What are the accompanying instruments of Yueju Opera?

Vietnamese Opera Accompaniment Instruments

Erhu, the main accompaniment instrument, one person is the main hu, and two to three people are the erhu

Pan-drums and panels are used by the masters of the drums and panels to beat out the panels and eyes. The drummer not only accompanies, but also conducts the entire orchestra

Pipa, mainly used for the accompaniment of the clearing board and the introductory solo, but also used in the ensemble

Yangqin, a stringed instrument

Flute, often used in the clearing board and the intro, in the traditional Yueju Opera, such as "worshiping the Buddha" and other fugues are also commonly used to accompany flute

Gongs, mainly used for the drums, are used by one person as the main hu, and two or three people as the hu.

Gongs, used in the martial arts, are generally used in conjunction with cymbals and drums

The main instruments of the Yu Opera orchestra in the early days were the daxin (an octagonal moon zither, with the player also playing the suona), the erxin (a small soprano banhu with a bamboo or wooden barrel covered with paulownia), and the sanxin (a plucked string.) In the 1930s, Mr. Fan Zuiting, who borrowed from the accompaniment of the Shangdong clappers in the Festival, introduced the banhu and the daxin, In the 1930s, Mr. Fan Zuiting introduced the banhu, the big string, and the two strings, which were gradually discarded in favor of the alto banhu (commonly known as the "lady's dipper") as the main string; after the 1950s, erhu, pipa, bamboo flute, sheng, mulligans, cello, etc. were added to the general cultural scene. Some of them also added the drop of the hu, guzheng, etc.. There is also an increase in violin, viola and Western brass, woodwind instruments, composed of Chinese and Western mixed band.