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Chinese Classical Music |
Chinese Traditional Music Instruments |
Chinese classical and traditional music could date back 5000 years ago performed with eight kinds of natural materials, namely stone, metal, silk, bamboo, wood, skin, gourd and clay. The music can be a solo, a concerto, and an ensemble. The ensemble is an orchestra-like performance made up of all kinds of instruments.
Based on the sound production, Chinese music instrument family can be classified as the string instruments to be bowed or be plucked, the woodwind instruments to be blown, and the percussion instruments to be struck.
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| erhu |
gaohu |
banhu |
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dizi
(bamboo flute) |
xiao |
sheng |
sona |
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gu
(drum) |
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lou |
| bowed strings |
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woodwind |
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percussions |
two string fiddle
violin-like in ensemble
soft,elegant tone,often for feelings of weeping or complaining
sample clip: (listen) erhu (150k)
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tube or reed of instrument
tone depending on the strength of wind, mostly for happy and joy
sample clip:(listen) dizi (bamboo flute) (120k)
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often for joyful and exciting occasions,e.g. harvest, marriage, dragon boat and memorial ceremonies
sample clip:(listen) gu (drum) and others(120k)
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| pipa |
yuqin |
liuqin |
guzheng |
guqin |
yangqin |
shanxian |
| plucked strings |
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plucked by a pick or finger nails
varity of tones could be produced depending on the strength and position of plucking
sample clip:(listen) pipa (100k)
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