The paqin (琶琴) is a modern bowed lute originating in China. The instrument has a pear-shaped wooden body like pipa, with neck no frets but bowed by horsehair bow. [1] It is the tenor variant of the paquin family. It has a bass variant, the dapaqin and an alto variant is the xiaopaqin (小琶琴). This is a combination of Chinese pipa with western cello and violin.[2]

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References

  1. ^ "Living with Brandon Voo: Asian Arpeggione and Romantic Rachmaninoff".
  2. ^ "低音拉弦樂器".
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paqin
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