Tibetan Musical Instruments What is the Zamuni and where does it come from?

Zhamunie is a kind of instrument similar to Erhu, is a plucked instrument, usually used in instrumental ensemble as well as solo, accompanied by singing, accompanied by dancing, etc., can be said to be very versatile, do you know where Zhamunie comes from? This issue of Tibetan culture to understand it!

What is Zamuni, where does it come from

Zamuni, also known as Zainian. Tibetan stringed instrument. Because of its six strings, it is also known as the six-stringed zither. According to the Tibetan history book "Red History", Zamunie in the Tang Dynasty from the mainland.

Tibetan "Zamu" is the sound, "Nian" for the meaning of pleasing to the ear, "Zamu Nian" means the sound of the piano. Was translated as Zhan Nian, wood Nie, Zhamu Nie. Popular in the *** Autonomous Region and Sichuan, Qinghai, Gansu and other provinces of Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, County, especially ***, Shigatse, Lhazê, Sakya and Angren and other places most prevalent.

From ancient times to the present, the Zamuni has maintained a simple and ancient shape. The head of the zither is bent backward into a semi-curved shape, the left and right sides of each of the three rolled strings of the string axis, the head of the zither is generally undecorated, but also some carved into a dragon head. The instrument pole is thin and long, the surface that is the fingerboard for pressing the strings, and underneath it is connected to a wooden half gourd-shaped **** sound box.

Made of mahogany, walnut or sandalwood, 108 centimeters long. The sound box is half gourd-shaped, 29 centimeters long, the upper part of the smaller prismatic, the lower part of the larger oval-shaped, covered with goatskin or roe deer skin. The stem is long and thin, and the fingerboard is unpinned. The head of the piano to the back of the semi-curved bend, six shafts are divided into two sides, the top carved into a dragon head or no ornaments.

From remote antiquity, the ancestors of the Tibetan people, the ancient Qiang people, lived in the vast area of the Tibetan plateau, engaged in nomadic herding and hunting. By the early 7th century AD, at the end of the Sui Dynasty and the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, Songtsen Gampo, the leader of the "Sikkuno" tribe, annexed the other tribes, united the *** region and established the Tubo Dynasty, the capital of the logosha (now ***).

In the long and dark old society, the Tibetan people were subjected to the deep oppression of imperialism and feudalism, living in dire straits and longing to see the light. *** After the peaceful liberation and democratic reforms, millions of serfs became the masters of their own land and started a new life of happiness and good fortune.

Zamunie has a wide range of applications, in addition to the ensemble or folk song and dance accompaniment, herders are often used to play and sing for their own entertainment, and in some places are also used for religious ceremonial activities. 1980s, but also appeared in a novel and unique female Zamunie playing and singing performance form. Improved ZaMuNie can also be used for solo performance, the music played by most of the music taken from the song and dance music, the more famous music, "Ama Le fire", "Dawa Xiongnu" and "YeQi long wood" and so on.