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The difference between Jinghu and Erhu

I think it's better for you to buy Jinghu School. Some people call Jinghu the Huqin, but the difference between Jinghu and Erhu is very big. Erhu is made of hardwood, while Jinghu is made of dried bamboo. The erhu skin is made of thick python skin, while the jinghu skin is made of thin snake skin. The long sound of erhuqin is deep and melodious, and the short sound of Jinghuqin is crisp and bright. Jinghu is more difficult to play than erhu because it is small, noisy and noisy. A badly played Jinghu sounds like killing a chicken or rubbing chalk on a glass blackboard, which can make people jump up from a chair. Therefore, if you want to play jinghu well, you must adopt a completely different method from playing erhu. A well-played Jinghu, like a coloratura soprano shouting on the grassland, is crisp and loud, with a kind of power. China people's national feelings are vividly displayed. I have heard the ensemble of Jinghu and the symphony orchestra. Jinghu Lake drifted in and out with the support of a huge harmony partner. Sometimes it's high mountains and flowing water, sometimes it's shallow drinking and humming, which makes us full of people's spaced out. Let me realize that only people whose bones are saturated with China culture can be so moved by Jinghu. Erhu Erhu is the most popular and representative stringed instrument in China, which is widely spread inside and outside the Great Wall, north and south of the Yangtze River and even in the Pearl River Basin. The name Erhu is used exclusively for soloists or China bands in the south, and it is called "South Lake" in the north. Due to the different customs in different regions, some musical instruments are also called Erxian, Omzi and Tribal Tiger. Although there are many names, they are actually the same instrument. Musical Instrument Name: Erhu Structure: It consists of head, string, rod, weight, code, barrel, string and bow. Materials: the structure is mostly mahogany or nanmu, the strings are mostly metal strings or metal winding strings, and the bow is ponytail. Musical Instrument Features: China is a typical national musical instrument, which belongs to the category of bow, string and string instruments in the stringed instrument family. The timbre is soft and deep, expressive and good at expressing feelings. The playing techniques of erhu are difficult, including bow splitting, fast bow, vibrato bow, bow jumping, and fingering skills such as vibrato, leaning and sliding. Erhu has beautiful timbre and strong expressive force. It can not only play a soft and smooth melody, but also play a jumping and powerful melody. The timbre is flexible and changeable. Due to the different areas of circulation and use, the playing methods are basically the same, but they all have different playing styles and strong local colors. Erhu is the main melody instrument in Chinese orchestra, which is used for solo and ensemble or accompaniment. The main accompaniment instruments of many local operas and Quyi rap in China are Erhu and its "cousins" Banhu, Jinghu and Gao Hu. It is an important accompaniment instrument for many kinds of folk operas. Jinghu's high-pitched erhu used to be the accompaniment of Peking Opera. Buckets and stems are made of bamboo, and buckets are very small. Pitch and range are narrow, and tuning is not fixed. The sound quality is rich and bright, the pronunciation is powerful and favorable, and it has penetrating power in the ensemble. Jinghu is mostly used to accompany a long tune, which is very close to the aria in terms of embellishment charm, and strongly supports and supplements the aria in terms of rhythm and strength (commonly known as "vitality"). Sometimes, it is also used in traditional drama performances in China to set off "Wen Chang" and play an independent music card. Jinghu has been playing independently for a long time, which is very common in traditional operas. Night is one of them. The melody of this song comes from the "wind blows the evil spirit of lotus leaves" in the Kunqu Opera "Xiang Fan", and it is named after the word "late at night" at the beginning of its aria. Processed by Jinghu people, it is used for drumming in Drumming Cao, and Yuji's sword dancing in Farewell My Concubine, with big drums, gives full play to the special expressive force of Jinghu musical instruments, with smooth melody and far-reaching artistic conception. Jinghu's solos include Liu Qingniang's Turn to Seven Tones and Wuzi's Opening the Door. So, I think you'd better buy Jinghu School.