Which music department does suona belong to?

Suona is a part of wind music. High-pitched suona has strong penetrating power and appeal, and has been used for accompaniment of folk drum classes and local folk arts and operas.

Suona, China double reed woodwind instrument. As early as the 3rd century AD, with the opening of the Silk Road, suona was introduced to China from Eastern Europe and West Asia. It is a member of the oboe family in the world. After thousands of years of development, suona has its unique temperament and timbre, and has become a representative national wind instrument in China.

Playing skills:

The traditional suona tube has eight holes, which are pressed by the index finger, middle finger, ring finger and little finger of the right hand and the thumb, index finger, middle finger and ring finger of the left hand (left and right can be changed according to different users) to control the pitch.

The way of pronunciation is to put a reed flute (that is, reed) in your mouth and blow it hard to make it vibrate and sound. After being amplified by the vibration of wooden pipes and metal bowls, it becomes the sound of suona.

The common range of traditional suona is 17 degrees, ranging from bass A to treble A (treble B is occasionally used, but it is difficult to play). Modern and improved keyboard suona adds keys and semitone holes to increase the range and stabilize the pitch. Common low-key alto suona, the common range is generally eighteen degrees.

The high-pitched suona in D is recorded according to the actual pitch with the high-pitched spectrum. Its total value domain is a( 1)-b(3), and the common value domain in the band is a( 1)-d(3). The biggest feature of suona is that it can control the whistle with its mouth to make changes in volume, pitch and timbre, as well as the use of various techniques.