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Chinese musical instruments rank in the top ten.

Ten Traditional National Musical Instruments in China

1, guqin

Guqin, also known as lyre, is a traditional plucked instrument in China with a history of more than 3,000 years. In ancient times, people's cultural accomplishment was manifested in four aspects: piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and playing the piano was the first of the four talents. According to China's traditional view, the Qin in Chyi Chin's paintings and calligraphy refers to the guqin with a wide range and deep timbre. At present, there are 3360 guqin songs and more than 30 piano scores/kloc-0, which were selected as the world intangible cultural heritage in 2003.

2. hey

As one of the oldest wind instruments in China, Yun is a unique wind instrument with six holes, eight holes, nine holes, double octaves and ten holes, which has a history of more than 7,000 years. Originated from the labor and production activities of Han ancestors, it used to be made of clay, but now it is made of porcelain, jade, bone, mud and other materials, with simple timbre and occupies an important position in the history of primitive art in the world.

3.pipa

Pipa is the first plucked instrument and is called the king of plucked instruments. Pipa is a plucked instrument made of wood or bamboo. It usually consists of a semi-pear-shaped speaker and four strings. It is one of the top ten musical instruments in ancient China with a history of more than 2,000 years. In modern times, it is divided into Pudong School, Wangpai School, Pinghu School and Wuxi School.

4. Guzheng

Guzheng, also known as Yao Zheng and Qin Zheng, is one of the unique and representative national plucked instruments in China and one of the top ten classical instruments in China. It is usually composed of panel, strings, chords, tuning box, bottom plate, chords hole, etc. Originally a 38-string Zheng, now the most commonly used specification is 2 1 string, with one string and one tone.

Step 5 be harmonious

The chime is a large percussion instrument in ancient China, made of bronze. It first appeared in the Shang Dynasty, rose in the Western Zhou Dynasty, flourished in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period until the Qin and Han Dynasties. Flat round clocks of different sizes are arranged in different tones and struck with wooden hammers or sticks to produce different musical sounds. Because its timbre is crisp, bright and melodious, it is also called Song Zhong.

6. Flute

Disciple is one of the oldest representative woodwind instruments of Han nationality found in China, which is widely used in symphony orchestras, national orchestras, traditional operas and folk music. Most of them are made of bamboo, such as Yu Di, mahogany and stone flute.

7.erhu

Erhu, also known as Huqin, was called Xiqin in Tang Dynasty and Qinqin in Song Dynasty. Erhu, a traditional stringed instrument in China, has a history of thousands of years and originated from a minority in the northern part of the Tang Dynasty. It is mainly composed of the barrel, the stem, the skin, the strings, the shaft and the bow. Whether it is deep funeral music or smooth music, this instrument can be vividly displayed.

8. Xiao (surname)

Xiao is a bamboo wind instrument with a long history, which is divided into two types: and. It can be played in a single pipe or vertically. According to the number of sound holes, it is divided into six-hole flute and eight-hole flute. Because of its quiet and elegant tone, mellow and soft, it can be used for solo or ensemble.

9. dulcimer

Dulcimer, also known as brass piano and fan piano, is an indispensable traditional instrument in Chinese national bands. As a stringed instrument of the same ancestry as the piano, whether it is solo, ensemble, piano book, rap or opera accompaniment, it has a grand volume, a tone with both rigidity and softness and a rich expressive force.

10, elegant

If you take out the harp and compare it with the western harp, the average person may not be able to tell it apart, and the appearance is very similar. China's traditional musical instruments are elegant, with a wide range, soft, clear and expressive tone. According to relevant research, elegance has been spread for more than two thousand years, and it is often used in large-scale national orchestras, as well as solo and ensemble.