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簌情齋·Soul Sanctum
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2008-01-27
Chinese Music & Musical Instrument 中国民乐和乐器集锦(3)
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Yangqin (Struck Box Zither, Hammered Dulcimer)
Yangqin is an adaptation of the Persian santur or some Arabian type. The original was confined to the south-eastern coastal province of Guangdong late in the Ming dynasty (c. the 16th century). It spread later throughout the inner areas. The earliest type was arranged in two choirs (two rows of bridges), each having 8, later 10-12, courses (2 or 4 strings per course). In the 1960s it developed into a type with 3 choirs, 10 courses each, or a type with 4 choirs, 12 or 13 courses each. Special devices such as the grooves with balls on both sides were added for the convenience in modulating. One of the recent types, without grooves, is arranged in traditional Chinese 12 lü, similar to Western chromatic scale, for more convenient modulation. Its range is over 4 octaves. Under the box is a damper to control lingering tones.
The instrument, bright and harmonious in tone, is often used for solos and in ensembles or in the accompaniment of local operas, narratives and other vocal singings.Download: 将军令
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