Characteristic Musical Instruments and Sonority Features of Shifan of Kunqu Opera in Suichang

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10.2991/978-2-38476-062-6_17How to use a DOI?

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traditional musical instruments; sonority; meyguan; tiqin; shuangqing

Abstract

Shifan of Kunqu Opera in Suichang use folk musical instruments to play traditional Kunqu Opera music. Shifan is a characteristic form of music of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions of China. The typical instruments in a Shifan ensemble have a unique timbre and ensemble sonority. Shifan instruments (the reed whistle meyguan, edge blowing qudi, plate vibrating tiqin and shuangqing, and membrane vibrating huqin and sanxian) can achieve sonorous balance, contrast, and complementarity. These characteristics are formed by the arrangement and collocation of traditional musical instruments’ form, structure, and sound characteristics.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Yong Liu
AU  - Chao Cheng
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/07/11
TI  - Characteristic Musical Instruments and Sonority Features of  Shifan of Kunqu Opera in Suichang
BT  - Proceedings of the 2023 2nd International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities and Arts (SSHA 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 113
EP  - 126
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-062-6_17
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-062-6_17
ID  - Liu2023
ER  -