Names and characteristics of main musical instruments in Beijing opera

1, yueqin. One of the three major accompaniment instruments of Beijing Opera Band. It can be used for solo, instrumental ensemble and accompaniment for song and dance, opera and rap music. It is an accompaniment instrument for Beijing Opera, Pingju Opera, Henan Opera, Chu Opera, Xi Opera, Guangxi Opera and Taiwan Province Gezi Opera. In Beijing Opera, Yueqin, Jinghu and Sanxian are collectively called three major pieces. Henan opera is equipped with harpsichord, which is called three major pieces together with two-stringed instruments and three-stringed instruments.

2. hey. Chinese traditional musical instrument, short for Ruan Xian. According to legend, Ruan Xianshan played this instrument in the Western Jin Dynasty, hence the name. These four strings have cylinders, which are shaped like Qin Yue. It began in the Tang Dynasty and spread widely among the people in the Yuan Dynasty, becoming a plucked instrument with a wide range, rich expressive force and popular among people. Zhongruan and Daruan are often used in Peking Opera and other local operas.

3. cymbals A pair of metal disks with a bulge in the middle and a cymbal towel in the middle. When playing, hold a cymbal towel and hit two pieces. Cymbals come in many shapes, sizes and tones. Most orchestras use cymbals with a diameter of 35 cm. There are many kinds of cymbals in Chinese Peking Opera, with the largest diameter of 60 cm and the smallest diameter of only 5 cm. Now it is mostly used for folk music performance.

4. Small gongs are called boring gongs among the people, hand gongs in the north, class gongs or echo class gongs in Wuhan, and Xiao Jing gongs in Beijing Opera, which are small gongs. There are three kinds of Xiao cm: tenor, tenor and bass. It is an accompaniment instrument, which is used in local operas such as Beijing Opera, Pingju Opera, Bangzi Opera and Ancient Painting Opera, as well as folk dances.

5. Jinghu Lake, also known as Hu Qin. It is a traditional stringed instrument in China. /kloc-At the end of 0/8th century, with the formation of China's traditional opera Peking Opera, it was reformed on the basis of the stringed instrument Huqin. With a history of more than 200 years, it is the main accompaniment instrument of China traditional opera Peking Opera.

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