Asian music instrumentation
List of Chinese musical instruments
The Eight Tones[edit]. Chinese musical instruments were traditionally grouped into 8 categories known as bayin (八音). The eight categories are: silk, bamboo.
Traditional Musical Instruments
Description:The Plucked String Instruments The Lute family Pipa pi-pa or p'i-p'a - four-stringed lute with 30 frets and pear-shaped body. The instrumentalist holds the pipa upright and play with five small plectra attached to each finger of the right hand. The pipa history can be dated back at least years and developed from pentatonic to full scales. This instrument has extremely wide dynamic range and remarkable expressive power. Liuqin -a smaller version of pipa with four strings, which sound similar to mandolin.
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