Chinese is Daiqin, which is pronounced "Die Chin". Perhaps the Korean language changed where Haegeum was pronounced as "Hay Gum", but originally pronounced as "High Gum". It's interesting to think about. Also, I wondered if there are any instruments in China that are direct descendants of the Xiqin, other than the Erhu. So I checked Wikipedia and looked at various Huqin. The fiddle used in Nanyin looks exactly like the Haegeum, but higher pitched, and the Banhu shares many similar characteristics to the Haegeum. So it can be assumed, until proven otherwise, that the Banhu is a direct descendant of the Xiqin. I'd like to hear your thoughts on this. Remember that the pronunciation stuff I came up with is only hypothesized, and if anyone happens to find an article related to what I was talking about, please post it down below. Thanks
