泛止harmonics end

Pinyin: fàn zhǐ

Timbre and harmonics

Marks the end of a harmonic passage: harmonics stop here.

How it is played

After the last harmonic before fan zhi, the left hand returns to stopping or the right to open strings, and the following jianzi are played as open or stopped notes.

How it sounds

The color returns from clear harmonics to open and stopped notes.

In the classical handbooks

泛音止也。

Gist: The harmonics stop.

Wuzhizhai Qinpu · 卷一·指法 · Qing dynasty, 1722 · View the original page · View source(opens in a new window)

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References

  1. 管平湖《古指法考》（北京古琴文化研究会 编，中国书店出版社 2019；据 1963 年中国音乐研究所油印本整理，依《琴用指法》《乌丝栏》《太音大全》《琴书大全》考订古指法）Scholarship