Temperament Analysis For The Tuning Methodology In The Micaculous Secret Tablature Of The Qin

Micaculous Secret Tablature of the Qin is the earliest printed collection about Guqin with qin tablature, it is very beneficial to the research on the Guqin during the Ming Dynasty and the other dynasties before that. The article researches the origin of the Micaculous Secret Tablature of the Qin through consult historical materials. According to the explanations before every Guqin melodies from the author ZhuQuan, the first chapter makes a new classification for the64Guqin melodies. From that, we can learn that the Micaculous Secret Tablature of the Qin is not only a great collection about Guqin melodies, but also reflects the author’s tragic experience and his pursuit of the ideal of freedom. After that, new understandings about the content and the ideas in Micaculous Secret Tablature of the Qin will be formed. Then the article will focus on the tuning methodology in the ancient classics works about music, researching the positive tone chord method and redeployment of tune chord method. And the same time, some new interpretations are presented about the positive tone chord method written in some main Guqin works in ancient China which were considered as mistakes. After research, Micaculous Secret Tablature of the Qin has8tuning methods. According to the conclusion of the second chapter, the third chapter will analyze the64Guqin melodies. The article tries to get a comprehensive and reasonable apprehension about this magic Guqin work through theoretical research and mathematical manipulation.