European Folk Instrumental Music

Bagpipes are an ancient folk instrument, said to have originated in the Sumerian region of the two river valleys in ancient West Asia, and circulated to ancient Rome around the 1st century AD. Roman troops invaded Great Britain, bagpipes into Scotland. In the 14th century, it became a popular folk instrument in Europe. 18th century bagpipes spread to Australia, Canada, in the Scottish region, the bagpipes are the most representative of the folk instruments, commonly used in folk wedding and funeral customs and festivals.

The Scottish bagpipe has a clear, beautiful and continuous sound. In ancient times, it was a special weapon used by the Scots in war, and by the Scottish royal family regulations for the exclusive use of the army, in the battlefield with this powerful, strange sound with the drums to frighten the enemy. Until Scotland was defeated by the English before abandoned. In Scottish folklore, this bagpipe and the tunes it plays have been passed down from generation to generation as a kind of legend, and to some extent have become a Scottish national traditional music. /2004-12-14/1814599151.html

European eight-hole harp flute introduction

One, from the name to recognize the harp flute

Britain: Recorder , like a bird called the flute.

Germany: Block Fl?te , a flute with a wooden stopper.

Italy: flauto diritto , flute held straight.

France: Flute á bec soft-toned flute.

Japan: tatefue , harp flute.

Taiwan, China: straight flute (played straight) or recorder (wooden).

Mainland China: harp flute.

Second, the harp flute of ancient times to the present - the origin of the harp flute

To accurately say when the harp flute was first formed is very difficult, because the first harp flute no longer exists, it may be in the prehistoric era was used in the folk music of southern and western Europe, has been to the present day there are still some countries will be used as a primitive folk musical instruments, all of the images and text data show that the harp flute was quite functional at that time. The harp was quite versatile at that time, it could be used as a solo instrument or in a combination of instruments, as an accompaniment for singers or as a substitute for singing. When the harp was introduced to the West in the Middle Ages, it was passed on to troubadours of lower social status, who had a large number of monophonic musical dances handed down to them, and alternating between the instrument and the singing voice was a common way of performing, and even though the troubadours were socially disrespected, they made a great contribution to the performance of religious music. /html/249.html