What are the Chinese national wind instruments

Sheng, ocarina, suona, bamboo flute, hulusi and so on.

1, sheng

Sheng, is China's ancient reed instrument, generally made of thirty-six bamboo tubes of different lengths, used for playing. It consists of three parts: sheng reed, sheng flute and sheng bucket, and the vibration of the sheng reed causes the air inside the sheng flute to vibrate and pronounce. The thirty-seven reed soprano sheng is often used in orchestras. In traditional instrumental music and kunqu, the sheng is often used as an accompaniment to other wind instruments such as the flute and suona, adding pure fourths or fifths to the melody. In modern Chinese orchestras, the sheng can play the role of melody or accompaniment.

2, ocarina

Ocarina is an open wind instrument, the tone of the simple and awkward hold Suo alone for the music of the sky, in the history of the world's primitive art occupies an important position. The early prototype of the ocarina is the stone used for hunting. Some stones have a natural cavity, when the pioneers used such a stone to hit the prey, the stone cavity due to the role of airflow and produce whistle. This whistling sound inspired the ancient ancestors to make musical instruments, and the early ocarina was created.

The ceramic ocarina is one of the popular musical instruments in ancient times, belonging to the blowing and sounding musical instruments, as early as in the Neolithic period of the Hongshan culture, the ocarina playing is very popular, and continues to this day.

3, suona

Suona's tone is bright and loud, the body of the wooden tube, conical, the upper end is equipped with a brass tube with a whistle, the lower end of the set of a brass trumpet mouth (called a bowl), so commonly known as the horn. In Taiwan, it is known as the drum blow; in Guangdong, it is also known as the tic-tac, which is one of the "eight tones" of Guangdong.

The suona is a high-pitched, loud and clear sounding instrument, which has been used in the past in folk songs, rice-planting songs, drumming classes, and the accompaniment of local music and operas. Through continuous development, it has enriched its playing skills and improved its expressive power, and has become a solo instrument with special characteristics, and is used in the ensemble of national bands or in the accompaniment of operas, songs and dances.

4, bamboo flute

Bamboo flute, the name of the Han Chinese musical instruments. The flute is a popular wind instrument in China, because it is made of natural bamboo, so it is also known as "bamboo flute". The bamboo flute has a wide range of varieties. The most popular ones are the qu flute, the bang flute and the fixed-key flute. There are also Yuping flute, seven-hole flute, piccolo and Shun flute.

The Chinese flute has strong characteristics of the Chinese nation, and its pronunciation is emotional and melodious. Longyin, the ancient name for the flute, is "the sound of cleansing", so the original name of the flute is "cleansing", and the "cleansing flute" still exists in Japan, which has evolved into the flute of today. The flute is an important melodic instrument in the Chinese folk orchestra, mostly used for solo performance, but also can participate in the ensemble.

5, hulusi

Hulusi, also known as "hulusi xiao", is a minority instrument in Yunnan, hulusi originated in the Dehong Dai Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, Lianghe County, mainly in the Dai, Achang, Wa, De'ang, and Brown and other ethnic groups living in Dehong, Lincang, Yunnan, with a strong sense of local color. It is often used to play folk tunes such as mountain songs and agricultural songs.

Hulusi can be divided into three types: high, medium and low. Its tone is unique and simple, its appearance is plain and delicate, simple and easy to learn, and it is loved by many music lovers.

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