What is the Chinese flute?
"Chinese flute" refers to "dizi", a side flute made of bamboo. Although there are other types of traditional flutes in China, Dizi is considered a national tool and "flute of China. It is an ancient instrument and very popular among the Chinese. There are three types of Dizi, categorized by their length and height. Thanks to its development to Dizi, the Chinese flute has become an important cultural instrument. It was used in folk music and also as a solo instrument for personal pleasure.
During the Ming Dynasty, the period between 1368 and 1662, Dizi became part of Chinese classical music. It was found that the instrument was louder than other flutes and could be heard in the middle of the complete orchestra. It started to be used in the Kunqu Opera of that time, known for its fine and beautiful music.
Usually mad from bamboo is a dizi known for its full and melodic sound. The Chinese flutes are also made of wood, bones, iron and nephrit. Traditional bamboo diziBut it is still a popular tool for Chinese. Cheap and easily designed, the basics of tool playing can learn without unnecessary effort.
is made in three types, each characterized by its size and height. Bangdi is a short dizi with a high pitch. Qudi Dizis has a medium length, about 15.75 inches (40 cm). The Great Dizis, modern innovations, have a seventh hole in the finger and sometimes called the "seven star tubes" due to a tubular shape that all DIZIS, and other finger opening.
In its design, the head of the Chinese flute is closed to create resonance. There is no mouthpiece upstairs. The musician uses a "blow" or oral hole on the flute side. Below the opening in the mouth is a "mokong" or a membrane hole that is covered with a "dino", a membrane peeled from the inside of the bamboo plant. All finger holes have the same size as a hole in the mouth. Each of the six finger holes can be attachedand membranes to make different sounds.
on the tail of the flute are auxiliary holes called "JIN". These are sometimes used to hang symbolic or decorative tassels. When covering DINO, these auxiliary openings can also produce additional new sounds. The sounds of Chinese flutes are made by opening in the tail of the tool.