What is the Chinese harp?

Chinese harp is often referred to as conggha . There are three basic types of Chinese harp, including wuo konghou , shoo konge and fong shou konghou . Some Conghou are playing lying lying while others are held and played upright. These harp, which were widely used in many ancient royal Chinese courts, produce sound when the chains are pulled out with wood withdrawals or fingers.

While many modern Chinese harp resembles ancient models, they are still operated in the same way. The biggest difference between the Chinese harp and other harp is that the conggy has strings that are folded over the tool over the bridges to allow the operator to play more notes from each chain. Folded strings allow the operator to play vibrato and bending tones.

swift rhythms and undertones can be achieved using these harp. When the string is ripped on one side of Congha with a hand or selection can another hand pressedUT string on the other side of the tool and create a different sound than one that is made by twitching the string itself. The twitching of many chains together creates complex sounds.

The three main types of Congha differ largely based on the position in which they are held and edges. wuo konghou is referred to as the horizontal conggie , while shoo konghou is referred to as vertical Congha . Horizontal Chinese harp is distributed and edges horizontally in front of the operator. shoo konghou Chinese harp on the other side are held upright and play vertically.

Vertical Chinese Harp are in the shape of a bow and have 7, 15, 22 or 23 chains. This type of Chinese harp is played with both hands, but only index fingers and palceroys are used to play. Fong Shhou Konghou contains the design of the bird head Phoenix on the neck of the tool. Original soundThe boxes on these instruments were carved into shapes that resemble a ship. The chains on the original Chinese harp Phoenix were either tied to the neck or attached to the neck with pins.

Horizontal Chinese harp was played in southern China as early as 770 BC. After several hundred years, this tool did not play widely in a vertically way. Shoo Konghou debuted between 22 and 220 NL, during the Eastern Han dynasty. The Chinese harp was widely used during the Tang Dynasty for ceremonies and ceremonies between 618 and 907 NL. Phoenix-Headed Conghous were introduced to the Chinese central plains from India between 317 and 420 NL.

Chinese harp was basically based on extensive use around the seventeenth century because more complex tools were introduced into the Chinese population. Demand for Conghou The tools increased again in the twentieth century. In 1964, Konghou was revived among people in China Shenyang. During the mid -1980s, many manufacturers began to produce a hybrid konge Tools that included proposals for several tools, including mandolin.