What are eight musical instruments made of eight materials?

In ancient China, gold, stone, silk, bamboo, bamboo, earth, leather and wood were eight materials used to make musical instruments.

I. Introduction

In the Western Zhou Dynasty, musical instruments at that time were divided into gold (bells, cymbals and cymbals), stone (chimes), silk (harps and harps), bamboo (flutes and cymbals), cymbals (gongs and cymbals) and earth (cymbals) according to the production materials.

Second, from "Historical Records of the Five Emperors": "Poetry is meaningful, long in melody, eternal in sound, harmonious in law, harmonious in eight tones, and the unity of god and man."

3. Interpretation: Poetry expresses inner feelings, and songs are sung with extended syllables. The level of music should be coordinated with the content of songs, and the music should be harmonious with standardized melodies. The sounds of the eight musical instruments are harmonious and do not interfere with each other. In this way, people can achieve harmony with God through music.

Extended data

Different versions of octave.

First, the eight tones of Buddhism

Eight tones unique to Buddhism, namely, excellent tone, soft tone, homophonic tone, respectful tone, non-negative tone, no mispronunciation, far tone and nonstop tone.

Second, the eight tones of Zhenlong

Zhenlong Bayin is one of the oldest music circulating in the south of China, belonging to folk music. Namely stringed instruments (erhu), harps (Qin Yue, dulcimer and sanxian), flutes (suona), pipes (long and short throats), flutes (horizontal flutes, straight flutes and hole flutes), gongs, drums and cymbals.

Third, Guangdong Zhanjiang Anpu Eight Tones

Li Yuanming, an Anpu music lover, reformed and innovated the ancient "Eight Tones" and adopted local national musical instruments: chime, cymbal 1 pair, small gong, wooden fish, liquidation, sand board, small drum 1 set, horizontal flute, Dong flute and drum 1 set.

Fourth, Lechang Eight Tones

Ming and Qing dynasties, especially during the Republic of China, prevailed in Lechang, Rucheng, Hunan and other places in Guangdong. The so-called "eight tones" is a form of singing by eight people holding a small gong, a big gong, a drum, a cymbal, an erhu, a flute or flute tube and a suona. And they play various roles to play and sing.