- The ruan (Chinese: 阮; pinyin: ruǎn) is a
traditional Chinese plucked string instrument. It is a lute with a
fretted neck, a
circular body, and four strings...
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famous in China. The
instrument comes in two sizes. The
smaller size,
called gaoyin koudi,
which is only 5–6 cm in length, has only the
holes on the sides,...
- lap or on a
stand while playing. The
soprano sheng (Chinese: 高音笙; pinyin:
Gāoyīn Shēng) is a 36-reed
sheng with a
soprano range of G3 to F#6. It primarily...
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Piccolo suona in G, F and Eb (海笛; hǎidí)
Sopranino suona in D, C and Bb (高音;
gāoyīn)
Soprano suona in A and G (大唢呐; dàsuǒnà) Alto
suona in F (中音; zhōngyīn)...
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strings Ruan (Chinese: 阮; pinyin: ruǎn) – moon-shaped lute in five sizes:
gaoyin-, xiao-, zhong-, da-, and diyin-;
sometimes called ruanqin (阮琴)
Yueqin (月琴)...
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pursue at Luo, and you used our
chariots sweepingly attacking the
Xianyun at
Gaoyin; you cut off many
heads and took many prisoners. The Rong
greatly gathered...
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chord voicings. Most
orchestras use a full
range of sheng,
including the
gaoyin (soprano),
zhongyin (alto),
cizhongyin (tenor) and
diyin (b****) sheng. The...
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Woodwinds Bangdi (梆笛) I, II Qudi (曲笛) I, II
Hengxiao (横箫) I, II
Gaoyin sheng (soprano sheng; 高音笙)
Zhongyin sheng (alto sheng; 中音笙)
Zhongyin guan (alto...
