琴 · GUQIN
Quiet strings.
Shared traditions.
These are real guqin performances by Charlie Huang, recorded in Birmingham, UK. We selected the CC BY 2.5 license explicitly offered by the performer on each source page. The landscape illustrations are imagined settings.
Pingsha Luoyan · 平沙落雁
Performed by Charlie Huang · 2006-04-23
Historical score: Jiao’an Qinpu (蕉庵琴譜), 1868
Original recording and performer’s license · Download the full listening edit
Pei Lan · 佩兰
Performed by Charlie Huang · 2006-05-28
Historical score: Tianwen Ge Qinpu (天聞閣琴譜), 1876
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Kongzi Duyi · 孔子读易
Performed by Charlie Huang · 2006-04-15
Historical score: Tianwen Ge Qinpu (天聞閣琴譜), 1876
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License & edits
Recording copyright remains with Charlie Huang. Our edits balance volume, gently filter low frequencies, repeat the performance with short quiet gaps and add fades. Pitch and speed are unchanged. A 15-minute listening edit repeats for longer timers.
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