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Huqin

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Huqin is a family of bowed string instruments, more specifically, a spike fiddle popularly used in Chinese music. [1]

72 relations: Đàn gáo, Đàn hồ, Đàn nhị, Banhu, Bowed string instrument, Byzaanchy, Chinese orchestra, Daguangxian, Dahu (instrument), Dapaqin, Datong (instrument), Dihu, Diyingehu, Erhu, Erxian, Ethnic groups in Chinese history, Gaohu, Gehu, Ghijak, Haegeum, He County, Huluhu, Igil, Jiaohu, Jing erhu, Jinghu (instrument), Kezaixian, Khuuchir, Kobyz, Kokyū, Kumo Xi, Laruan, Leiqin, List of Chinese musical instruments, List of musical instruments by Hornbostel-Sachs number: 321.31, Maguhu, Morin khuur, Music of Cambodia, Music of China, Music of Japan, Music of Korea, Music of Kyrgyzstan, Music of Laos, Music of Mongolia, Music of Thailand, Music of Vietnam, Niutuiqin, Paqin, Pythonidae, Rebab, ..., Sanhu, Sataer, Saw duang, Saw sam sai, Saw u, Sihu (instrument), Snake, Sohaegeum, Sound box, String instrument, Taiwanese opera, Tanbur, Tihu (instrument), Tiqin, Tro (instrument), Tro Khmer, Tro u, Tuhu, Xiqin, Yehu, Zhonghu, Zhuihu. Expand index (22 more) »

Đàn gáo

The đàn gáo ("coconut shell lute") is a bowed string instrument, a part of the traditional Vietnamese orchestra.

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Đàn hồ

The đàn hồ is a two-stringed vertical violin with wooden resonator.

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Đàn nhị

The đàn nhị (also called đàn cò, is a Vietnamese bowed string instrument with two strings. The word nhị means "two" in Vietnamese. Its sound box is generally covered on one end with snakeskin. It is related to the huqin family of instruments of China. Some Austroasiatic groups in Vietnam also have their version of Dan Co. (ex: Mường have Cò Kè, Chứt have T'rơbon, Khua have Karong and Khmer have Tro).

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Banhu

The banhu (板胡, pinyin: bǎnhú) is a Chinese traditional bowed string instrument in the huqin family of instruments.

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Bowed string instrument

Bowed string instruments are a subcategory of string instruments that are played by a bow rubbing the strings.

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Byzaanchy

The byzaanchy (Tuvan: бызаанчы; Russian: Бизанчи; also transliterated byzanchi or byzanchie) is a four-stringed vertical spike fiddle used in the traditional music of Tuva.

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Chinese orchestra

The term Chinese orchestra is most commonly used to refer to the modern Chinese orchestra that is found in China and various overseas Chinese communities.

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Daguangxian

The daguangxian (literally "great, broad string ") is a Chinese bowed two-stringed musical instrument in the huqin family of instruments, held on the lap and played upright.

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Dahu (instrument)

The dahu (大 胡, pinyin: dàhú) is a large bowed string instrument from China.

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Dapaqin

The dapaqin (大琶琴) is a modern bowed string instrument originating in China.

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Datong (instrument)

The datong (大筒) is a bowed string instrument in the huqin family, and is used as an accompanying instrument in the huaguxi opera tradition of Hunan, China.

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Dihu

The dihu (低胡, pinyin: dīhú) is a large bowed string instrument from China.

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Diyingehu

The bass gehu (低音革胡; pinyin: dīyīngéhú,; also called digehu or beigehu 倍革胡, literally "bass gehu") is a Chinese bowed string instrument in the huqin family.

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Erhu

The erhu is a two-stringed bowed musical instrument, more specifically a spike fiddle, which may also be called a Southern Fiddle, and sometimes known in the Western world as the Chinese violin or a Chinese two-stringed fiddle.

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Erxian

The erxian (二弦; pinyin: èrxián; literally "two string") is a Chinese bowed string instrument in the huqin family of instruments.

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Ethnic groups in Chinese history

Ethnic groups in Chinese history refer to various or presumed ethnicities of significance to the history of China, gathered through the study of Classical Chinese literature, Chinese and non-Chinese literary sources and inscriptions, historical linguistics, and archaeological research.

