Pipa

The pipa () is a four-stringed Chinese musical instrument, belonging to the plucked category of instruments (弹拨乐器/彈撥樂器).

Books

New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell (London, 2001).

Other websites
 "Kishibe's diffusionism theory on the Iranian Barbat and Chino-Japanese Pi' Pa'," from The Shayda Institute-Iranian Classical Music site 
 An article on the historical development of pipa
 The Pipa on the Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
 Pipa Performance by Gifted Musician in United States

Category:Chinese music
Category:Chinese musical instruments