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The ''se'' () is an ancient Chinese plucked zither (string instrument). It has a range of 50-25 strings with moveable bridges and has a range of up to five octaves. ==History== The history of the ''se'' extends back to early Chinese history. It was one of the most important stringed instruments to be created in China, other than the guqin. The ''se'' was a highly popular instrument during the Western Zhou and Spring and Autumn period. Surviving specimens have been excavated from places such as the Hubei and Hunan provinces, and the Jiangnan region of China. Other places include Jiangsu, Anhui, Shandong, and Liaoning. In Hubei, the tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng (in the late 400's BCE) was a treasure trove of ancient Chinese instruments, including a complete set of ''bianzhong'' (bronze bells), ''se'', ''guqin'' (plucked zither), stone chimes, and a drum. His musical entourage of 21 girls and women were also buried with him. By the Warring States Period, the early types of ''guzheng'' emerged, which was developed from the ''se''. Thus, it is sometimes said that the ''guzheng'' is essentially a smaller and simplified version of the ''se'' (with less strings).〔 According to legend, Fuxi created the ''se''. It is also believed that by the time of the Xia Dynasty the ''se'' had already come into being. It is said that the word for music, ''yue'' (樂), is composed of the characters ''si'' for silk (絲) and ''mu'' for wood (木), and that it is a representation of the instrument. There are also many mentions in Chinese literature, as in ''Shijing'' (''The Classic of Poetry'') and ''Lunyu'' (''The Analects of Confucius''). The ''se'' has always been a high-brow musical instrument. As early as in the Zhou Dynasty, it was used to play ritualistic music for sacrificial offerings. A similar instrument called ''seul'', derived from the ''se'', is still used in the Confucian ritual music of South Korea, which is performed twice per year at the Munmyo Shrine in Seoul. In Vietnam, the instrument was called ''sắt'' and used in a limited context along with the ''cầm'' (equivalent to the Chinese ''guqin''). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Se (instrument)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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