Music history of bamboo tube piano

The shape is very similar to today's bamboo tube piano, which shows that it has a long history and still maintains its original state. It can be said that the bamboo tube piano is a relic of Zhu, an early form of ancient percussion instruments in China, which can be traced back to the early Spring and Autumn Period with a history of more than 2,700 years.

It has a long history. The bamboo tube piano is the oldest percussion instrument in China, which is very similar to the "bamboo bronze drum" circulated in ancient China and the "bamboo tube piano" circulated in ancient Southeast Asian countries. However, because it spread in remote mountainous areas, it was not recorded until the Ming Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, Wang Xie's "Three Volumes of Three Talents" contained: "Bamboo bronze drums can be cut off from big bamboos and can be three or four feet long, that is, gouge them out as two strings. If you want to play drums, you can support their strings with pillars and beat them into the sound of bronze drums. Doubt is the heritage of construction. "

In addition, Madagascar has an ancient plucked instrument: Valiha is translated as bamboo harp. About 1 m long, cylindrical; There are 13 strings. When playing, hold the piano barrel with both hands and stir it.