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Genre: guqin

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Guqin music is a traditional Chinese genre that features the guqin, a seven-stringed instrument that has been played for over 3,000 years. The music is characterized by its slow, meditative pace and intricate melodies, often inspired by nature and Chinese philosophy. It is considered a highly refined and sophisticated art form, requiring years of study and practice to master. Some notable pieces in the genre include "Shuishan Yu" and "Zeng Chengwei," as well as works by 蘇思棣 (Sou Si-tai).


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Popular guqin Songs


Most popular guqin albums

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Guqin Music "The Pure Sound of Mountain and Water"
2009
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中國:古琴, 文人的樂器 (Chine: Le qin, cithare des lettrés) [China: The Qin, Zither of the Literati]
2007
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Treasure Edition: Ancient Qin Solos (Zhen Cang Ban: Guan Pinghu Gu Qin Pian)
2005
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Gold Finger: Chinese Guqin
1996
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任静古琴独奏曲集(叁) 唐琴 下
2018
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Chinese Traditional and Folk Music: Guqin Vol. 2
2006
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中國:古琴藝術
2014
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清明 袁中平古琴曲集 (一)
2006
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Soul of China: Guqin Recital
1993
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Music for the Qin Zither
2000
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Song of Life in the Mountains (Wu Zhao Guqin Classics)
2011
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明琴 (国乐大师(肆))
2001
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Chine: L'art du guqin (China: Guqin Art)
2015
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Masters Of Traditional Chinese Music - Zhao Jiazhen: Guqin
2005

guqin music by decade

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List of guqin artists

Here is a list of guqin artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the guqin genre. You can find out what guqin genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namepopularityfollowers
1 23 2379
2 17 484
3 14 1657
4 11 508
5 10 1988
6 9 1236
7 16 693
8 6 307
9 4 457
10 4 831
11 1 74
12 11 383
13 10 11
14 5 563
15 5 286
16 4 140
17 3 195
18 3 115
19 2 130
20 2 153
21 2 202
22 2 95
23 2 56
24 2 150
25 2 86
26 2 642
27 1 63
28 1 110
29 1 64
30 1 62

guqin playlist created by Chosic

Enjoy this playlist of popular guqin music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.