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Collection of Chinese Folk and Ethic Instrumental Music
Soli
As Chinese saying goes: "Songs originated from the appearance of
human being." "There are many kinds of music in Heaven and Earth." Chinese soli
of instrumental music to a larger extent vividly reflects the long history, the
diversity, strong local flavors and uniqueness of Chinese folk instrumental
music culture. As for the playing of different folk instruments, there are a
great many talents all over the country The multiethnic regions are usually
famous for the specialty of their ethnic instruments and the specific playing
forms, such as lusheng and zhixiaoqu of Sichuan and Hunan; rewapu and dutaer
tanchang ofXinjiang;
and eagle-bone
flute of Tibet and Qinghai.There is suona horn in Zhongyuan (the central
plains), northeast China, and westeast China, which has a long history with rich
connotation, simple styles and skillful playing. In southeast China, there are
well-known hanyue zhengqu in Guangdong and minnan zhengqu in Fujian.
Tutti
mong tutti, the popular ones are blowing music with drumbeats,
blowing and percussion music, music of gong-and-drum, and sizhu music.
As the old poem lines go: "The wind and drum flute and xiao can attract
fairies; while the suona horn can make devils leave." As life is full of
happiness and joy, as well as grief and misery, music is one of the fittest
music that can make one enjoy life with abandon. The main instruments of this
music are suona horn, guanzi
and flute; the minor ones are percussion instruments.
Among national folk instrumental music culture, wind and drum music is the
most widely and longest spread one for it is most closely connected with custom
traditions and has the richest humane values and music art values. So far, on
most occasions such as festivals, weddings, funerals, celebrating the one-month
old of a newborn, birthday celebration, beam placing, this music is widely
heard.
Wind music with drumbeats accounts for a large portion
in this collection.
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