History is very long. Qin bamboo is our most ancient stringed musical instruments ming hit it with our ancient wisdom of ” bamboo Timbal ” , Southeast Asian countries of ancient wisdom of ” bamboo shaped piano ” very similar . But spread in the way place Shan , no historical records contained until the Ming Dynasty have records. Wang Qi Ming Dynasty ” ternary diagram ยท Used three volumes will ” contain: “Bamboo drums, cut Otake whom, may be three or four feet long , that is cut out of its body into two strings , want to drum , then the pillar supporting its strings, percussion Timbal silent , the suspect , that the relics of the building also . ”
Another Madagascar also has an ancient stringed instrument : Valiha translated bamboo piano . About 1 meter , cylindrical ; has 13 strings. Qintong clinging with both hands when playing pizzicato .
Musical history editing
The shape of the bamboo piano and this is very similar , showing its long history , the spread has kept its original state. You can say that China’s ancient Qin bamboo hit stringed – Remains of an early form of the building , which can be traced back to the early years of age, has 2700 years of history.
Musical structure editor
Modeling simple , piano body hair with a bamboo production, a total length of about 50 cm , diameter of 6 cm to 10 cm , the maximum thickness to those who played the hand can grip better. Qintong leave one or both ends of bamboo , Tian Lin , are both multi- An end to stay bamboo ; Nandan then both ends of the bamboo leaves . On two or three different sides of the middle section of bamboo , bamboo skin cut out from a number of filaments as strings . Each bamboo stringed length 30 cm wide and 0.1 cm to 0.2 cm, two string spacing of 2.5 cm . Both ends of the string is still connected with bamboo , with bamboo strips or thin wire hoop tight circle , so easy to peel barrel . The same side of the two strings constitute a group , a group of two to three piano chord is usually provided . The arc tube in each chord are whittled down the plane , two branches in Chikuma , MA 3.5 cm long , 0.8 cm high . Two strings embedded in a piece of wood in the middle of the ” bridge” , so that the two strings are connected to each other due to resonance strike outs . ” Bridge” were opened on the lower body of a small round tube sound hole , aperture 1 cm . Stay in the piano section of a body from the top 10 cm , also opened by a slightly larger oval sound hole .
Playing edit
When playing, sitting or standing can be taken , but also while walking , while jumping , side -outs . Left-handed grip headstock , the right hand of small bamboo sticks , small wooden or bamboo chopsticks blow pronunciation strings , piano tail strike to make the whole bamboo vibration can also pronounce . Each set of two bamboo piano chords as homonyms, mobile support Chikuma chord chord length can be changed to adjust the level of tune a stringed instrument , the interval between each chord group is usually a major second or minor third relationship , about six degrees range . Headstock left thumb open and close by the sound hole , changing barrel column vibration, gas alarms become Qin bamboo instrument timbre changes accordingly . Bamboo and Timbal Wei Xiao Qin pronunciation . Qin tail struck the ground hole , may issue a drum and percussion Timbal similar heart sounds ; blow to the obturator when issued and percussion Timbal rim approximate sound ; clicking the strings, and percussion Timbal pronounce it waist drum sound the same ; If both hammers to strike and with the opening and closing by the sound hole , the rim like a percussion Timbal , different parts of the drum heart, waist drums , etc., rich timbre changes , both soft and sonorous . Bamboo is a piano chord Ming, gas alarms , body Ming as one of the instruments , the use of pitch, timbre and rhythm changes, can exhibit a variety of different sound effects and atmosphere . Qin bamboo can be used solo or ensemble , playing in the form vary . In Nandan area, bamboo piano hammers to strike and use , multi- ensemble with drums, commonly used in the funeral memorial ; in TianLin , and other places are safe , bamboo usual clavichord playing piano method , used solo , during the Lunar New Year’s Eve , New Year Entertainment New Year festive occasions or every play , sometimes with the bronze drum ensemble. There are folk artists such as Tian Lin Lu Aner .
