5 musical instruments in the «six glorious years,» the exhibition shows

As the sixtieth anniversary of the founding of one of a series of celebration activities, «brilliant six years — the 60th anniversary of the People’s Republic of Achievements» on September 19 ~ October 20 was held in Beijing Exhibition Center.

    Exhibition is divided into sequence development, integrated development, project development and prospect of development in four zones, divided into thematic exhibition in the agricultural, industrial, infrastructure, science, culture, population health social security, open economy, ethnic, national defense, Hong Kong Macau and the development of cross-strait relations and foreign affairs 12 units. Comprehensive and systematic display shows the new China was founded six years of glorious course of development, showing the construction of all aspects of the brilliant achievements, and look fully completed by 2020 well-off society and realize the middle of this century modernization prospects.

   Exhibits on the five instruments outlined as follows:

   Low cylinder Sanxian Hu: 1954 by the Central Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra Music Group to change the design, use of timpani Zhang skin the way through the screw to control, piano rod with that board, used as an effective chord Yamaguchi fixed point, the use of copper system screw pegs, tuning effort will not run strings, three strings use steel casing string or nylon string wrapped, bow cello bow with the same. Musical instruments erhu series with uniform shape, playing the same method, style coordination, sound close, sound integration.

   Both Tal: the Uyghur, Uzbek shells plucked instrument Ming, whose name comes from the Persian dutar, meaning «two-stringed instrument.» Chin length 118 cm to 131 cm, resonance box for the scoop-shaped, Meng paulownia wood, pine or mulberry wood panel, piano bar elongated, flattened head and piano, two string left axis, is the one, two silk strings or steel strings Zhang. Piano and piano bar is decorated between the box back where the most beautiful, smooth horns and embedded triangular diagram mahogany and white ornaments. Have a long history Tal, shape simplicity, variety, tone soft, sweet, with rich colors and rich expressions of national power, can be used for solo, ensemble or dance accompaniment.

    Dances and music: a Mongolian bowed string instrument pull-ming, Chin rod end because carved named Tau. Dances and music from the resonance box, Neck, piano bar, pegs, Qin Ma, strings and bow parts such as resonator, was trapezoidal. Image for the improved large matouqin, shape and paint on some close to the cello. Matouqin sound soft, vigorous, Atsumi, deep, full of rich grassland characteristics, the people deeply loved. Commonly used in the solo, instrumental ensemble, or as folk songs and dances, rap accompaniment.

    Drum: Yes, Yao Ming slap film musical instruments, named after the slender body for drums. The drum body paulownia wood dug the whole system or a slender, hollowed out cavity, connected at both ends, both in shape back then the horn-shaped, both ends of the drum is more coarse mouth, the middle of the relatively small waist drum. Also divided into different because of the length of a large drum, the drum and small drum, but they kept to mountain sheep or rabbit. Whole body painted clouds over head, sun, moon, dragon and phoenix, flowers, birds and other colorful patterns or ornamentation. Yao drum production of fine, beautiful, is a folk instrument, is a quaint and exquisite arts and crafts, is rich in national style.

    Drum stick: is a Korean mixed Ming hit film musical instruments. Drum body for some piles of wood, birch or poplar wood hollowed out or spin from the system, length 56 ~ 70 cm, both ends of the drum and the hollow cavity thick, thin and solid middle waist drum, then the glass was like two inverted. Drum body surface coated with red paint, painted with gilt motifs, about the size of the two different resonance cavity, the skin is also different. Leather sewn on two circular hoop, were covered at both ends of the drum port, iron ring around the home eight hooks, with skin flap or a bolt rope drum, rope between two adjacent to movable leather wear, drum skin used to adjust the tension. Drumstick made with bamboo or artistic bambooware, hammer 40 cm long. Drum stick has a long history, unique construction, features a soft tone, often used for dance accompaniment and instrumental ensemble, is a popular Korean people’s favorite folk instrument.