The origin of xylophone was first discovered in African and Java bands in the14th century, and it was also used in Europe in the16th century, but it was limited to special effects. Until the middle of19th century, as a novel musical instrument, it was mainly used by performers in concerts, but rarely used in other places. However, various careful improvements have made it better in tuning and sound quality.

Applied works:/kloc-In the second half of the 9th century, he entered the percussion groups of most symphony orchestras. French composer C Saint-Sans first used it to express the shaking sound of bones in his Dance of Death. Most composers in the 20th century used xylophones, such as the Sixth Symphony by G Mahler, Salome by R Strauss, the Fifth Symphony by D Shostakovich and the Second Jazz Suite.

Form of performance

Muqin can be used for solo, accompaniment or group music.