The Yi musical instruments extracted from Yi folk tunes include gourd sheng, mabu, bawu, mouth string, yueqin, flute, three-stringed instrument, chimes, bronze drums, flat drums and Kexiejuehei. Shui folk musical instruments mainly include bronze drums, big leather drums, reeds, huqins, suonas, etc., which are mostly used in festivals and funerals. The most famous Manchu folk instrument is the octagonal drum originated from the Qing Dynasty. The most distinctive musical instrument of the Mongolian people is the morinouqur.
Representative musical instruments of ethnic minorities:
1. Duxianqin
Duxianqin, also known as the harp, is a unique national musical instrument of the Jing ethnic group. It has a simple structure, but has beautiful timbre, rich tones, elegant tunes and many changes. The body of Duxianqin is made of most of a bamboo tube (or a rectangular wooden box made of several pieces of wood). It is about two and a half feet long. A log pillar is inserted at one end to form a right angle to the body, and a wooden pillar is installed at the other end. Tie a string on the handle and connect it to a small cylinder. Use a small piece of bamboo to pluck the string to produce sweet music.
2. Morinouqin
The Morinouqin is a two-stringed stringed instrument with a trapezoidal body and a handle carved into the shape of a horse's head. It is a favorite instrument of the Mongolian people. The morinouqin is a Mongolian folk stringed instrument. It is called "Chaoer" in Mongolian. The body of the piano is made of wood, about one meter long, and has two strings. The sound box is trapezoidal, with a round sound, low and round sounds, and a high volume.
3. Hulusi
Hulusi, also known as "Gourd Xiao", is a musical instrument of ethnic minorities in Yunnan. Hulusi originated in Lianghe County, Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, and is mainly popular. The Dehong and Lincang areas of Yunnan, where the Dai, Achang, Wa, Deang and Blang ethnic groups live together, are rich in local color. Hulusi can be divided into three types: high, medium and bass. Its sound is unique and beautiful, its appearance is simple, soft and elegant, simple and easy to learn, compact and easy to carry. It is loved by the majority of music lovers and Chinese and foreign tourists.
4. Tambula
Dombula, also known as Dongbula and Dongbula, is a traditional plucked instrument of the Kazakh people in North and Central Asia. It is played in Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Russia. It is especially popular among the Kazakhs and Oroqen people in Siberia, Xinjiang, and the Greater Khingan Mountains in Northeast China. The speaker is made of pine or birch, or flat or scoop-shaped. The piano rod is slender, with 8-10 frets on it, and two wire or steel strings, which can play three to eight degrees of harmony.
5. Dong flute
The Dong flute is a unique breath-making instrument of the Dong people. In Dong language, they are called Jiege and Jigesi. Also known as various flutes and grass flutes. It is popular in Rongjiang, Congjiang and Liping in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture of Guizhou Province, Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Tongtong Dong Autonomous County in Hunan Province and the vast areas adjacent to Guizhou, Guangxi and Hunan provinces.
Extended information:
There are a certain number of folk musical instruments and music in each ethnic minority group. According to incomplete statistics, there are more than 500 types of musical instruments of various shapes, including stringed instruments, wind instruments, strumming instruments, and percussion instruments, with rich and diverse performance capabilities. Folk music of all ethnic groups contains solos and ensembles. Ensemble music is divided into wind music, string music, plucked music, gong and drum music, as well as silk and bamboo music, wind and percussion music, string music, etc.
The music types of ethnic minorities are also quite distinctive and representative, such as Muqam and Nagra of the Uyghurs, Daliuzi of the Tujia people, Dongjing music of the Bai people, Baisha Xiyue of the Naxi people, and Jingpo music. Wenbangmukuan, etc., as well as the reed music and bronze drum music of the Miao, Zhuang, Yi, Dong, Yao and other ethnic groups also have unique styles.
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