Mans tube, the Miao , Dong, water , Yao Ming, gas and other nationalities single reed instrument , also known as ground tube, Mang tube , Lusheng tube . Miao said the fruit Dong , Dong fruit , meaning Lusheng cylinder barrel . Bu Dong said cylinder , boom , are intended for the big bamboo . Popular in Guizhou, Guangxi , Hunan and other provinces.
Classification
Southeast Guizhou Miao Mans Danzhai County cylinder pronounced : Big Mans cylinder A, in Mount tube a, small Mans cylinder a1, minimum Mans cylinder a2. Medium and small mans drum , played by left hand drum , playing reed pipes run right , you can freely jump, swing. Big Mans cylinder tube must be inclined ground, left hand supporting the barrel , right hand execution reed pipe play .
Folk Mans tube together according to their size , said Mans barrel team. Large Mans drum team from fifteen or twenty-one , divided into large, medium , small and minimal Mans cylinder four groups. Each group of three to five , with a variety of Lusheng composition Lusheng band. Mans cylinder with rounded solid continuous tone strengthen vocalist , the band sound fullness.
After 1958 , Guizhou Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture ensembles Yufu Wen will develop a single tube Mans barrel to six , nine , twelve and eighteen . The multi- tube group as a whole, with a wind , brass resonance tube , horizontal , in order to control the gas piston box . Lace hung on the right shoulder , standing, walking, jumping can be played . Jinan military avant-garde ensembles Zhang style industry , Lee Yiu Sun assistance in Chengdu, musical instrument , developed twenty-nine Mans barrel range D-g2, including twelve semitones , maintaining the traditional Mans tube tone. Can play a single melody and polyphonic music.
Composition
Bamboo tube body by reed pipes and resonance tube composed of two parts ( Figure ) . Using a thin bamboo reed multi- tube production , intermediate bamboo transparent, as the upper end of the nozzle mouthpiece, leaving the bottom section closed , opened a rectangular hole in the bottom , a mosaic made of brass reeds , no by the sound hole , may issue a tone . Lusheng pipes can also be used as a reed pipe . Resonance tube with a thick wool bamboo production, the top nozzle whittled 45 ° ramp -shaped, open up the middle of bamboo , cylinder bottom with open tube and closed- tube two kinds of shapes : Frequently those at the bottom left section closed for the closed tube shape, another kind of open tube shape is at the bottom bamboo over the side of the tube body dug cut a semi-circular or triangular hole . The reed pipe resonance tube into the bottom of the top mouth blown reed mouthpiece , the air vibrating reed pronunciation , and through the resonance tube to expand the volume, which issued a forceful , deep sound . Open tube -shaped resonance tube pronunciation is more loud. Occasionally, it will be two reed pipe ( modal music of the Lord, are sound ) into resonance tube , you can send two different tones.
Specification
Mans cylinder specifications resonance tube as evidence sizes . Smaller ones -high 30 cm to 70 cm , and the larger -high 100 cm – 150 cm, diameter 10 to 20 cm , diameter 8 cm to 18 cm, while the largest Mans tube, resonance tube made of hollowed tree trunks are available , pass up to 200 centimeters. Mans resonance tube by tube size, height , and its pitch can be divided into treble , alto , tenor , bass and double bass so few, in the same tone of the band in turn constitute several octaves , which were associated with increased Lusheng ensemble participated in the same .
Playing
Playing, according to Mans tube of different sizes, embouchure is also different . Bass Mans tube to stand playing the resonance tube diagonally placed on the ground , played by the left hand supporting the barrel , right hand execution reed pipe in the barrel play ; playing, treble Mans cartridge, played by left hand resonance tube , right hand holding the reed pipe wind and can be while playing side of dance . Mans tube pronunciation rich, thick , weak outs mellow and soft. Times when playing the bass drum mount , sound like an avalanche , rolling , its sound could be heard several miles away . As a bass drum mount for Lusheng orchestra , often grouped together by size , called Mount cylinder teams. Large Mans drum team from eighteen to twenty-four Mans tube , divided into double bass, bass, tenor , midrange and treble Mans cylinder five groups, each with three to five mans barrel , its pitch followed by a difference octave from A1 to a2. Mans team and the size of the cylinder Lusheng Lusheng team composed of common combination Lusheng band. Mans issued last long sound tube , so that the whole band sound full and deep , with a distinctive ethnic characteristics. Mans tube commonly used in the Lusheng orchestra or Lusheng dance accompaniment . In the Miao, Dong folk , every New Year , weddings , building a new house or slack often playing Mans barrel . Bass, double bass drum more by men playing Mans , treble, tenor drum Mans both men and women play .
Polyphony Mans tube
Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Forest Township , is popular called polyphony Mans on cylinder barrel . It is bamboo bamboo tube resonate all get through , the first and last are open at both ends a 45 ° bevel . Playing, tap the resonance tube , run by two reed playing . May issue a vocalist and music tuning are two tone to sound . This kind of tube is extremely rare in other Dong Miao . Assisted musical instrument , developed twenty-nine Mans barrel range D-g2, including twelve semitones , maintaining the traditional Mans tube tone. Can play a single melody and polyphonic music.
