Zhongruan is a kind of Ruanqin, which belongs to Chinese musical instruments among Ruanqin instruments. The tone of Zhongruan musical instrument is soft, quiet and poetic. The music played by Zhongruan is similar to that played by Qin Qin, which is very suitable for making the main melody of the music in ensemble or describing sentences with the music sound. Ruanqin has a long history and is one of the traditional folk musical instruments in China.
How to distinguish the 1234 strings of Zhongruan
One string is near the left hand direction, and four strings are near the right hand direction. In other words, the one with the highest sound is one string, and the one with the lowest sound is four strings.
Zhongruan's tuning is from 4 strings to 1 string: GDGD, and Zhongruan uses pitch setting and high tuning. That is to say, each string of Zhongruan uses a different fixed pitch to set the chord, and there is a fixed interval relationship between strings. In general, Zhongruan's tuning can be basically divided into three ways:
1. Five, five, and five degree chord setting: the empty strings from four to one are respectively set as G, d, a, e ^ 1. That is, four and three strings, three and two strings, and two and one strings are all interval relations of pure five degrees.
2. Sizing of four, five and four degrees: the empty strings from four to one are respectively set as A, d, a, d ^ 1, that is, the interval relationship between four strings and three strings, three strings and two strings, two strings and one string are respectively four degrees, five degrees and four degrees.
3. Five, four and five degree chord setting means that the empty strings from four to one are respectively set as G, d, g, d ^ 1, which means the interval relationship between four and three strings, three and two strings, and two and one strings are respectively five, four and five degrees.
How many kinds of ammunition does Zhongruan have
Through the performer's practice, transplantation, creation and inheritance, there are more than 30 kinds of playing methods of the right hand, such as wiping, buttoning, brushing, dividing, turning, sweeping, rolling, scratching, picking, hooking, etc.
Ruan's playing skills have gradually been enriched with the reform of musical instruments. In China's conservatories of music, Ruan majored undergraduates were set up, and the solos of Zhongruan and Dayruan also emerged one after another.
What musical instrument is Zhongruan
Zhongruan is the abbreviation of Ruan Qin, the second middle tone of Ruan Qin. Ruan Qin is one of the plucked musical instruments in China. It originated in the Han Dynasty and prevailed in the Tang Dynasty. Its name derives from its shape and sound characteristics. It is shaped like a crescent moon, moderate in size and beautiful. Its tone is soft and sweet, with a touch of sadness and nostalgia.
In the Tang Dynasty, Zhongruan was very popular and was used to play various kinds of music, such as court music, folk music and Buddhist music.
Although in the process of historical development, Zhongruan gradually lost its position in the music industry. However, in the 1960s, Zhongruan also received renewed attention and development.