What are the bamboo musical instruments?

Bamboo grows widely. In ancient times when materials were not so rich, many musical instruments were made of bamboo. It can be said that bamboo musical instruments have run through the history of our country for thousands of years. Xiao, guzheng, bamboo, zither, sheng, zither, zither and flute, which are common or lost, have left a deep impression in the music history of China. Today, we can also make a bamboo musical instrument by hand and feel the beauty of ancient music art. Here is a brief introduction to the making method of bamboo flute. Let's have a look! What are the bamboo musical instruments?

1, Xiao

Xiao is the most familiar bamboo musical instrument. The flute is played horizontally, and it is almost directly played by Xiao. According to legend, Xiao was created by Shun. At that time, Xiao's name was "uneven", which means "uneven". This is because the ancient flute was made up of many pipes (that is, "flute"). In order to make the sound different, the length of the pipe is also different, so it is called "uneven" There are two kinds of ancient flutes, the former is called "bottom flute" and the latter is called "Kong flute".

2. Zheng

Zheng, also known as guzheng and, is still often used to play ancient silk stringed instruments in China. Guzheng has a wide range, clear timbre and rich expressive force, and has been deeply loved by the public. Before the Han and Jin Dynasties, the Zheng had twelve strings, and later it was increased to thirteen strings, fifteen strings, sixteen strings and twenty-one strings. The famous guzheng songs include: Fishing Boat Singing Late, Mountain Flowing Water, Swimming in Western jackdaw in the West, Autumn Moon in the Han Palace, Rain in the Banana Window, etc.

3. Flute

Dizi is an ancient Han musical instrument, and it is also the most representative and national musical instrument among Han musical instruments. China bamboo flute is one of the woodwind instruments commonly used in China traditional music, which is generally divided into Qu Di in the south, Bangdi in the north and alto flute in the middle. Generally, the range can reach more than two octaves. Most flutes are made of bamboo, but there are also flutes made of stone flutes, Yu Di and mahogany, as well as ancient bone flutes. But the best raw material for making flutes is bamboo, because bamboo flutes have better sound effect and lower production cost.

4. sheng

Sheng, an ancient reed instrument in China, is generally made of 36 bamboo tubes with different lengths, which are used for playing. It consists of three parts: a sheng spring, a sheng flute and a sheng barrel. The vibration of the sheng spring causes the air in the sheng flute to vibrate and produce sound. Bands often use 37-reed treble sheng. In traditional instrumental music and Kunqu opera, sheng is often used as the accompaniment of other wind instruments, such as flute and suona, and pure fourth or fifth harmony is added to the melody. In modern Chinese orchestras, sheng can play the role of melody or accompaniment.

Step 4

Lu, an ancient reed instrument, is shaped like a sheng, bigger and has more pipes. It was widely circulated from the Warring States to the Han Dynasty. The musical instrument played by Mr. Nan Guo in the idiom "Make Up Numbers" is Yu. The shape of shovel is sheng, but it was popular before the Warring States Period. Twenty-two pipes were unearthed in Mawangdui No.1 Han Tomb in Changsha, which were divided into two rows. It can be seen that they were relatively developed musical instruments in ancient times.

6. Buildings

Zhu is a stringed instrument of Han nationality in ancient China, which is shaped like a piano and has thirteen strings under the strings. When playing, the left hand presses one end of the string, and the right hand holds the bamboo ruler to strike the string for pronunciation. Originated in Chu, its voice was solemn and stirring, and it was widely circulated in the pre-Qin period. It refers to "building a tower from a lofty point of view, and Jing Ke sings harmoniously". Zheng and bamboo are ancient bamboo musical instruments that appeared almost simultaneously.

7. elegance

Yayue is an ancient traditional stringed instrument in China, also known as plucked instrument. Originally called "Kanhou" or "Konghou", it was widely circulated among ancient people, except for the use of court music. In ancient times, there were three shapes: lying, vertical and phoenix head. From the late14th century, it was no longer popular, so that it gradually disappeared. In the past, only some beautiful patterns could be seen on murals and reliefs.

8. Babies (b √ li)

Also called "eggplant pipe", or "pipe", a reed instrument, with bamboo as the pipe and eight holes at the top (the first seven holes and the last one). A reed whistle is inserted in the nozzle. According to textual research, swaddling clothes originated in Kuqa City (now Kuqa, Xinjiang) in Han Dynasty, and later became an important musical instrument of Yan music in Sui and Tang Dynasties and Tang and Song music, which has been passed down to this day.

How to make bamboo musical instruments

There are many bamboo musical instruments. Here, taking the most common bamboo flute as an example, introduce the production method:

1. Select bamboo sections with less scars, about 45 to 70 cm, and cut off the selected sections with a saw. When sawing, be careful and cut slowly to avoid unnecessary damage and affect the quality of the flute.

2. Randomly select one end of the sawed bamboo section and mark it as A, and mark a point with a marker at the distance 10 cm from the bamboo section to point A, and mark it as "1 point"; Mark a point 2 cm away from "1 point" and mark it as "2 points"; Click here to mark the other three points in turn. The last point is marked as "5 o'clock". Mark another point 3 cm away from the "5 points".

3. Find a straight iron bar with a quarter radius of bamboo and sharpen one end. Heat the sharpened end with fire.

4. First, use the tip of the heated iron bar to pass through the bamboo, then punch holes in the drawing points of the bamboo, and repeat the punching until a satisfactory hole is obtained.

In this way, a simple bamboo flute is made. Although it is relatively simple to make, it can also play a lot of sounds!

6, pay attention to avoid burns when heating with fire, be sure to pay attention to the size of the hole when punching, and the size should not be too large.