Tibetan musical instruments, what are the representative Tibetan musical instruments?

If you are lucky enough to go to Tibet and happen to meet their festivals, then what you must not miss is their songs and dances. Tibetan songs and dances were once even more famous than their special food. Want to know about the matching musical instruments? This issue of Bian Xiao will take you into Tibetan culture and see what Tibetan representative musical instruments are.

Tongqin:

Tongqin is one of the unique brass instruments in Tibetan Buddhism, which is mainly used for grand celebrations or meetings with subjects. According to Tibetan history books and some early murals, as early as the tenth century A.D., tongqin appeared in Tibet. Made of copper, copper, brass and silver respectively.

Tongqin is generally about 3 meters long, and the largest one can reach more than 5 meters. Its timbre is deep and dignified, as if it has some invincible momentum, and it is the biggest and loudest of Tibetan brass music.

Niu Jiaoqin:

This unique musical instrument has a history of more than 500 years, but it has disappeared for more than 400 years for various reasons. It is the oldest stringed instrument of Tibetan people. According to historical records, nomadic Tibetans living in Sichuan, Gansu and Qinghai use horns as musical instruments, tendons as strings, ponytails as bows and cowhide as musical faces to make stringed instruments and play music with national and regional characteristics.

A bell:

Jialing and Tongqin have become two main melodic instruments in Tibetan Buddhism missionary instruments. It is generally believed that Jialing is the name of the mainland musical instrument suona after it was introduced into Tibet, and its shape is basically the same as that of the mainland suona.

Mr. Munne:

Tibetans play stringed instruments. Because it has six strings, it is also called a six-stringed instrument. Zamuni, which is popular in Xizang Autonomous Region, Sichuan, Yunnan, Qinghai and Gansu, is a musical instrument.