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What are the main accompanying instruments for Kunqu?

The main accompanying instruments of Kunqu are the recorder and the three strings.

1. The recorder not only has its own playing technique, but more importantly, it is a complementary instrument to the kunqu singers and adds color to their performance. Qu flute is also called "Ban flute", "city flute" or "tie line flute", is a kind of musical instrument used for the accompaniment of southern kunqu and other operas, because of its abundance in Suzhou, so it is also known as the "Su flute". It is a musical instrument used for the accompaniment of southern Kunqu opera and other operas, and is also known as the "Su flute" because it is produced in Suzhou.

2. The sanxian, also known as the "three strings", "strings" and "willow", is a traditional Chinese plucked instrument widely used in Chinese opera, opera music and national orchestra. It is widely used in Chinese opera, theater music and folk orchestra. The three-stringed structure is divided into drum head, zither pole, zither head and other parts, and the types are divided into small three-stringed, medium three-stringed and large three-stringed.

3, Kunshan cavity referred to as "Kun cavity", also known as "Kunqu", "Kun opera", and Yiyang cavity, Yuyao cavity and Haiyan cavity **** known as "the four major voice of the South Qu opera". Kunshan cavity is the end of the Yuan Dynasty in the original Kunshan region developed a variety of opera.