Category: Chinese musical instruments

The flute is a wind instrument made ​​from bamboo, it is also known as bamboo flute, a blow hole, a membrane holes, six sound hole, a sound hole and two out of the sound hole (also called “rope hole” ). The flute spread a vast area, a wide variety. The most commonly used Qudi bangdi and set the tone flute. There Yuping flute, seven-hole flute, piccolo and cis flute.

The flute is one of China’s most characteristic musical instruments in, also known as “flute”, the ancient called “cross-blowing. In May 1986, the 16 bone flute unearthed in Henan Wuyang Jiahu Village in the early Neolithic sites, according to the determination of BP have been more than 8000 years of history. Yellow Emperor, dating back about 4,000 years ago, the Yellow River the growth of a large number of bamboo, start-election bamboo materials to make the flute, “Historical Records” record “Yellow Emperor Ling Lun cutting bamboo in Kunming Xi, cut flute, blowing phoenix Ming, “bamboo material made ​​a big step forward in the flute, bamboo bone vibration of one of good, clear pronunciation; both bamboo ease of processing. Qin and Han Dynasty has a seven-hole bamboo flute, and the invention of two flute.

Now the popular bamboo flute northern two “bangdi” and the South “Qudi. The short bangdi, sound area, than the Qudi the sound of high purity four degrees. Commonly used to accompaniment Bangzi class opera; Qudi slightly longer, slightly lower sound area to the accompaniment Kunqu or the Sunan percussion song “,” wind and percussion music “instrumental ensemble. Range of more than two groups. The high-pitched sound bangdi, loud, rough, unrestrained; tone soft Qudi, elegant, rich, peaceful. Embouchure more, as long as there is a single spit, dual-spit, spit, flower tongue, Reduplicated, calendar tone, portamento, vibrato. The high sensitivity of the flute, playing the main theme of musical instruments. It solo, accompaniment and ensemble, commonly used two large national orchestra flute, treble bangdi and midrange Qudi of. Sometimes, there are three the flute (a bangdi, of two Qudi). Now there are several reforms flute; increased semitone finger holes, and is divided into two devices, easy to transpose and adjust the pitch.

The Liuqin the called “liuyeqin”, is a folk instruments in China, it has a more familiar name called “soil pipa. Liuqin initially popular in Jiangsu, Shandong, Anhui and other places, is now popular in the country.

Liuqin our national band instrument often used in some local opera, but it’s a narrow range and little volume.

Shape, structure of the Liuqin similar to the lute, initial Liuqin willow production, only two strings or three-stringed lute, with a thin bamboo set on the index finger on the play as a plectrum. Later, there four strings Liuqin.

Crisp sound of Liuqin, rough, rich and expressive, you can play lyrical music and techniques difficult.

The erhu is a family of traditional Chinese musical instruments stringed instruments. Spread so far, about twelve hundred years of history, from the erhu. Tang Dynasty poet Cen Shen has been called “the Army Zhijiu drink to go off, erhu, pipa, bamboo flute” verse, the erhu in the Tang Dynasty began to spread, then west, north and all ethnic groups known as the barbarian, the erhu West, North National Biography into a musical instrument commonly known. In modern times, the erhu was renamed as the erhu.

Named due to inside and outside erxian Zhang. Qin tube, python skin, piano bar, pegs, strings the (stringed or metal strings), jin (also known as the waist Ma), Qin Ma and Bows. Inside and outside two strings by d1 and a1 pure five degrees tune a stringed instrument. Range of up to three octaves, and even more. Bass full and effective; soft Alto area, clear; clear treble, slightly nervous. It suitable for the performance of a deep, plaintive description spectacular mood. Generally speaking, where chord tone plump, soft; outboard sound bright, energetic. Since the erhu bit more, nor fixed grade, it is capable of performing any redeployment, but the most common of G, D tune, tune F, BB tune, C tune. Erhu playing technically complex, rich and expressive, the modern solo, accompaniment and ensemble instrument. Because of the love and attention of the masses of this instrument, constructed and playing technically continuous improvement and improved. For example, recently created a dual-jin erhu, the original the Erhu range bass expansion of a perfect fourth or perfect fifth, and enhance the erhu performance. Due to the birth of this new instrument, but also to create the conditions for the creation of some new songs.

Erhu songs

As an important representative of one of the traditional Chinese musical instruments, the the erhu an excellent representative of tracks artistic conception “Traditional” tearjerker “river water, waves of thoughts” Sanmen Gorge Capriccio, the magnificent Great Wall Capriccio “Pentium passionate “Jockey” Concerto.

Traditional Ten erhu songs: Reflection of the Moon, a wonderful evening, listening to the pines (Song), the Mountain birds, cold spring breeze song, moonlit night, streaming wave song, disease Yin, Sambo Buddha, bright line.

Zheng is one of the classical Chinese instruments. Guzheng is a plucked string instrument, the prevalence of two thousand years ago during the Warring States Period “Qin”, “Lisi Biography • remonstrance Zhuke book referred to a section of the state of Qin music and dance:” husband strike urn, knocking pottery, playing the zheng stroke thigh, fast song hum ear. really Qin sound. Sang Zheng and Wei Shao Yu, like Wu, exotic music. now abandoned knock Fou hit urn disease Hodgson, back playing the zheng, Shao danger, if why? Fiat appropriate concept just carry on The Sound of Qin Zheng is a “true”, and therefore there has always been ‘Qinzheng “name.

Ancient zither twelve string, 13 string, 14 string, 15 string variety; modern multi-stringed zither with 13 strings and 16-string steel string zither two. Its shape such as a rectangular wood box made of Paulownia. Each string evenly arranged on the piano surface, each string column (completely different), each chord only made a sound. Pentatonic tune a stringed instrument. Generally the lowest string A sound, the highest string as the A2 sound. Range of up to three octaves. Playing the zheng cross on the table, sitting and playing. Right hand with great food, middle finger plucked; left hand with the food, the ring finger completely different according to the string on the left side, and his hands grasping zheng “. Its light tone Ya beautiful, beautiful sounds. Performance breeze, ocean waves, gurgling water, fantasy wonderland scene is the most effective. For solo accompaniment or a small band ensemble. Due to the small volume of it, should not be swapping and other restrictions, has not been widely used in the big band.
The Guzheng songs:

“Boats” very poetic, flowing melody, the first slow after the fast, loose-tight, emotional layers Diego into vividly depicted under the setting sun lake and fishing boat competing normalized, the Fisherman sing pleasant realm .
“Out of the water lilies music subtle and soft, fresh and stretch and lasting appeal.
“High Mountain and Flowing Water” song due to BoYa Guqin Concert case story widely spread in the community. Music, rich, deep, clear and smooth, vividly depicts the towering mountains, the ocean water. From bass to treble, from treble to bass roll-outs practices, vividly trust showing trickle, drops of water but wonderful sound, people feel like being in the magnificent beauty of nature.

In addition, there are “Palace Moon”, “Snow in Early Spring”, “Jackdaws playing in the water”.