Introduction to the musical instrument Ruan

Introduction to the musical instrument Ruan Ruan is one of the musical instruments with Chinese characters in my country and is very popular among people. When learning Ruan, you need to know the relevant knowledge about Ruan. This article will share with you the knowledge about Ruan’s introduction.

Ruan, the abbreviation of Ruan Xian, also means a long-necked pipa, similar in shape to today's Yueqin, which is different from the tune-necked pipa passed down from Qiuci.

Ruan Xian, one of the Seven Bamboo Sages of the Western Jin Dynasty, was good at playing the pipa. During the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, a copper pipa was unearthed from Ruan Xian's tomb and was named "Ruan Xian", or "Ruan" for short.

The structure is a wooden round chime box with a straight handle, four strings and twelve columns, which can be played vertically by hand.

In the Tang Dynasty, the pipa was used to convey orders in the army, so there is a saying that if you want to drink, the pipa will prompt you immediately.

In the development of modern Chinese orchestras, Ruan and Xian instruments include Zhong Ruan and Da Ruan.

As the alto voice in a plucked instrument.

After 1949, Ruan Xian instruments were improved and developed into Ruan instruments, including treble Ruan, small Ruan, middle Ruan, large Ruan and bass Ruan.

Among them, the treble ruan is used in the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra to replace the Liuqin as a treble plucked instrument, while the middle ruan and the large ruan are commonly used in various folk orchestras as mid-bass plucked instruments.

The Ruan speaker is round in shape, has twelve sound columns, and four strings. It is played with false nails or picks. It can be used for solo, ensemble, singing and dancing accompaniment, or to participate in national band performances. It has rich artistic expression.