Are crickets and harps musical instruments?

No, it's a very old stringed instrument, originally called "Kanhou" or "Konghou". There are three shapes in the literature: horizontal shape, vertical shape and phoenix head shape.

Elegance has a long history, a long history, a wide range, soft and clear timbre and strong expressive force. In ancient times, in addition to court music, it was also widely circulated among the people. Now it is often used for solo, ensemble and accompaniment for song and dance, and is applied in large national orchestras. In ancient times, there were three forms: lying, vertical and phoenix head. "Historical Records" said: "So I went to South Vietnam to pray for the ancestral temple, and I began to call songs with music and dance, making 25 strings." Du You's Tong Dian in the Tang Dynasty: "Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty made musicians listen to a lot of music ... Today, according to its shape, it is as small as a harp, with seven strings, like playing a lute." This is a kind of lyre. Judging from the brick books in the Wei and Jin tombs in Jiayuguan, Gansu, there are no pillars on the panel. Vertical graceful, introduced from the Western Regions in Han Dynasty, was later called "Hu graceful". "Sui Shu Yueji" records: "Today's music is a vertical pipa, and it comes from the western regions, not a musical instrument of China."

Judging from the vertical crates depicted in a large number of ancient performance images, and the lacquer crates and snail remnants of the Tang Dynasty preserved in Nara Temple, Japan, its speakers are set on curved wood that bends upward. The shape of the phoenix head is similar to the vertical head, and it is often named after the phoenix head as decoration. Its sound box is located at the lower part of the crossbar, and the upward bending wood is provided with or plays the role of tightening the strings. For example, Le Tang Shu said that "the phoenix head is full of twists and turns, and there is something like twisting", and Du You's Tongdian said that "the phoenix head is full of twists and turns, and the head has twists and turns". Whether there are images or not, we can see them in Dunhuang mural books. Feng Shou was introduced from India and used as Tianzhu music in Yan music in Sui and Tang Dynasties. To the Song Dynasty, there were still various forms of Polygonum hydropiper in Le Shu, which were gradually lost after the Ming Dynasty.

According to research, it has a history of more than two thousand years. In ancient times, cricket was not only used by court bands, but also widely spread among the people. During China's prosperous Tang Dynasty (6 18-907), with the rapid development of economy and culture, the art of piano performance reached a fairly high level, that is, during this period, China's ancient piano performance was first introduced to neighboring countries such as Japan and North Korea. There are still two Tang Dynasty relics in Liang Dong Temple. However, this ancient musical instrument has been out of fashion since the late14th century, so that it gradually disappeared. People can only see some beautiful patterns on the previous murals and reliefs. The harp is the oldest plucked instrument in the world. The early harp had only strings arranged according to the natural scale, and its tonality was limited. The modern harp was designed by French piano manufacturer S. Ellar in 18 10. It has 47 strings with different lengths, and 7 pedals can change the tone of the strings and play all the tonality. Harp has become a special color instrument in symphony orchestras and musicals because of its rich connotation and beautiful sound quality. Mainly used as harmonious accompaniment and sliding decorative sentences, often let the audience never forget. Harp is also an important solo instrument in chamber music. Solo can play soft and beautiful lyric or cadenza, which is very infectious.

The harp is exquisite and beautiful in appearance, full of artistic temperament, elegant and pure, as crystal clear as pearl jade and as clear as morning dew. Wide range, unique performance effect, long aftertaste, interesting performance and fresh smell. Like a fountain gurgling in the moonlight, it is filled with poetic flavor.