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Yangzhou musical instrument history
1. Yangzhou Tanci, formerly known as Yangzhou Xianci, is a folk art form of Yangzhou dialect rap, which is popular in Yangzhou, Zhenjiang, Nanjing, He Lixia and other places. Yangzhou Tanci, Yangzhou Pinghua first-class. Tanci began in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. In the early days, one person rapped and accompanied by three strings, hence the name Xianci. In the early Qing dynasty, storytellers mostly took string characters as their job, and gradually separated after doing fine work. During its popularity in the mid-Qing Dynasty, it developed into a double-stage performance, called "White Fairy Poems", accompanied by pipa, which was characterized by speaking more and singing less, and the lyrics were only narrative. Yangzhou Pinghua, also known as Yangzhou Pingci, is an ancient school based on Yangzhou dialect. Popular in northern Jiangsu, Nanjing, Zhenjiang, Shanghai and other places. Most of the speakers are alone, just talking and not singing. Fans and handkerchiefs are used as props to enhance the atmosphere.

2. Yangzhou Qingqu, also known as Guangling Qingqu and Weiyang Qingqu, is popular in Yangzhou urban and rural areas and Zhenjiang, Shanghai, Suzhou, Nanjing and other places. Yangzhou Qingqu originated from the "small singing" in Yuan Dynasty. On the basis of Sanqu in Yuan Dynasty, it absorbed all kinds of popular folk songs in Jianghuai area, reformed and utilized them, and became a kind of music with local flavor in the middle of Ming Dynasty. Yangzhou Qingqu reached its peak from Kangxi Qianlong period in Qing Dynasty. No matter in music tunes, instrumental accompaniment, or songs, it is extremely rich and is famous for its delicate, lingering and lyrical timbre. Yangzhou Qingqu is generally performed in the form of sitting singing, with the number ranging from one or two to eight or nine, and each singer plays a musical instrument. Traditional Qingqu has no make-up, no speech or performance, and only relies on music and singing to portray characters and express thoughts and feelings, so it pays great attention to pronunciation and luck. The repertoire of Yangzhou Qingqu is very rich, with 493 kinds of traditional repertoire and 66 kinds of Qupai/kloc-0. Yangju Yangju is one of the main local operas in Jiangsu Province. Originally called "Huai Yang Opera", I wanted to call it "Yangzhou Opera". Popular in Suzhou, Jiangnan, Shanghai and parts of Anhui. Yangju is rich in music, which belongs to Qupai style and consists of three parts: one is ancient painting and opera music; The second is Xiang Le; Third, Yangzhou Qingqu and Yangzhou Xiaoyin.

3. Musical instruments are mainly accompanied by pipa and three strings.