Qin Melody Lists

This site includes several listings of qin melodies, including:

1.

Zha Fuxi, Guide to Existing Guqin Pieces in Tablature
A contemporary, comprehensive index of 659 melodies for which there is tablature
查阜西，存見古琴曲譜輯覽

2.

John Thompson, My Repertoire
A listing with links to information on the 140+ melodies I play
唐世璋，個人可彈曲目

3.

Anonymous, Melody List (59 entries; Tang dynasty)
At the end of the Jieshi Diao You Lan manuscript, preserved in Japan
無名，曲目（59首，唐代）
碣石調幽蘭後

4.

Cai Yong, Qin Cao (57 or 60 titles)
Said to be pre-Tang; sometimes just a list, sometimes with commentary
蔡邕，琴操
57首或60首；傳說唐代或唐以前

5.

Yuan Junzhe, untitled melody list
Follows Qincao Bianyi; 73 titles, 5 with tablature
袁均折，曲目
 琴操辨議後面（73首；5首有普）

6.

Anonymous, Melody Names (Song dynasty)
From Qin Shu, as found in Qinyuan Yaolu; a list of 253 titles
無名，曲名（253首，宋代）
從琴苑要錄裏面的"琴書"；

7.

Seng Juyue, Tablature List of Qin Melodies (Song dynasty)
Earlist known source is Shuo Fu; a list of 224 titles
僧居月，琴曲譜錄（253首，宋代）
說郛

8.
Jiang Keqian, Melodies, Part 1 and Part 2 (Ming dynasty)
Melody lists and introductions to 148 melody titles 蔣克謙，曲調上和曲調下
曲名和解題（148首，明代）

Footnotes (Shorthand references are explained on a separate page)

1. Zhou Qingyun is said to have written a book on qin melodies, but I have not yet seen it. (Return)

	This site includes several listings of qin melodies, including:
1.	Zha Fuxi, Guide to Existing Guqin Pieces in Tablature A contemporary, comprehensive index of 659 melodies for which there is tablature	查阜西，存見古琴曲譜輯覽
2.	John Thompson, My Repertoire A listing with links to information on the 140+ melodies I play	唐世璋，個人可彈曲目
3.	Anonymous, Melody List (59 entries; Tang dynasty) At the end of the Jieshi Diao You Lan manuscript, preserved in Japan	無名，曲目（59首，唐代）碣石調幽蘭後
4.	Cai Yong, Qin Cao (57 or 60 titles) Said to be pre-Tang; sometimes just a list, sometimes with commentary	蔡邕，琴操 57首或60首；傳說唐代或唐以前
5.	Yuan Junzhe, untitled melody list Follows Qincao Bianyi; 73 titles, 5 with tablature	袁均折，曲目琴操辨議後面（73首；5首有普）
6.	Anonymous, Melody Names (Song dynasty) From Qin Shu, as found in Qinyuan Yaolu; a list of 253 titles	無名，曲名（253首，宋代）從琴苑要錄裏面的"琴書"；
7.	Seng Juyue, Tablature List of Qin Melodies (Song dynasty) Earlist known source is Shuo Fu; a list of 224 titles	僧居月，琴曲譜錄（253首，宋代）說郛
8.	Jiang Keqian, Melodies, Part 1 and Part 2 (Ming dynasty) Melody lists and introductions to 148 melody titles	蔣克謙，曲調上和曲調下曲名和解題（148首，明代）