The main instruments of Guangdong music are Gaohu and Yangqin.

Guangdong music is a traditional silk and bamboo music popular in the Guangfu dialect area of ??the Pearl River Delta centered on Guangzhou. It is characterized by light, soft, Chinese, thin and thick, and the fresh, smooth, melodious and melodious Lingnan music. The style is loved by the people, its influence spreads all over the country, and it is popular in Chinese communities around the world.

Guangdong music has a history of more than 400 years. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it has gone through stages such as germination, development and maturity. There are now more than 500 pieces of music with recognizable names and scores. The representative repertoire includes "Rain Beats the Plantains", "Thunder in the Dry Sky", "Double Voices of Hate", "Three Treasures Buddha", "Backgammon", "Autumn Moon over the Flat Lake", "Entertainment for Peace", "Dragon Race to Win the Gold", etc.

Guangdong Music Style

Guangdong music works have the following characteristics: lively and bright works account for a large proportion, there are also many lyrical and bright works, and some works are funny, Some works are humorous or full of plasticity, and some works are sad or have a narrative style. Many Guangdong music works have some characteristics of the "national light music" genre.

The traditional characteristics of music structure are short, concise and concentrated. In terms of modes, the Zheng mode, Gong mode, Shang mode and Yu mode of the pentatonic scale or the heptatonic scale are commonly used, while the angle mode is less common. Among these modes, the levy mode is the most common. Reusing the "Yifan tune" characteristics of microtonal 7 and 4 in the modal scale makes the music more charming.

Use more distinctive big jumps of five, six, and octave intervals to give the music a more bright, lively and modern feel. There are many exquisite fills, variations, decorations and portamento techniques.