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Spring Dawn in a Grotto-Heaven
Standard tuning, gong mode ( 5 6 1 2 3 5 6 ) 2 		洞天春曉 1
Dongtian Chun Xiao
Dongtian Chun Xiao illustration from Kuian Qinpu 3
Dongtian Chun Xiao, the second melody in Zangchunwu Qinpu (1602) became one of the more popular Qing dynasty melodies, surviving in 28 handbooks from 1602 to 1946. 4 The earliest surviving tablature has an attribution to Shen Taishao, but this does not seem to be picked up by other handbooks.

Further commentary not yet prepared.

 

 

 

 
Footnotes (Shorthand references are explained on a separate page)

1. Spring Dawn in a Grotto Heaven (洞天春曉 Dongtian Chun Xiao) (VI/294)
17777.9-13 is various dongtian but no qin reference or mention of this title. Other melodies mention dongtian and chunxiao, but there seems to be no connection.
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2. Standard tuning 5 6 1 2 3 5 6 in some other modes is considered as 1 2 4 5 6 1 2. For further information on gong mode see Shenpin Gong Yi and Modality in Early Ming Qin Tablature.
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3. Kuian Qinpu Illustration (QQJC XI/7)
The illustration above, which has no inscription, is placed directly below an illustration that seems to serve for the whole book.
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4. Tracing Dongtian Chunxiao
Zha Guide 28/223/-- lists 28 handbooks to 1946, beginning:

  1. 藏春塢琴譜 (1602; VI/294)
  2. 陽春堂琴譜 (1611; VII/354)
  3. 松絃館琴譜 (1614; VIII/73)
  4. 思齊堂琴譜 (1620; IX/17)
  5. 樂仙琴譜 (1623; VIII/442)
  6. 徽言秘旨 (1647; X/55)
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