The eight major musical instruments in ancient China: pipa, erhu, chime, flute, flute, harp, harp, and drum.
1. Pipa
Pipa is the first plucked instrument and a plucked string instrument. Made of wood or bamboo, the speaker is semi-pear-shaped and has four strings on it. It was originally made of silk thread, but is now mostly made of steel wire, steel rope, and nylon. The neck and panel are equipped with "phase" and "fret" to determine the phonetic position. When playing, hold it vertically, press the strings with your left hand, and play with the five fingers of your right hand. It is an important national instrument that can be used as a solo, accompaniment, ensemble, or ensemble.
2. Erhu
Erhu (Pinyin: Erhu) began in the Tang Dynasty and was called "Xiqin". It has a history of more than a thousand years. It is a traditional Chinese stringed instrument. Erhu, the two-stringed huqin, also known as "Nanhu" and "Omzi", is one of the main bowed string instruments (stringed instruments) in the Chinese national musical instrument family. The timbre of the erhu is almost the same as the human voice, with a singing and telling feel.
3. Chime bells
Chimes are large-scale percussion instruments in ancient China. Chime bells emerged in the Zhou Dynasty and flourished from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period until the Qin and Han Dynasties. China is the earliest country to manufacture and use musical clocks. It is made of bronze. It consists of oblate bells of different sizes arranged in order of pitch and hung on a huge bell stand. The bronze bells are struck with a T-shaped wooden hammer and a long rod to produce different sounds. Musical sound.
Because each bell has a different tone, if you strike it according to the music score, you can play beautiful music. A set of copper bells with different pitches are hung on a wooden frame, and the maids use small mallets to beat them to play music.
4. Xiao
Xiao is divided into Dongxiao and Qinxiao, both of which are single-tube and vertical. It is a very ancient Han wind instrument. The flute has a long history, has a mellow and soft tone, is quiet and elegant, and is suitable for solos and ensembles. It is usually made of bamboo with the blow hole at the upper end.
According to the number of "sound holes", it is divided into six-hole flute and eight-hole flute. The six-hole flute has five sound holes in the front and one in the back, while the eight-hole flute has seven sound holes in the front and one in the back. The eight-hole flute is a product of modern improvements.
5. Flute
The flute is the oldest Han musical instrument discovered so far, and it is also the most representative and ethnically distinctive wind instrument among the Han musical instruments. One of the horizontally blown woodwind instruments commonly used in traditional Chinese music, the Chinese bamboo flute is generally divided into the southern tune flute, the northern bang flute and the alto flute in between. The vocal range can generally reach two octaves and two more.
6. Se
Se, an ancient Han stringed instrument, has twenty-five strings. The shape of the ancient ceremonial ceremonial ceremonial ceremonial ceremonial ceremonial instrument is generally the same. The ceremonial ceremonial body is mostly made of whole wood. There is a long mountain at the beginning of Semyeon and three short mountains at the end.
There are four bowstrings at the end. There are corresponding string holes on the outside of the first and last mountains. There are also wooden cypress pillars placed under the strings. Twelve harps were unearthed from the tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng. They were mostly made of beech or catalpa wood, with a total length of about 150 to 170 cm and a width of about 40 cm. The whole body is painted with bright paint.
7. Qin
Guqin, also known as Yao Qin, Jade Qin and Lyre, is a traditional Chinese plucked string instrument with a history of more than three thousand years and is one of the eight tones. Guqin has a wide sound range, deep timbre and long lingering sound.
Ancient books record that Fu Xi made a qin, and there are also legends about Shennong making a qin, Huangdi making a qin, and Tang Yao making a qin; ; It can be seen that the Chinese guqin culture has a long history, is extensive and profound.
8. Drum
A drum is a percussion instrument in which one or both sides of a solid and generally barrel-shaped drum body is covered with a tight membrane. Drums can be struck with hands or a pestle. Drums are an important instrument in traditional African music as well as in modern music. Some bands are entirely composed of drum-based percussion instruments. In addition to being musical instruments, drums were used in many ancient civilizations to spread messages.