What are the accompaniment instruments of Zhuang Opera?

The accompaniment instrument of Zhuang opera is mainly Ma Guhu, which is made of horse leg bone, with metal strings, thinner than Jinghu, and crisp and bright timbre. Musical instruments include, gourd beard, erhu, sanxian, flute or flute, and sometimes wood leaves are used as an aid. In addition, there are percussion instruments such as wooden fish, small drums, cymbals, star gongs and high-edged gongs. Among them, the bee drum of Shigong Opera is the most distinctive, with heavy timbre and loud sound.

The accompaniment music of Zhuang drama adopts the method of multi-voice, and various musical instruments have different tuning, forming a variety of harmonious relationships in melody, which is very interesting to play and is a treasure in the treasure house of multi-voice music of ethnic minorities in China. Hokuriku Zhuang drama mainly uses Ma Guhu, Huluhu, Yueqin and other accompaniment instruments; South Road Zhuang drama is mainly composed of Qing Hu, Hou Hu and Xiao Sanxian. Zhuang teacher's drama is accompanied by bee drums, gongs, cymbals and no film flute; Funing Zhuang Opera is mainly accompanied by earthen gongs, earthen drums, cymbals, earthen erhu, earthen sanxian, flute and suona.

The accompaniment instruments of Guangnan Zhuang Opera are Huqin (thinner than Jinghu, and the piano barrel is made of horns), Erhu, Sanxian and Yueqin. Percussion instruments include crisp drums (bamboo drums), drums, gongs, gongs, cymbals and tubas.