Zhongruan belongs to the ethnic what musical instrument

Zhong Ruan belongs to the ethnic plucked instruments.

Introduction

Zhong Ruan is a national plucked instrument with a long history in China, the traditional plucked instrument of the Chinese nation, a kind of ancient pipa, with a history of two thousand years.

Ruan is short for "Ruan Xian", "Ruan Xian Pipa". Ruan from the Han Dynasty pipa derivation, its long history, sound rich in characteristics. There are five types of modified ruan in use: the bass ruan, the large ruan, the medium ruan, the small ruan, and the soprano ruan. Four strings, with pins, according to the twelve equal temperament device. Fixed strings are: bass ruan E1A1DG; big ruan DAe; middle ruan Gdgd1; small ruan gd1a1. range up to two and a half groups.

Construction

Ruan consists of the headstock, neck, body, string shaft, mountain pass, bound strings and strings. The head and neck are made of two pieces of hard wood glued together, the top of the head is decorated with ethnic style carvings, and the neck is glued with a fingerboard, which is embedded with 24 tone pins, and the pins are in accordance with the twelve equal temperament devices.

The body of the instrument is a flat round **** sound box, glued from the panel, the back plate and the frame plate. There are binding strings and tuning holes on the top. There are four string shafts, in addition to the use of ordinary string shafts, can also be used to gear the copper shaft. Silk, gut or metal strings are used for the strings, and there are four strings on the ruan. In this family of musical instruments, according to the size can be divided into three kinds of forms: large, medium and small.

Tonal characteristics

Zhongruan is a medium-sized musical instrument with a quiet, soft, and poetic tone, similar to that of the Qinqin, and is often used as a melodic or descriptive phrase in ensembles, which has a touching effect; when it is used as an accompaniment, the rich rhythmic variations highlight the characteristics of the piece. The use of two or more zhongruan divisions in the orchestra to play harmonies will make the alto part of the plucked instrument group more full-bodied.

Differences between the old and the new Ruan

From the twelve and thirteen pianos in the ancient times to the twenty-four pianos, the range of the performance has been enlarged; and the pure rhythm has been changed to the twelve equal temperament in the past, so that Ruan interacts with the other musical instruments in a more harmonious and harmonious way.

The right hand playing methods include playing, picking, double playing, double picking, sweeping, whisking, wheeling, and picking up arpeggios, etc. The left hand has pressing, kneading, chiming, hitting, banding, sliding, and plucking.