Music 8

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Yueqin

Came from ruan but has a thinner sound with a short neck and flat sound box

Pengling, Muyu

Membranophone Instrument

Sheng

One of the older Chinese instruments and is also called as the Chinese mouth organ. Consists of 13-17 bamboo pipes in various lengths that are placed together

Muyu

Is made from mulberry wood and is used by striking it to produce sounds. Used as the musical accompaniment in Buddhist chants

Zheng

Is one of the earliest Chinese musical instruments made from bamboo. Has a curved and elongated surface with 21 outstretched strings

Banhu

Known as BONGHU, PANG-HU, GIN-HU, etc. It is the leading musical accompaniment in the BANG-ZI ballads specifically for local operas in Central China and is usually used in solo performance that express a passionate and joyful feeling

Xiao

Known as a wind instrument which is considered a long flute. It is played on Chinese classical music for solo music

Ruan

Known as the Chinese guitar and moon guitar and it varies in shape

Dizi, Xiao, Sheng

Idiophone Instruments

Guqin

Is a seven-stringed instrument which has a long and slender body made from a pine tree

Erhu

Is a two-string fiddled instrument, which is one of the most well-known in the HU-QIN family. Sometimes called CHINESE VIOLIN

Pipa

Is created for plucking. Has a short neck and made of a wooden belly

Kongho

Similar to a harp and aside from the right hand technique? It can be also played by the left hand in vibrato

Erhu, Banhu, Pipa, Ruan, Yueqin

Chordophone Instruments

Pengling

Conduits if two bells made of bronze. Adds beauty to rhythmic instruments in music ensembles and theater

Dizi

Considered a traditional Chinese flute which can be played through double or triple tonguing, fluttered, and tonguing and fluttered

Guqin, Zheng, Kongho

Zither Family


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