Holy crap amazing list of Guqin pieces by the guy for MP3 download! www.silkqin.com/06hear.htm And the explanations are insane. What a dude. Ciro Santilli's hero.
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wget -r -np -l 1 -A mp3 http://www.silkqin.com/06hear.htmCiro Santilli Contacted John by email in 2019 telling him to put his stuff on YouTube and offering help, and he replied, but nothing came of it unfortunately. Edit: he uploaded a bunch of videos of him playing live in 2020! www.youtube.com/user/silkqin/videos
John focuses on playing the tunes in a "historically informed performance", in particular using silk strings rather than metal ones which are used by most modern artists: www.silkqin.com/08anal/hip.htm
韦编三绝 is a chengyu that means "to study diligently", i.e. to read so much to the point that your book starts to wear down.
There is a Chinese Wiki page for this song: zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/韦编三绝 which says it dates from the early Qing dynasty
Dialog between Fisherman and Woodcutter by 
Ciro Santilli 37 Updated 2025-05-23 +Created 1970-01-01
Ciro Santilli 37 Updated 2025-05-23 +Created 1970-01-01Lit: fish timber question answer.
The dialog is also known as allegory for an incredibly deep philosophical discussion between an idealized wise woodcutter and a fisherman, e.g. mentioned at: www2.kenyon.edu/Depts/Religion/Fac/Adler/Writings/Fisherman%20and%20Woodcutter.pdf
This song is just too slow for Ciro Santilli to make much out of it.
Bibliography:
Dialog between Fisherman and Woodcutter Chinese traditional painting by Xie Shichen
. www.facebook.com/131402556881886/posts/655763214445815/ gives an origin:The silkqin.com entry: www.silkqin.com/04qart/07sqmp/57ls.htm does not mention this however.
Li Sao was composed by Cheng Kangshi in late Tang dynasty based on the poem Li Sao, authored by Qu Yuan (340-278 BC) in the Warring States period of ancient China.
Li sao performed by Guan Pinghu
. Source. Track from Master Of Traditional Chinese Music: guqinen.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bo_Ya&oldid=1150295883#The_story_about_Zhiyin:
Bo Ya was good at playing the qin. Zhong Ziqi was good at listening to the qin. When Bo Ya's will was towards high mountains in his playing, Zhong Ziqi would say, "How towering like Mount Tai!" When Bo Ya's will was towards flowing water in his playing, Zhong Ziqi would say, "How vast are the rivers and oceans!" Whatever Bo Ya thought of Ziqi would never fail to understand. Bo Ya said, "Amazing! Your heart and mine are the same!" After Zhong Ziqi died, Bo Ya broke his Guqin because he thought that no one else can understand his music.
God this song.
White snow in sunny spring performed by Liu Dehai
. Source. From the 1996 album: "A Collection of Chinese Music Masterpieces: Pipa": www.amazon.com/Collection-Chinese-Music-Masterpieces-Pipa/dp/B000QZYN8E TODO recording date.Composed by Wang Huiran in 1960.
The Yi people are one of the 55 Chinese ethnic minorities officially recognized by the Chinese government.
Dance of the Yi People performed by Liu Dehai
. Source. From the album Chinese Plucked Instruments: Vol. 2 - Fishermen’s Song At South Sea: www.amazon.co.uk/Chinese-Plucked-Instruments-Fishermens-South/dp/B001HUECZQ (2004)The explosive moments presumably represent the intense rowing action of a dragon boat race competition.
TODO date composed.
The Great Sage, Heaven's Equal (Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio story) by Ciro Santilli 37 Updated 2025-05-23 +Created 1970-01-01
Ciro Santilli 37 Updated 2025-05-23 +Created 1970-01-01 A Hundred Birds Pay Homage to the Phoenix by Ciro Santilli 37 Updated 2025-05-23 +Created 1970-01-01
Ciro Santilli 37 Updated 2025-05-23 +Created 1970-01-01Appears to be a small section from the Diamond Sutra. TODO find or create a video of it, it is just too awesome.
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