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Chinese musical instruments. Materials:. metal, stone, clay, leather, silk, wood, bottle-gourd and bamboo. Wind or Blowing Instruments Bowed String Instruments Plucked String Instruments Percussion. These instruments are divided into four groups:.
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Materials: metal,stone,clay,leather,silk,wood,bottle-gourd and bamboo.
Wind or Blowing InstrumentsBowed String InstrumentsPlucked String InstrumentsPercussion These instruments are divided into four groups:
1.Made by reed and gourd2.also called the “Chinese mouthorgan”, is one of the most ancient Chinese instruments. Wind or Blowing Instruments Sheng:
1.Made by bamboo2.A transverse flute.3.It has one blowing hole,a film hole and six finger holes. Wind or Blowing Instruments bamboo flute:
Bowed String Instruments erhu: 1.sometimes known in the West as the “Chinese violin”. 2.A two-stringed bowed musical instrument
Plucked String Instruments zheng 1.Made by metal. 2.The modern zither is a plucked,half-tube zither with movable bridges and 21 strings,although it can have from 15 to 25 strings.
The konghou went extinct sometimes in the Ming Dynasty, but was revived in the 20th century. The modern instrument does not resemble the ancient one. Plucked String Instruments KONG HOU
Plucked String Instruments It has a pear-shaped wooden body.It has been played for nearly two thousand years of history in China. The Pipa
1.A kind of drum used in Chinese operas. 2.Made by wood Percussion Tanggu
1.It is made by metal2.Its long history can be dated back to Shang Dynasty (BC1600-BC1046) Percussion bronze chime