Traditional suona of Dong nationality in Shiqian, Guizhou

Suona can be said to be one of the very traditional musical instruments in China, and it often appears in weddings and funerals in China, so it carries a lot of funeral culture, and it can be said to be one of the indispensable musical instruments in funeral culture in China.

After all, in the traditional culture and history of China, suona will appear on various occasions. For example, in ancient history, if someone wanted to marry, a big family usually invited a band to play music, and generally, among these instruments that could be played at happy events, there would definitely be suona. Moreover, it can be said that if there is no suona in the band that comes to play, it is not perfect, because suona is an instrument that can arouse people's high atmosphere, and suona is very suitable for festive events. Although it doesn't sound very beautiful, it can make people feel more excited and exciting. In previous funerals, the figure of suona was also very common. Because although the suona has a high pitch, it may sound a little exciting, but it can actually be lowered. As long as the player has the intention to change the tone of the suona, it can make the suona very suitable for the sad atmosphere in the funeral. In fact, it is also a musical instrument, which can write the music that a funeral should have. And the suona is actually very suitable for playing with an entire band. In fact, when a person listens to suona, he will feel very noisy and disorganized. But when suona is played with other musical instruments, it will show a very natural feeling, which makes people feel very appropriate. Therefore, in the past, its function was to play with other musical instruments at happy events or funerals. Therefore, suona is definitely an instrument that carries a lot of funeral culture. Because he is even more suitable for playing in a band than other instruments, this is a very suitable instrument.

Therefore, if you want to understand suona, you must understand its integration with funeral culture.