What is the most representative musical instrument in Japan?

The most famous traditional musical instruments are Sanweixian, shakuhachi, Taigu and thirteen-string guzheng. There are also lyre, Samoyed Pipa and so on.

1, the ancestor of Sanweixian is Sanxian in China. Sam sun was introduced to Japan via Okinawa on 1560. Through the transformation of Japanese artists, Sanxian became Sanweixian (line).

2. The shakuhachi is a traditional Japanese woodwind instrument, which was introduced from China in the Tang Dynasty. The shakuhachi is a vertical musical instrument, named for its length of one foot and eight inches. China ancient national musical instrument also has the instrument of "shakuhachi", but now it is very rare except the southern sound of southern Fujian.

3. The origin of Taigu has not been verified, but it is generally believed that it originated in China. Taigu is now a representative musical instrument in Japan. The shape of the drum is big and small, like a beer barrel. The drum body is covered with mature cowhide on both sides of beech (high-grade) or sub-beech (low-grade), and the diameter varies from 30 cm to 1 m or more.

4. Japanese pipa originated in Persia (now in Iran, located in the southwest of Iran Plateau). It was introduced to Japan through India and China in Nara era. The length of pipa is about 60 cm to 106 cm.

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The form and performance of Japanese musical instruments also fully reflect the subtle differences in Japanese traditional music in paying attention to timbre. Like other countries in the world, Japanese musical instruments can be roughly divided into percussion instruments, wind instruments and playing instruments. Drum is one of the typical percussion instruments in Japan. Japan is a country rich in drum music culture and drum music resources, and drum music tradition has a long history. Drum music in different regions naturally has different artistic connotations. The popular drum music on Bazhang Island is called "Bazhang Taigu". The earliest Bazhang Tai Drum was used for sacrificial ceremonies. Now, Eight Taigu drums have also become musical instruments played at the Harvest Festival and the ceremony of welcoming distinguished guests.

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Japanese traditional musical instruments