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Sunday, May 27, 2007
hey hey hey! this is the 51st post of the guan yue blog already!!!! hehes. it seems like everyone's visiting the blog often to tag and flood the tag board. and every single time i try to look for my last tag, it takes years for me to look for it. and i never get the chance to understand what you guys are talking. hahas. nvm about that. very very sorry that i won't be able to organise the guan yue outing for this june holiday as i'm having a very tight schedul this time round. so for that any one out there who wants to take the job of organising a guan yue outing, here are the only days that i can make it out of this holiday: 31st May/2nd June/3rd June/17th June /23rd June so as you can see, my timing is really very very packed. so be nice to me, organise it on one of the days. hahas. hmms... perhaps we can just try to get some time out under the sun or sth? maybe at east coast or anywhere? i wanna get under the sun! though i will turn black after that. hahas. if not maybe a trip to ice skating or sth? hehes. ok lar. got plenty of stuff to do now. so gtg le kays. take care my beloved guan-yue-ers PRSS g.y blows at 9:20:00 PM. |
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Our Instruments Dizi ![]() Three main types of dizi are frequently used in the wind section: the bangdi, the qudi, and occasionally the koudi. The bangdi is shorter in length and smaller in diameter and produces a clear and bright tone. It is frequently used in bangzi opera of Northern and southern China, hence the name bangdi. The longer and thicker qudi produces a richer and mellower tone. The qudi is usually a fourth higher in pitch than the bangdi. The koudi is the highest-pitched of all dizis.
Sheng
![]() ![]() The sheng is a Chinese free-reed bamboo mouth organ. The earliest type ever recorded in history had 14 pipes and was discovered in Zeng Houyi's tomb in Hubei province. The most common types of sheng today include a 17-pipe instrument and a modified version for contemporary compositions, which has an expanded range of 21-37 pipes. The tone of the sheng is lucid and bright. It has a huge range, a chromatically complete scale and is able to produce chord voicings.
Suona
![]() The tone produced by suona is loud, piercing and uplifting, thus it is usually used to perform vibrant and lively pieces. However, its repertoire also includes some mellower pieces. The suona is commonly used as an accompaniment in the Chinese opera, singing or dancing, but also for more sombre occasions, such as during a traditional Chinese funeral procession. It is also utilised in solos or ensembles for various occasions and ceremonies. |