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Gaohu

The gaohu (高胡; pinyin: gāohú,; Cantonese: gou1 wu4; also called yuehu 粤 胡) is a Chinese bowed string instrument developed from the erhu in the 1920s by the musician and composer Lü Wencheng (1898–1981) and used in Cantonese music and Cantonese opera.

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Gehu

The gehu (革胡; pinyin: géhú) is a Chinese instrument developed in the 20th century by the Chinese musician Yang Yusen (杨 雨 森, 1926–1980).

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Ghijak

The ghijak, ghijek (ghijek, ghijek, or occasionally ghirjek), pronounced aijieke (艾捷克) or jizihake (吉孜哈克) in Chinese, is a four-stringed bowed spike fiddle, either with a bowl soundbox (similar to the kamancheh), or with a box soundbox often made from a tin can, with three or four metal strings.

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Haegeum

The haegeum is a traditional Korean string instrument, resembling a fiddle.

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He County

He County or Hexian is a county in the east of Anhui Province, People's Republic of China, under the jurisdiction of Ma'anshan.

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Huluhu

The huluhu (traditional: 葫盧胡; simplified: 葫芦胡; pinyin: húlúhú) is a Chinese bowed string instrument in the huqin family of instruments.

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Igil

An igil (Tuvan- игил) is a two-stringed Tuvan musical instrument, played by bowing the strings.

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Jiaohu

The jiaohu (角胡; pinyin: jiǎohú) is a Chinese bowed string instrument in the huqin family of musical instruments.

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Jing erhu

The jing erhu is a Chinese two-stringed bowed musical instrument in the huqin family of instruments, similar to the erhu.

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Jinghu (instrument)

The jinghu (京胡; pinyin: jīnghú) is a Chinese bowed string instrument in the huqin family, used primarily in Beijing opera.

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Kezaixian

The kezaixian is a bowed string instrument in the huqin family originating in China.

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Khuuchir

The khuuchir is a bowed musical instrument of Mongolia.

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Kobyz

The Qobyz (Cyrillic: қобыз) or qıl-qobız is an ancient Kazakh string instrument.

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Kokyū

The is a traditional Japanese string instrument, the only one played with a bow.

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Kumo Xi

The Kumo Xi (Xu Elina-Qian, p.296b called the Xi since the Sui dynasty (581-618 AD)), also Tatabi, were a Mongolic steppe people located in current northeast China from 207 AD to 907 AD.

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Laruan

The lāruǎn (拉阮; also spelled la ruan) is a relatively new Chinese string instrument blending the acoustics of the ruan with that of the Western cello.

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Leiqin

The leiqin (雷琴 or 擂琴, literally "thunderous instrument"; also called leihu) is a Chinese bowed string musical instrument.

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List of Chinese musical instruments

Chinese musical instruments were traditionally grouped into 8 categories known as bayin (八音).

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List of musical instruments by Hornbostel-Sachs number: 321.31

This is a list of instruments by Hornbostel-Sachs number, covering those instruments that are classified under 321.31 under that system.

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Maguhu

The maguhu (馬骨胡; simplified: 马骨胡; pinyin: mǎgǔhú) is a Chinese bowed string instrument in the huqin family of musical instruments.

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Morin khuur

The morin khuur (морин хуур), also known as the horsehead fiddle, is a traditional Mongolian bowed stringed instrument.

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Music of Cambodia

The music of Cambodia is derived from a mesh of cultural traditions dating back to the ancient Khmer Empire, India, China and the original indigenous tribes living in the area before the arrival of Indian and Chinese travelers.

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Music of China

Music of China refers to the music of the Chinese people, which may be the music of the Han Chinese as well as other ethnic minorities within mainland China.

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Music of Japan

The music of Japan includes a wide array of performers in distinct styles both traditional and modern.

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Music of Korea

The music of Korea refers to music from the Korean peninsula ranging from prehistoric times to the division of Korea into South and North in 1945.

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Music of Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyz music is nomadic and rural, and is closely related to Turkmen and Kazakh folk forms.

