Wind instruments

Sheng

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Alto Clarinet

original instruments from the Han dynasty

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Flute

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Made of brass

is one of the main instruments in kunqu

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used as an accompaniment instrument for solo suona or dizi performance

The shape is conical, resembling an enlarged French horn mouthpiece

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Types of Sheng

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Flute is a wind instrument consisting of a metal or wooden tube body and keys

the zhongyin (alto)

the diyin (bass) shengs

the gaoyin (soprano)

The timbre of the flute is often described as clear, bright and penetrating.

some other forms of Chinese opera

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There are many different shapes: early ones were usually round, similar to French horns with left and right sides reversed.

Most players who belong to the whole-bore brass instrument can play pedal tone

Characteristics

Chinese mouth-blown polyphonic free reed instrument consisting of vertical pipes.

Chinese plucked board zither roughly 47 inches (120 cm) long and 12 inches (30 cm) wide

It consists of two parts: a set of bamboo pipes and a gourd, wood or metal chamber with a mouthpiece.

The player passes the air through the mouthpiece and presses different key combinations to produce different tones.

The flute is a very elegant instrument

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