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What key of suona is used for the suona in "Xi"?

The key of D soprano suona and C soprano suona are usually used for wedding ceremony.

Suona, Chinese double-reed woodwind instrument. As early as in the 3rd century AD, suona with the opening of the Silk Road, from Eastern Europe, West Asia around the introduction of China, is a member of the world family of oboe musical instruments, after thousands of years of development, so that the suona has its unique temperament and tone, has been a representative of China's national wind instruments.

The tone of suona is majestic, the body is made of rosewood and sandalwood, conical, the top is equipped with a double reed made of reeds connected to the wooden body through a copper core, the lower end of the set of a copper bowl, plus the key suona and chromatic key and treble key, which expands the range of the instrument to increase the expressive power.

In Taiwan, the suona is known as the drum blowing; in the south, it is one of the "eight tones", and in Henan and Shandong, it is known as the horn, and the traditional suona has a classic repertoire of songs such as "Hundred Bird Chaofeng" and "Yuxi Erbaiban".

The soprano suona has a strong penetrating and infectious sound, and was mostly used in the accompaniment of folk drumming classes and local music and opera in the past. After continuous improvement, it has been developed into traditional suona and key suona, which enriches the playing skills and improves the expressive power, and has become a solo instrument with special characteristics, and the middle, low, and double bass suona has a thick tone, which is mostly used in the national orchestra and the symphony orchestra ensemble.