

The classic Hulusi melodies include: Moonlight under of Phoenix Tail Bamboo(月光下的凤尾竹),The Wedding Vow(婚誓), Peacocks and Phoenix Tail Bamboo (金孔雀和凤尾竹), The Butterfly Spring (蝴蝶泉边) Hulusi has very pure, clarinet-like sound and is ideal for expressing soft and tender feelings. It is made of three bamboo pipes and a gourd chest the center pipe has finger holes and the outer two are drone pipes.
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The Hulusi is a free reed wind solo instrument that is very popular among the Dai and the Yi minorities in southwest Yunnan provinces. D).Ĭhinese classic Xiao melodies include: The autumn Moon Over the calm Lake(平湖秋月), Plum-blossom in Three Movements(梅花三弄), Moon on Guan Mountain(关山月), Wild Geese over the Clam Sands(平沙落雁) It is believed that the earliest Xiao was used by the Qiang people of Southwest China during the Han Dynasty (206B.C. Xiao is usually made of dark brown bamboo and can produce graceful and mellow sound suitable for both solo playing and chamber music ensembles. The Xiao is a Chinese vertical flute with blow-hole at one end. Traditional big drum melodies include: Lead an army expedition (帅师远征), Ancient glimpse (远古掠影). It is widely used in the occasions of celebration, military, entertainment and festival, etc. Player use two bamboo or wood sticks to beat the drum. From ancient to modern times, Big Drum has always been a folk musical instrument liked by people around the country. This is another Chinese instrument popular in oriental culture.Ĭhinese classic Suona melodies include: Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix(百鸟朝凰), Beating Down the Dates(打枣), Shandong Bass Drum(山东大鼓)īig Drum is usually a stretched hide over a hollow vessel. It is can be played solo or many times together with Sheng, drums, and other instruments in wedding and funeral ceremonies. It can produce particularly loud and high-pitched sound and is widely used in Chinese traditional music ensembles especially in northern China. The Suona, also called Laba, is double-reed wood wind instrument. The classic Dizi melodies include: Guangling Verse(广陵散), Moon on Guan Mountain(关山月), Wild Geese on the Sandbank(平沙落雁), Plum-blossom in Three Movements(梅花三弄). It is also very popular among the common Chinese people as it is easier to make and play than other music instruments. Dizi is a classical Chinese musical instrument widely used many genres of Chinese music. Dizi is made of bamboo, the body has six finger-holes, one blow-hole, and an extra hole between them covered by a thin membrane of reed. The Dizi (or Bamboo Flute) is a Chinese style flute.
