Zhang Ziqian

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Zhang Ziqian (simplified Chinese: 张子谦; traditional Chinese: 張子謙, 1899-1991), a famous seven-string zither qin players, was born in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, The People's Republic of China. He studied the guqin with a guqin master Suo Shaotao at the age of thirteenth. In the 1930s, Zhang moved to Shanghai and worked as an accountant at a salt factory. In Shanghai, he met Zha Fuxi and Peng Zhiqing who were active qin players then. They frequently played the guqin together and Zhang’s playing skills were greatly influenced by them. In 1936, Zhang, Zha, Peng and other masters founded Jin Yu Qin She (Qin Society of Contemporary Yu Region), a qin society. In 1956, Zhang became a guqin performer by being appointed as a member of the state-run Shanghai Minzu Yuetuan (Shanghai National Music Ensemble); and a guqin teacher at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music in 1960. As a professional guqin performer of the Guanling School, one of the qin schools, Zhang skillfully transcribed guqin pieces from ancient manuscripts with the Guanling style and his distinctive interpretations, e.g. rhythmic variations. His famous pieces includes Longxiang Cao (Soaring Dragon), Pingsha Luoyan (Geese Descending on the Sandbank), and Meihua Sannong (Three Variations of Plum Blossom). Zhang was also devoted to writing articles and essays on guqin. In 1961, he published Guqin Chujie (A Preliminary Introduction to the Guqin) with Zha Fuxi and Shen Caonong. This publication features guqin history, guqin c

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Masters Of Guqin (Da Shi Gu Qin)

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Chinese Traditional and Folk Music: Guqin Vol. 3

Collection of the Most Famous Guqin Players

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Best Collection of Chinese Traditional Music: Guqin

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Ancient Chinese Music: Lofty Mountains and Flowing Water

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Ancient Classics of Qin Han and Wei Dynasties: 770 BC-580 AD (GuYue YiXiang: XianQin HanWei LiuChao GongYuanQian 770-580 Nian)

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Chinese Ancient Music Vol. II: High Mountains and Flowing Water

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An Anthology of Traditional Chinese Folk Music - A Collection of Music Played on the Guqin (Vol. 3)

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Great Master of Guqin

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20th Century Masters Chinese Classics Collection - Masterpieces of Guqin

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Anthology of Chinese Traditional & Folk Music Played on Guqin: Vol.3

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Chinese Music Classics of the 20th Century: Guqin

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