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Chinese Instrument – XUN

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  https://www.istudy-china.com/ China Scholarships Chinese Universities  Xun is a unique closed-mouth wind instrument of the Han nationality, with a simple and simple tone. It occupies an important position in the history of world primitive art. The origin of Xun is related to the labor and production activities of the ancestors of the Han nationality. It may be made by the ancestors imitating the sounds of birds and beasts to trap prey. Later, with the progress of society, it evolved into a simple instrument, gradually increasing the soundhole, and developed into a melody instrument that can play tunes. Xun is a kind of wind instrument fired in clay in ancient times, round or oval, with six holes (now eight holes, nine holes, ten holes, double octaves, etc., six holes are not common in the market). Also known as "Tao Xun". Pottery is the most common, but stone and bone are also available. Text explanation Xun is the same as the health xūn phonetic. From the soil, sm...

Chinese Instrument – Erhu fiddle

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  https://www.istudy-china.com/ China Scholarships Chinese Universities  Erhu began in the Tang Dynasty, called "Xi Qin", and has a history of more than a thousand years. It is a traditional Chinese stringed instrument. Erhu is one of the main bowed stringed instruments (stringed instruments) in the family of Chinese national musical instruments. Famous Erhu songs include "Earth Springs Reflected in the Moon", "Good Night", "Listening to Pine", "Horse Race", "Grapes Ripe" and so on.   History origin Erhu began in the Tang Dynasty and has a history of more than a thousand years. It originated from a ethnic minority in the northern part of ancient my country, originally called "Ji Qin" and "Xi Qin". The earliest recorded text of Ji Qin is the Tang Dynasty poet Meng Haoran’s Poems on the Poems of Yanrong Mountain and Chiting: “The people of Zhu Yinqin, flowers invite guests to pass.” Song Dynasty scholar Chen ...

Chinese Instrument – Bronze drum

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  https://www.istudy-china.com/ China Scholarships Chinese Universities  Bronze drums were often used in wars to direct the advance and retreat of the army, and also often used in banquets, music, and dance. The bronze drum is the crystallization of a long and splendid ancient Chinese culture and a symbol of the wisdom of Chinese ancestors. It has the characteristics of Oriental art and is a treasure of the world's cultural and artistic treasure house. Bronze drums are also circulated in Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and even the Indonesian islands. On January 10, 2016, a huge bronze drum with a diameter of 4.2 meters, a height of 2.6 meters, and a weight of 7 tons was designed and produced by Wei Qichu, the representative inheritors of Guangxi’s intangible cultural heritage " Zhuang Bronze Drum Casting Techniques " and the Wei Qian brothers. Yes [1]  Currently the world’s largest bronze drum The bronze drum is shaped like a round drum with various patterns, and ...

Chinese Instrument – Chinese Drum

  https://www.istudy-china.com/ China Scholarships Chinese Universities  ancestors as a cheer for the army very early. According to legend, in the battle of Zhuolu where the Huangdi conquered Chiyou, "the Huangdi killed Kui, using his skin like a drum, and heard five hundred" (" Taiping Yulan " volume 582 cited " Emperor Century "). The war drums of ancient times were all made of crocodile skin, and the crocodile skin was used for the drum skin, which is based on the ferocious habits of crocodile to strengthen the drum sound. In the Zhou Dynasty, according to the "Zhou Li·Diguan Situ", " drum people " had been specially set up to manage drumming and drumming. Drummer manage drums for various purposes, such as thunder drums for sacrifices, spirit drums, and jin drums in bands. Among them, the "Fen (sound) drum" especially used for military affairs is called the "Fen (sound) drum". According to the explanation of ...

Chinese Instrument – Flute

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  https://www.istudy-china.com/ China Scholarships Chinese Universities  The flute is the main high-pitched melody instrument in modern orchestral and chamber music. Its appearance is a cylindrical long pipe with several sound holes. The early flutes were ebony or coconut wood. Modern metal materials are mostly used, such as relatively low-grade brass, cupronickel, ordinary nickel- silver alloys to professional silver alloys, 9K, 14K, 18K, 20K, 24K gold and platinum Flute, etc. The sound quality is dynamic and beautiful, and the sound is soft and melodious. The flute is a test of the breath control of the player, and it is necessary to find a suitable entry point to produce a near-perfect rhythm.   Instrument characteristics Instrument name: Flute The key of the instrument: C key. Application clef: treble clef, not transpose notation. Practical range: small character group b-small character four groups ...

Chinese Instrument – Suona

  https://www.istudy-china.com/ China Scholarships Chinese Universities  Suona, a double-reed air-sounding instrument. In the 3rd century AD, Suona was introduced from Persia and Arabia. The sound of Suona is magnificent and louder. The tube is made of mahogany and has a conical shape. The upper end is equipped with a copper core with a reed whistle, and the lower end is covered with a copper bowl. In Taiwan, it is called advocacy; in the south, it is a kind of "eight-tone" musical instrument. In Henan and Shandong, it is called a trumpet. There are famous songs such as Bainiao Chaofeng and Yuxi Urban. Suona has strong penetrating power and infectious power. In the past, it was mostly used in folk singing clubs, Bangko clubs, drum troupes, and local folk art and opera accompaniment. After continuous development, it has developed into traditional suona and keyed suona, which enriches performance skills and improves expressiveness. It has become a distinctive solo instrument an...

Chinese Instrument – Lute

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  https://www.istudy-china.com/ China Scholarships Chinese Universities  Llute is a plucked stringed instrument with a curved neck. Generally, this term mainly refers to the general term for a type of ancient musical instruments used in Europe from the Middle Ages to the Baroque period. It was the most popular family solo instrument in Europe during the Renaissance. In addition, in the broad classification of musical instruments, similar musical instruments are collectively referred to as "Lute genus". At this time, it is not limited to age and country, so guitar, Chinese pipa, Japanese pipa, etc. can all be included.   Introduction Europe can play on the lute chords, melodies, running sentences, all kinds of ornaments, and even para- music; it is used as an accompaniment to sing solo instruments, can also be used in the trio, the skilled performer can play A colorful effect. His origin and name come from the Arab "Al'ud", which was introduced to Europe by Musli...