Types of Traditional Opera Instruments in China

Jinghu, Jinghu Erhu, Yueqin, Allegro, Gong, Xiao Gong. ...

About Jinghu:

Jinghu

The high-pitched erhu once accompanied Beijing Opera. Buckets and stems are made of bamboo, and buckets are very small. Pitch and range are narrow, and tuning is not fixed. The sound quality is rich and bright, the pronunciation is powerful and favorable, and it has penetrating power in the ensemble. Jinghu is mostly used to accompany a long tune, which is very close to the aria in terms of embellishment charm, and strongly supports and supplements the aria in terms of rhythm and strength (commonly known as "vitality"). Sometimes, it is also used in traditional drama performances in China to set off "Wen Chang" and play an independent music card. Jinghu has been playing independently for a long time, which is very common in traditional operas. Night is one of them. The melody of this song comes from the "wind blows the evil spirit of lotus leaves" in the Kunqu Opera "Xiang Fan", and it is named after the word "late at night" at the beginning of its aria. Processed by Jinghu people, it is used for drumming in Drumming Cao, and Yuji's sword dancing in Farewell My Concubine, with big drums, gives full play to the special expressive force of Jinghu musical instruments, with smooth melody and far-reaching artistic conception. Jinghu's solos include Liu Qingniang's Turn to Seven Tones and Wuzi's Opening the Door.

About Beijing Erhu:

Similar to erhu, it has no piano holder and is slightly smaller than erhu.

Beijing Erhu is the contribution of Liu Tianhua, a music reformer.

Yueqin:

Three-string plucked music in two counties looks like Ruan. Tune the chord to the fifth degree and play it with a pick.

2. Henan Opera

The three major accompaniment instruments of Henan Opera are Banhu, Erhu and Pipa.

Step 3: Out of tune

It is dominated by "four-stringed elephant trunk" and "short handle" (actually "Quhu"), supplemented or supplemented by erhu, pipa, yueqin, sanxian, Zheng, sheng, suona and flute.

4. Jingyun Drum

The main accompaniment instruments are Da Sanxian and Hu Si, sometimes accompanied by pipa. Actors beat drums to master the rhythm.