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What is a stringed instrument? What are two stringed instruments ~ three strings ~ four strings and so on?

1, the stringed instrument is a single stringed instrument.

A stringed instrument is also called a stringed instrument and a stringed instrument, which is called "Du Yan plucking" in Beijing. For a long time, although the shape, material and technology of single-stringed piano are different, it can be roughly divided into two kinds of bamboo and wood among the people, all of which are composed of piano body, rocker, chord and lever, with a total length of about 1 10 cm.

These two stringed instruments are erhu.

Erhu (pinyin: Erhu) began in the Tang Dynasty and is called "Xiqin", with a history of 1000 years. It is a traditional stringed instrument in China. Erhu, a two-stringed instrument, is also called "South Lake" and "Omz". Erhu is one of the main bowstring instruments in China national musical instrument family.

3. The three kinds of stringed instruments are: three strings

Sanxian: Also known as Heizi, it is a traditional plucked instrument in China, and other ethnic minorities also have instruments similar to Sanxian. The handle is very long, the speaker is square, with covers on both sides and three strings, which are played in your arms. The timbre is rough and bold. Can be solo, ensemble or accompaniment, widely used in national instrumental music, opera music and rap music.

4. The four-stringed instrument is Creary.

Ukulele, a Hawaiian mini guitar, is generally translated into ukulele in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and is generally called ukulele in Chinese mainland. It is a four-string Hawaiian plucked instrument, invented in Portugal and prevailing in Hawaii, belonging to the family of guitar instruments.

Extended data:

String instruments are an important branch of musical instrument family. In classical music and even modern music, almost all lyric melodies are played by strings.

The pronunciation of strings depends on mechanical force to make the taut strings vibrate, so the pronunciation volume is limited to some extent. String instruments usually play different sounds with different strings, and sometimes it is necessary to press the strings with your fingers to change the length of the strings, thus changing the pitch.

It can be seen that softness and beauty are the common characteristics of all stringed instruments. The timbre of stringed instruments is unified and has multi-level expressive force: the ensemble is full of passion, and the solo is gentle and graceful; And because of the variety of bow skills (trembling, breaking, plucking, jumping, etc. ), it has a smart color.

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