Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Traditional stories - Introduction of Chinese Ancient Musical Instruments
Introduction of Chinese Ancient Musical Instruments
Yangqin, percussive stringed instrument. It is also known as yangqin, playing qin, copper wire qin, fan qin, bat qin, butterfly qin. The yangqin is an essential instrument in the Chinese national band. Whether it is used for solo, accompaniment or ensemble, the sound characteristics of the yangqin can be played to the fullest extent. Yangqin is a stringed instrument commonly used in China, the same family as the piano, the sound has distinctive characteristics, the volume of the grand, strong and soft; slow playing, the sound is like a tinkling spring, fast playing sound is like a gurgling water. Its timbre is bright and clear like a big pearl falling from a jade disk. Extremely rich in expressive power, can be solo, ensemble or for the piano, rap and opera accompaniment, in folk instrumental ensembles and ethnic bands in often act as a "piano accompaniment" role, is indispensable to the main instrument.
The pipa, a traditional East Asian plucked-string instrument, has a history of more than 2,000 years, and the earliest known instrument, the pipa, appeared around the time of the Qin Dynasty in China. The name "pipa" comes from the saying "to push one's hand as a loquat, to lead one's hand as a loquat" (the most basic plucking technique), hence the name "loquat" (pipa). Prior to the Tang Dynasty, pipa was also the generic name given in Chinese to all plucked instruments of the lute family (also known as the lute). The Chinese pipa spread to other parts of East Asia and developed into the current Japanese pipa, Korean pipa and Vietnamese pipa.
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