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Music of Laos

Music of Laos mainly refers to the music of the Lao people, a Tai ethnic group, although it can include other ethnic groups living in Laos.

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Music of Mongolia

Music is an integral part of Mongolian culture.

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Music of Thailand

The music of Thailand reflects its geographic position at the intersection of China and India, and reflects trade routes that have historically included Persia, Africa, Greece and Rome.

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Music of Vietnam

Traditional Vietnamese music is highly diverse and syncretistic, combining native and foreign influences.

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Niutuiqin

The niubaqin (牛腿琴), or niubatui (牛巴腿), is a traditional Chinese bowed string instrument.

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Paqin

The paqin (琶琴) is a modern bowed string instrument originating in China.

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Pythonidae

The Pythonidae, commonly known simply as pythons, from the Greek word python (πυθων), are a family of nonvenomous snakes found in Africa, Asia, and Australia.

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Rebab

The rebab (ربابة, rabāb, variously spelled rebap, rabab, rebeb, rababa and rabeba, also known as جوزه jawza or joza in Iraq) is a type of a bowed string instrument so named no later than the 8th century and spread via Islamic trading routes over much of North Africa, the Middle East, parts of Europe, and the Far East.

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Sanhu

The sanhu proper (Chinese: 三胡; pinyin: sānhú) is a Chinese bowed musical instrument with three strings.

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Sataer

The sataer (ucy; 萨它尔) is a traditional Chinese long-necked bowed lute.

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Saw duang

The saw duang (ซอด้วง) is a two-stringed instrument used in traditional Thai music.

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Saw sam sai

The saw sam sai (ซอสามสาย,,, also spelled saw samsai, and occasionally called simply sam sai; literally "three stringed fiddle") is a traditional bowed string instrument of Thailand.

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Saw u

The saw u (ซออู้,,, also spelled saw ou) is a Thai bowed string instrument.

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Sihu (instrument)

The sihu (known as a ᠬᠤᠭᠤᠴᠢᠷ / Хуучир / Khuuchir in Mongolia, where this term define the whole hugin family) is a Chinese bowed string instrument with four strings.

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Snake

Snakes are elongated, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes.

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Sohaegeum

The sohaegeum (hangul: 소해금; hanja: 四奚琴) is a North Korean musical instrument, developed in the 1960s.

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Sound box

A sound box or sounding box (sometimes written soundbox) is an open chamber in the body of a musical instrument which modifies the sound of the instrument, and helps transfer that sound to the surrounding air.

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String instrument

String instruments, stringed instruments, or chordophones are musical instruments that produce sound from vibrating strings when the performer plays or sounds the strings in some manner.

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Taiwanese opera

Taiwanese (folk) Ke-Tse opera is the only form of traditional drama known to have originated in Taiwan.

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Tanbur

The terms Tanbur, Tanbūr, Tanbura, Tambur, Tambura or Tanboor can refer to various long-necked, string instruments originating in Mesopotamia, Southern or Central Asia.

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Tihu (instrument)

The tihu (提胡; pinyin: tíhú) is a two-stringed bowed vertical fiddle in the huqin family, used in Chaozhou xianshi music of the Chaozhou people.

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Tiqin

The tiqin is a name applied to several two-stringed Chinese bowed string musical instruments in the huqin family of instruments.

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Tro (instrument)

Tro (ទ្រ) is the generic name for traditional bowed string instruments in Cambodia.

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Tro Khmer

The tro Khmer is a traditional bowed string instrument from Cambodia.

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Tro u

The tro u (Khmer: ទ្រអ៊ូ; also spelled tro ou) is a traditional instrument from Cambodia.

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Tuhu

The tuhu (土胡, pinyin: tǔhú) is a Chinese bowed string instrument in the huqin family of instruments.

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Xiqin

The xiqin was a bowed string musical instrument.

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Yehu

The yehu is a bowed string instrument in the huqin family of Chinese musical instruments.

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Zhonghu

The zhonghu (中胡, pinyin: zhōnghú) is a low-pitched Chinese bowed string instrument.

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Zhuihu

The zhuihu (坠胡, pinyin: zhùihú; also called zhuiqin or zhuizixian) is a two-stringed bowed string instrument from China.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huqin

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