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| First described in Sung Dynasty (A. D. 960-1279), the erhu (Chinese fiddle) is an ancient music instrument that is extremely popular in China today for both traditional and contemporary music. The parts of an erhu include the neck, pegs, resonator, strings, qianjin, bridge, and bow. The resonator is a box made of hard wood. One end of the sound box is covered with snake skin which gives this instrument its unique tone colour, said to be the closest in sound to the human voice. The erhu has two strings, and the qianjin is installed between the pegs and the bridge for the control of pitch. The bow with horse hair is inserted and played between the two strings to generate the sound. The erhu's musical range spans about four octaves. Its two strings are typically tuned a fifth apart to d and a. Its sound is similar to a violin, but differs by being much more nasal in quality. |
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