Guangdong Traditional Music

Cantonese music is characterized by the use of more ornamentation in performance, and the unique sound and style of various instrument combinations. In the early days, ensembles used the erxian (two-stringed), the fiddle (similar to the banhu), the sanxian (three-stringed), the yueqin (three-stringed), the xiaojiao (flute), known as the "five-stringed head", also known as the "hard-bowed combination", and soloists used the pipa (pipa) or the yangqin (Chinese lute), but in the late twenties, the gaohu (Chinese high stringed) was used as the main instrument, supplemented by the yangqin (Chinese lute) and the qin. After the 1920s, the gaohu was used as the main instrument, supplemented by the yangqin and qin, commonly known as the "three pieces of head", or the "soft bow". The main or characteristic instrument is the gaohu, also known as the yuehu and nanhu. It is basically the same as the erhu, except that the barrel is thinner and shorter. At the beginning of this century, the folk artist Lu Wencheng changed the outer strings of the erhu from the customary silk strings to steel strings, which are set four or five degrees higher than those of the erhu, resulting in a brighter tone. The sound is brighter. When playing, both legs hold the barrel of the instrument to control the volume.

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