荡吟swinging vibrato
Pinyin: dàng yín
Vibrato and glidesA wide, loose yin with force at both ends, as if swinging the note open before vibrating.
How it is played
Vibrate as soon as the note sounds, adding a little force at both the upper and lower ends of each swing, somewhat like a knock at each end; wider than you yin and looser in rhythm. Another version swings the note open once up and down before entering the yin.
How it sounds
A broad, expansive rise and fall with a pronounced sway.
In the classical handbooks
得音就吟，兩頭用力，遊蕩之意。比遊吟大而鬆緩，用兩頭雙撞之意。又於得音上下，蕩開後吟也。Gist: Vibrate as soon as the note sounds, with force at both ends, in the sense of drifting. Larger and looser than you yin, with the sense of a double knock at both ends. Alternatively, swing open above and below the note first and then vibrate.
Where sources disagree
Whether dang yin differs from you yin
- Dang yin is listed on its own: larger and looser than you yin, with force at both ends. Source: Wuzhizhai Qinpu(opens in a new window) · View the original page
- Dang yin is treated as another name for you yin. Source: Qinxue Rumen (Introduction to Qin Studies)(opens in a new window) · View the original page
Easily confused with
- 游吟yóu yín· roaming vibratoYou yin is lighter, about two round trips; dang yin puts force at the ends and swings wider and looser.
- 荡猱dàng náo· swinging wide vibratoDang nao builds on dang yin but seeks a more ancient, vigorous quality, with greater force and width.