What are the classical musical instruments in China?

Pipa is known as the "king of plucking" and belongs to plucked instruments. China's earliest musical instrument "Pipa" appeared in the Qin Dynasty. The word "Jue" in the word "Pipa" means "two jade collide and make a pleasant sound", which means that it is a musical instrument that makes a sound by plucking the strings. When playing pipa, pipa is an important national musical instrument, which can be solo, accompaniment, ensemble and ensemble.

2. Erhu

Erhu, which began in the Tang Dynasty, is called "Western Qin" and has a history of 1000 years. The word "Huqin" appeared in the Tang Dynasty. At that time, the western regions and northern nationalities were called Hu people, and Huqin was a general term for musical instruments imported from the western regions and northern nationalities. After the Yuan Dynasty, in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Huqin became the general name of stringed instruments, and in modern times, Huqin was renamed Erhu.

Step 3 be harmonious

The chime is a large percussion instrument of Han nationality in ancient China, which rose in the Western Zhou Dynasty and flourished in the Spring and Autumn Period, Warring States Period, Qin and Han Dynasties. China was the first country to make and use musical clocks. The chimes are made of bronze, arranged in pitch order by oblate chimes of different sizes, hung on a huge clock stand, and struck with a T-shaped wooden hammer and a long stick respectively, which can produce different musical sounds. Because each chime has different tones, you can play wonderful music according to the sound spectrum.

4. Xiao (surname)

Xiao is a very old Han musical instrument with single pipe and vertical blowing, which can be divided into harmony. Suitable for solo and ensemble. Generally made of bamboo, it has a blowhole at the upper end, a six-hole flute and an eight-hole flute. Xiao Sheng is quiet and elegant, which is memorable. It is suitable for playing low and euphemistic tunes, pinning quiet and distant thoughts and expressing delicate and rich emotions.

5. Flute

Flute is a wind instrument, the oldest Han musical instrument discovered so far, and the most representative and national musical instrument among Han musical instruments. In national bands, flute is an important wind instrument, regarded as the representative of national wind music, and known as "the king of folk music". The sound of the flute is crisp and sweet, which can be described as flute rhyme, blowing the customs.

6. Guzheng

Guzheng, also known as Han Zheng, Qin Zheng, Yao Zheng and Luan Zheng, is a traditional national musical instrument in China, belonging to plucked instruments. It is one of the important national musical instruments unique to China. Beautiful timbre, wide range, rich playing skills and strong expressive force. Zheng is often used for solo, duet, instrumental ensemble and accompaniment of song and dance, opera and Quyi. Because of its wide range and beautiful timbre, it is called "the king of all kinds of music" and "Oriental piano".

7. Qin dynasty

Qin was invented in Fuxi era. In ancient times, people's cultural accomplishment was manifested in four aspects: piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and playing the piano was the first of the four talents. Qin, like flute, Xiao and other musical instruments, can enjoy its music through the partition wall.

8. hey

Hey, so are musical instruments. Take soil for it, six holes. Cloud is a musical instrument with open mouth, its timbre is simple and simple, which is unique to nature and occupies an important position in the history of primitive art in the world. The early prototype of Yan was stone hunting. Tao Xuan is one of the popular musical instruments in ancient times, which belongs to playing musical instruments.

9.sheng

Sheng, thirteen springs are like a phoenix. Sound, the sound of the first month, when things are born. Sheng, a reed instrument originated in China, is the earliest instrument to use free reed in the world. In traditional instrumental music and Kunqu opera, sheng is often used as the accompaniment of flute, suona and other wind instruments. In modern Chinese orchestras, sheng can play the role of melody or accompaniment.

10 drum

Drum is a percussion instrument. There were eight tones in the Zhou Dynasty, and the drum was the first of the group tones. In ancient literature, the so-called "drum and piano" means that the drum was used as an introduction before the piano was played. Because the drum has a good * * * sound, its voice is rich and loud, and it travels far, so it has long been regarded as a cheering force in the army by Chinese ancestors. Author: Beijing Musical Instrument Society /read/cv 15669262 Source: Bi Li Bi Li