Artistic characteristics of suona art

There are many varieties of suona, which can be divided into different types according to different classification standards.

According to the length of the rod, there are five kinds.

Small suona: the length of the pole is 22 ~ 30 cm. The most commonly used one is the one with a rod length of 23 cm (also called three cheap). Popular in Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Hunan, Jiangxi and other provinces. Soft timbre, mostly used for solo or ensemble, especially with erhu and other ensembles, often accompanied by singing and dancing, among which the suona popular in Hunan is also used to accompany rap music. Whistles used in different places are different, including reeds, straws and brown-purple colloidal insect shells (but they are soft to blow). The suona in Huichang, Jiangxi Province is made of silver, and the diameters of the upper and lower openings are quite different. There is a hollow tube in the tube from the lower end of suona to the upper end of the eighth hole, which has a unique sound.

Zhongsuona: The length of the pole is 32 ~ 40 cm. The most commonly used one is 37 cm long (also called black pole). Popular in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui. The volume is between the big and small suona, and the timbre is soft. Mostly used for song and dance accompaniment. Small and medium-sized suona is widely spread in southern provinces of China, and it is called Nansuona in the north.

Big suona: the length of the pole is 42 ~ 57 cm. The most commonly used is a 50 cm long pole (also called a big pole). Popular in Northeast China, Shanhaiguan, Jidong and other places. Whistles are made of reeds, and the whistles are mostly pocket-shaped, with a deep and grand voice, which is often used to play large music.

Baigan: The big pole which is 50 cm longer than the pole is slightly shorter, and it is popular in Hebei, Henan and Shandong. The whistle is made of reeds, but the whistle is fan-shaped and the sound is crisp and bright. It is mainly used for playing minor and improvisation (imitating vocal music in China's traditional drama). Big suona and cypress wood poles are widely spread in northern provinces and used in folk music such as "blowing songs", which is called "northern suona".

Haidilao: The rod is less than 20 cm long and the parts are small, which is popular in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui provinces. The pronunciation is sharp and loud, and the timbre is high, which is mostly used for instrumental ensemble.

Score high according to the drums.

Suona can be divided into treble, alto and bass according to the high score of drums (with three-hole pitch as the sound name).

High-pitched suona: All pipe sounds above #f 1 are high-pitched suona.

Alto suona: all those between # f ~ f' 1 are alto suona.

Bass suona: the bass suona is below F.

For example, the suona with a pipe sound of a 1 is called the high-pitched suona in D.

Suona with pipe sound is called alto suona in D key.