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In national instrumental ensemble and national band, which instrument only often acts as "piano accompaniment"
(1) In national instrumental ensembles and national bands, dulcimer is often used as "piano accompaniment", and it also has the names of dulcimer, harpsichord, brass piano, fan piano, bat piano and butterfly piano.

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(2) The dulcimer evolved from the three-stringed instrument and was introduced from Persia in the late Ming Dynasty. Dulcimer has been circulated and developed in China for more than 400 years. Musical instrument manufacturers in China invented many new dulcimer varieties in this period, such as: high and low dulcimer, tuning dulcimer, Zheng dulcimer, electro-acoustic dulcimer and so on. Electro-acoustic dulcimer is a musical instrument composed of the body, microphone, speaker and other parts. The vibration of strings converts sound waves into electrical signals, which are played by speakers after being polished.

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(3) Dulcimer is an ancient plucked instrument with unique timbre. Its timbre is crisp and pleasant, with changeable sound quality and expressive force. The notes issued by dulcimer can express the emotion, artistic conception and other details in music works very delicately. Especially when playing classical music, the softness and elegance of dulcimer timbre greatly enhances the literary charm of classical music.