Eight Ancient Musical Instruments in China

Eight ancient musical instruments in China: pipa, erhu, chime, flute, flute, harp, harp and drum.

1, pipa

Pipa, the earliest plucked instrument, is a plucked instrument. The loudspeaker is made of wood or bamboo, and it is half pear-shaped with four strings on it. Originally made of silk thread, now it is made of steel wire, steel rope and nylon. Provide "phase" and "product" for the neck and panel to determine phonemes. It is an important national musical instrument for solo, accompaniment, ensemble and ensemble.

2. Erhu

Erhu (pinyin: Erhu) began in the Tang Dynasty and is called "Xiqin", with a history of 1000 years. It is a traditional stringed instrument in China. Erhu, a two-stringed instrument, is also called "South Lake" and "Omz". Erhu is one of the main bowstring instruments in China national musical instrument family. The timbre of erhu is almost the same as that of human voice, and it has the feeling of singing and talking.

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China Han ancient large percussion instruments, chimes rose in the Zhou Dynasty, flourished in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period until the Qin and Han Dynasties. China was the first country to make and use musical clocks. It is made of bronze, arranged in pitch order by flat round clocks of different sizes, hung on a huge clock rack, and tapped with a T-shaped wooden hammer and a long stick respectively, which can produce different musical sounds.

Because the tone of each clock is different, you can play wonderful music by tapping on the sound spectrum. A set of bronze bells with different tones hung on the wooden frame, and the maid beat the music with a mallet.

4. Xiao (surname)

Xiao is a very old Han musical instrument with single pipe and vertical blowing, which can be divided into harmony. Xiao has a long history, mellow and soft timbre, quiet and elegant, suitable for solo and ensemble. Generally, it is made of bamboo, with pores at the upper end.

According to the number of "sound holes", it is divided into six-hole flute and eight-hole flute. The sound holes of the six-hole flute are the first five and the last, and the eight-hole flute is the first seven and the last. Eight-hole flute is the product of modern improvement.

5. Flute

Di Zi is the oldest Chinese musical instrument discovered so far, and it is also the most representative and national musical instrument among Chinese musical instruments. China bamboo flute is one of the woodwind instruments commonly used in China traditional music, which is generally divided into Qu Di in the south, Bangdi in the north and alto flute in the middle. Generally, the range can reach more than two octaves.

6. Yue Se

A stringed instrument of the Han nationality, with 25 strings. The shapes of ancient musical instruments are basically the same, and the piano bodies are mostly made of whole wood. The surface of the instrument is slightly convex, the fuselage is hollow, and the bottom plate is embedded below. There is a long moon mountain at the head and three short moon mountains at the end.

There are four strings at the end. There are corresponding chord holes on the outside of the Moon Mountain. There is also a wooden column, which is applied under the string. Two pieces of bronze wares 12 were unearthed from the tomb of Zeng Houyi, mostly beech or beech, with a total length of about 150 to 170 and a width of about 40 cm. Lacquer painting, colorful.

7. Qin dynasty

Guqin, also known as lyre, Qin Yu and lyre, is a traditional plucked instrument in China, with a history of more than 3,000 years, belonging to the silk in the eight tones. Guqin has a wide range, deep timbre and lingering sound.

Ancient books recorded Fuxi's piano-making, as well as legends about Shennong's piano-making, Huangdi's piano-making and Tang Yao's piano-making. Shun set the piano as five strings, adding one string and reducing one string to seven strings; It can be seen that Chinese guqin culture has a long history and is profound.

8. Drum

Drum is a percussion instrument, which is covered with a tight membrane on one or both sides of a solid and usually barrel-shaped drum body. Drums can be beaten by hand or with a drum pestle. Drum is an important instrument in African traditional music and modern music, and some bands are completely composed of percussion instruments dominated by drums. Besides being a musical instrument, drums were also used to spread information in many ancient civilizations.