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Erhu sound. The erhu (Chinese: 二胡; pinyin: èrhú; [aɻ˥˩xu˧˥]) is a Chinese two-stringed bowed musical instrument, more specifically a spike fiddle, which may also be called a southern fiddle, and is sometimes known in the Western world as the Chinese violin or a Chinese two-stringed fiddle.
Erhu – two-stringed fiddle; Zhonghu – two-stringed fiddle, lower pitch than an erhu; Gaohu – two-stringed fiddle, higher pitch than an erhu; also called yuehu (粤 胡) Banhu – two-stringed fiddle with a coconut resonator and wooden face, used primarily in northern China
At the beginning, erhu were called huqin since they were invented by an ethnic group that lived in northern China. Their original role was for soldiers in frontier regions. Its timbre is strong, and songs for erhu always describe wars, desert, and for people far from home to tell their how much they miss their families. Erhu have two strings ...
The erhu. This is a list of erhu performers and contains a non-exhaustive list of notable players of the erhu, a bowed musical instrument with two strings.
The huqin series of instruments in common usage consist of the erhu, zhonghu and gaohu. The gaohu (highest-pitched of the series) and zhonghu (lowest-pitched huqin) are proportionately fewer in numbers in the Chinese orchestra. The erhu forms the bulk of this section and is divided into distinct sections, known as erhu I and erhu II. These two ...
2005—"Erhu with Piano" Dialogue, Top Ten Ensembles, Grand Theatre, Shanghai; 2003—Outstanding Women Music Trio, Shanghai International Music Festival; 2001—Top Prize, First Shanghai International Spring Music Festival; 2000—Featured in duet with Yo-yo Ma on Oscar-winning film soundtrack for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, composed by ...
The Hsu-nami, named after the frontman Jack Hsu, became known as the first "Progressive Erhu Rock" band in the world. The Hsu-nami integrates an amplified " erhu ", a two-string spike fiddle used in Chinese classical and folk music, into an instrumental progressive rock sound.
Liu Tianhua (simplified Chinese: 刘天华; traditional Chinese: 劉天華; pinyin: Liú Tiānhuá; Wade–Giles: Liu T'ien-hua; 1895–1932) was a Chinese musician and composer best known for his innovative work for the erhu. Liu's students, such as Jiang Fengzhi and Chen Zhenduo, continued to contribute to the development of the erhu. [1]