What is the suona made of

Sawona is made of pearwood and sandalwood.

Sona's tone is majestic, the body of the tube is made of rosewood, sandalwood, conical, the top is equipped with a reed made of double reed through the copper or silver core connected to the body of the wooden tube, the lower end of the set of a copper bowl, plus the key oboe and chromatic key and treble key, expanding the range of the instrument to increase the expressive power. In Taiwan, it is known as drum blowing, and in the south it is one of the "eight notes" instruments, and in Henan and Shandong it is called horn, and the traditional suona has classic repertoire such as "Hundred Bird Chaofeng" and "Yuxi Erbaiban".

Sona suona soprano suona pronunciation penetrating, infectious, in the past, more in the folk drumming classes and local music, opera accompaniment in the application. After continuous improvement, it has been developed into traditional suona and suona with keys, which enriches the playing skills and improves the expressive power, and has become a solo instrument with special characteristics, and the middle, low, and double-bass suona has a thick tone, which is mostly used in the national orchestra and the symphony orchestra ensemble.

Suona's representative works

1, Hundred Bird Chaofeng

Suona solo song, in the northern part of the country, there are different versions. 1953 spring, by Shandong Province, Heze Prefecture team as suona solo to participate in the first National Music and Dance Concert performances, warmly welcomed.

2, sedan chair

This music is the music of folk opera in the north of China, based on the actions of sedan chair, walking, movement state and music, widely popular in China's folk, is one of China's traditional folk classical music, the form of performance to suona performance.