It was mainly used to trap prey in ancient times, and it is the oldest closed wind instrument in China.
Tao Xun:
Play a musical instrument silently.
Tao Xun is the oldest closed device in China, which was mainly used to trap prey in ancient times.
Tao Xun is a local accent in octave. The earliest literature records began in The Book of Songs, and there were also poems of "Bo Shi blowing" and "Zhong Shi blowing wings".
It was quite popular in the slavery society of the Zhou Dynasty, and it was used in court music after Qin and Han Dynasties.
Chinese name: Tao Xun.
Category: musical instruments.
Region: China.
Documentary: The Book of Songs.
Function: Trap prey.
Types of Tao Xun:
In the ancient court of China, rhyme was divided into ode and elegance. The so-called elegant casket refers to a large volume (as big as a goose egg, it is called elegant casket), which is applied to elegant music; The so-called ode to the forest refers to the trumpet ("the villain is like a chicken, so it is called ode to the forest" and "three rites"), which is often used in other court music besides elegant music.
There are also many styles handed down in history: tri-colored pottery carvings, monsters, faces and painted dragons in the Tang Dynasty. The most primitive style has no sound holes, only blow holes. With the progress of society and the demand of performance, the sound holes of genre have gradually increased.