In this pack you will find a combination of delicate and mellow Pipa loops, contrasting with peppy uptempo melodies and solid one shots. Ī hammered dulcimer originally from Iran, with 144 strings in total. In modern times it has been used by such rock bands as Incubus and guitarist Steve Vai. This instrument is extremely popular and has been played for almost two thousand years. Lookout for some fantastic harmonics and delicate melodies from 'the father of Chinese music'.Ī Chinese string instruments with four strings. Traditionally used by scholars as an instrument of refinement. The fluid nature of this instrument makes it sound almost sung in some of the of the 35 loops in this pack.Ī seven string instrument from the Zither family. This instrument is commonly used for both solo and orchestral performances in traditional classical Chinese music. See below for a more in-depth view of each instrument. Īn expressive instrument which translates to 'two stringed vertical bowed lute'. This pack is like no other in the Noiiz collection and when it comes to genres, the sky is the limit! Experiment with peppy melodies from the Pipa, rapid melodies from the Dizi or maybe something with more refined such as the Yangqin. With loops from all seven instruments and one shots from the Pipa, Yangqin, Hulusi and Xiao. This pack is built from four traditional Chinese string instruments, and three woodwind (or more appropriately 'Bamboo') instruments. Read our blog post to find out more about this pack. In collaboration with East London recording studio Lightship95, we bring you the first in a long line of Noiiz Original productions.
In a Chinese orchestra today, if the tune requires a higher pitch from a huqin, the composer will assign the parts to the gaohu and similarly parts with a lower pitch to the zhonghu.'Sounds of China' is an in-depth exploration into some of the most iconic, traditional Chinese woodwind and stringed instruments.
CHINESE STRINGED INSTRUMENT SOUND SAMPLES SKIN
Since the time when it was first played, the huqin has developed and expanded into other variations such as the synthetic skin erhu, jing erhu, jinghu, yuehu, sihu, banhu and yehu.
The erhu was originally an ensemble instrument, but has since developed advanced playing techniques and gained an extensive repertoire. With the emergence of classic erhu solo tunes by Ah Bing and Liu Tian Hua, the erhu gradually became the most iconic and representative of huqins. The erhu is part of the huqin family, and it was only during the early part of 1900s that the erhu became developed and standardized. The erhu does not have a fingerboard, which makes it more difficult to control the pitch, but at the same time allows for more dramatic expressions as well as a richer palette of tone colours. Rosin is applied on the erhu bow and movement of the bow hair against the erhu strings produces the different sounds, through the different actions. The erhu bow is made of bamboo and horsetail hair, though recently they like to dye the bamboo black.
The erhu is played with the bow lodged between its two strings. The erhu has a soundbox (琴筒), a stem that goes through the soundbox (琴杆), tuning pegs (琴轴), strings (琴弦), qianjin (千斤), a bridge (琴马) and a bow (弓). The erhu is termed er (second) hu (fiddle) not because it has 2 strings, but because it takes the secondary role to other instruments such as the banhu in Northern music, the jinghu in Peking opera, the gaohu in Cantonese music etc. Besides traditional erhu pieces, it is also able to play violin sonantas and concertos. Its playing technique is very versatile, capable of playing happy chirpy tunes, as well as producing the most sorrowful sounds. The erhu is definitely the leader of the huqins in the Chinese orchestra.
0 kommentar(er)
