4 STRINGED INSTRUMENTS FULL
In the next post, we’ll take a look at some of the Chinese bowed string instruments, including the famous erhu and a few others.Sunburst F Style Mandolin w/ Hardshell Case & FREE CD Tuning ChartĬheck Price, Read Full Product Information and Customer Reviews. LSD rocking out in the studio – reggae/rock with the Guzheng!Ĭheck out this 外国人 kick ass on a traditional Chinese instrument.įinally, here’s a more traditional performance of the Guzheng. “The Way of the Dragon God”) employs it in both their studio recordings and their live show. Thankfully, this ancient instrument is still put to use in modern music – the Gorillaz used it on their track “Hong Kong”, and my favorite Chinese band Long Shen Dao (龙神道 – Lóng Shén Dào – lit. Apparently, the Guzheng “can create sounds that can evoke the sense of a cascading waterfall, thunder, horses’ hooves, and even the scenic countryside.” As is the case with most plucked instruments, multiples picks are used on the right hand to play the Guzheng. Although this may somewhat resemble the Guqin, the two are actually quite different. The “ancient zither”, this instrument has anywhere from 13-25 strings (Note: These stats were accumulated from various websites that all had different numbers) and movable bridges. Here are four of the most well-known plucked (弹拨乐器 – tán bō yuè qì) silk instruments in China: Guqin (古琴 – gǔ qín) When it comes to stringed instruments, they can be played three different ways: plucked, bowed, or struck. While both nylon and metal are also commonly used to make strings today, silk strings date back thousands of years in Chinese musical history. To begin with, there are eight sounds/tones (八音 – bā yīn) used to classify most of China’s instruments:įor this first lesson in Chinese instruments, I’m going to focus on the silk instruments, which are mostly stringed.
4 STRINGED INSTRUMENTS SERIES
In a new series here, I’ll introduce a variety of Chinese instruments along with some of China’s musical history. So, you may be asking yourself, where is the traditional Chinese music? Well, head to a local park (公园 – gōng yuán), and you’re likely to stumble upon Chinese elders either practicing tai chi (太极拳 – tài jí quán) while listening to traditional music, or playing traditional Chinese instruments (乐器 – yuè qì). Walking around Chinese mega-malls, you’re bound to hear the likes of Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, or Cantonese/Taiwanese pop stars. These days, young Chinese carry iPhones and listen to pop music (流行音乐 – liú xíng yīn yuè) by day, and they hit KTV (karaoke) clubs at night.
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