Quanzhou advocates drumming.

Quanzhou Grand Advocacy is a musical expression with drums, wind (suona) as the main part, and horns (big conch or horn), bells, gongs and cymbals as the auxiliary parts. The Great Propaganda Department, originally from northern ethnic festivals, is said to have been introduced into the court during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. It is one of the court drum music of the ancient feudal dynasty in China. After being adapted and processed by court musicians at that time, it gradually evolved into court-specific drum music and passed down. Quanzhou has been an official in the imperial court for generations. After hearing and seeing this kind of music, some people brought it back, spread it to the people, and then spread it to Southeast Asia, and often played it on occasions such as weddings, funerals and celebrations to create an atmosphere.

Musical instrument performance

When advocating performance, line up, as needed, or line up, or line up, or square. According to the playing method, the player pays attention to the order and cross-cooperation of the instruments. When playing, the snail horn blows first, making a beeping sound, which is deep and distant. It is not only advocating the introduction of performance, but also asking God to exorcise evil spirits and telling the gods. Second, start the gong; Third, bang drums. The above three forms can be regarded as a prelude, and then the suona is played, and all the instruments are played together, during which the drum changes with the suona music. Throughout the performance, drums Hong Zhong, gongs thunder, suona sonorous, cymbals sharp, bells sonorous, full of warm and magnificent momentum. Traditional songs widely advocated include "Journey to the Champion" and "Journey to the Prince", which are used for festive occasions; As for "Out of the Position" and other tracks, they are used for funerals.

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