The historical development of ceramic musical instruments and its current situation?

[Abstract] For thousands of years, people have used "sound like a chime" to describe the special sound of ceramics, which can be seen that ceramics and music have a very deep origin. With the development of social productivity and technological progress, ceramic musical instruments from the ancient times of monophonic Huen, gradually developed into a full range of modern ceramic musical instruments, a variety of forms. This paper studies the origin, formation, history, classification, and performance of ceramic musical instruments, so as to make people more y realize the importance of ceramic musical instruments in the history of ceramic art and music. [Keywords] Ceramic Musical Instruments; Ceramic Health; Music Ceramic musical instruments are made of special materials and unique craftsmanship, with a wide range, beautiful tone and pure texture, which are incomparable to other musical instruments. Ceramic musical instruments have a long history and are a splendid flower in the traditional art of the Chinese nation. In the history of ancient ceramics and music in China, ceramic musical instruments have occupied an important place and played an irreplaceable role; up to the present day, they are still exuding unique charms in the field of ceramic art and music. For example, Jingdezhen's "seventeen women's porcelain music workshop", is currently the world's a unique ceramic musical instruments playing art groups, they will be a perfect combination of modern porcelain technology and music, so that the ancient art of ceramics in the 21st century is still glowing with fascinating luster. First, ceramic musical instruments, ceramics, translated into English as China, and China as a word. The implication is that ceramics and the history of the Chinese nation is as old, as long, as far-reaching; ceramics, also known as "fire and clay art", which implies that it is mysterious, its simplicity, and its intensity. Ceramic musical instruments is the predecessor of many bronze musical instruments, silk and bamboo musical instruments. Research data show that ceramic musical instruments as early as in the Neolithic era has appeared, according to existing textual evidence, the latest to the Spring and Autumn period ceramic musical instruments have been widely popular. Such as compiled in the Spring and Autumn period of the "Poetry" has this verse: "Can its hit percussion, Wanqiu way." *** "Poetry? Chen Feng? Wanqiu" *** The "percussion" here is a very popular ceramic musical instrument at that time. Later, "Zhuangzi? To the music": "Zhuangzi wife died, Huizi hanging, Zhuangzi is square Keigui drum *** a 'over' *** basin and sing." Zhuangzi "drum" of the "basin" is also a ceramic musical instrument, literally analyze, "percussion" mouth is small and "basin The mouth of the "basin" is small while the mouth of the "fou" is large. Later on, there are even more examples of this. For example, in Volume 81 of the Records of the Grand Historian, it is written: "The king authorized it, and then he met with the king of Qin at Mianchi. When the king of Qin was drinking soundly, he said, 'I have heard that the king of Zhao has a good voice, so please play the serpent.' The king of Zhao played the drum. ...... Lin Xiangru said, 'The king of Zhao has heard that the king of Qin is good at Qin music, so I would like to entertain the king of Qin by playing a percussion instrument. , ... . a So the King of Qin was not pleased, for a hit ampoule." This is a story that happened in 279 BC. From the above ancient text can be found in the following information: First, ceramic musical instruments have a very long history; Second, ceramic musical instruments in the beginning of its stage, mainly has been the main percussion instruments; Third, ceramic musical instruments in ancient times have a very high status, it is the same as the "Thur" is equally important, equally popular. With the continuous advancement of social civilization, ceramics in the material, technology, craftsmanship and other aspects of a great improvement in ceramic culture has been further developed, ceramics and music contact is also closer. Ceramic musical instruments developed to today, the production of more exquisite, higher technical content, more complete varieties. In terms of its texture, is divided into pottery, porcelain two categories; In terms of its performance, can be divided into percussion, blowing, plucking three categories. Among them, the ceramic percussion class ceramic musical instruments have porcelain ou, porcelain bells, porcelain drums, porcelain chime, etc., blowing ceramic musical instruments have ceramic Huen, porcelain flute, porcelain xiao, porcelain oboe, etc., plucked ceramic musical instruments have porcelain pipa, porcelain Yangqin, porcelain erhu, etc.. Some of these ceramic instruments are the evolution of the original pottery, still retains its ancient color and aroma, such as porcelain drums; some of the success of the bronze instruments borrowed, such as porcelain chime, porcelain pipe bells; there are also imitation of silk and bamboo musical instruments made of porcelain, such as porcelain flute, porcelain xiao, porcelain erhu. But whether it is the evolution of the original pottery, or on other materials music (imitation and reference, ceramic musical instruments have always maintained a unique style Significant sequence. And charm. They come from the mother earth's embrace, have gone through the baptism of water and fire, in their rusticity in the spirit, simplicity in the noble, these ceramic musical instruments with the traditional Chinese folk instruments playing **** sex, but also has the sound quality and timbre of clear and transparent, moderate volume of the volume of the range of the characteristics of the degree - or clear and crisp, or thick, or melodious Or, or excited, beautiful. Thus, ceramic musical instruments will have a "Porcelain Court, the music world unique" reputation.