- Jinghu
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name= Jinghu
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*Bowed string instrument
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*Erhu
*Huqin The "jinghu" (;pinyin : jīnghú) is a Chinese bowedstring instrument in the "huqin " family, used primarily inBeijing opera . It is the smallest and highest pitched instrument in the "huqin" family.Construction
Like most of its relatives, the "jinghu" has two strings that are customarily tuned to the interval of a fifth which the hair of the non-detachable bow passes in between. The strings were formerly made of silk, but in modern times are increasingly made of steel or nylon. Unlike other "
huqin " instruments ("erhu ", "gaohu ", "zhonghu ", etc.) it is made ofbamboo . Its cylindrical soundbox is covered with snakeskin on the front (playing) end, which forms a taut drum on which the bridge rests, sandwiched between the drum and the strings, which are connected to a peg at the bottom of the soundbox.Use
In Beijing opera, the jinghu often doubles the
singer 's voice. "Jinghu" performers in Beijing opera rarely shift into higher positions, and instead choose to compress themelody into a singleoctave .The "jinghu" was also featured prominently in the single "
Shinjitsu no Uta " by the Japanese bandDo as Infinity . cite web | url = http://www.wu-ru-jun.com/profile/index.html | title = Wu Ru-Jun's biography up to 2003 | accessdate = 2007-12-16 | language = Japanese]ee also
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Huqin
*Music of China
*Traditional Chinese musical instruments
*String instruments References
External links
* [http://www.avexnet.or.jp/wu3/profile/index.html Current profile] ja icon of Wu Ru-Jun (Beijing opera musician who played the jinghu in "
Shinjitsu no Uta ") from his official website. Includes information about parts of a jinghu and Beijing opera.
* [http://blog.sina.com.cn/linzongti Zongti Lin's blog] zh icon A blog of another Beijing opera musician, with videos on the Beijing opera and jinghu lessons.
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