Bowed Strings — Chinese Orchestra

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Welcome to the homepage for information about the bowed strings used in the Chinese orchestra:

Gaohu, Erhu, and Zhonghu

Instruments
Bowed Strings | Introduction

Introduction

  • Overview and brief history

Bowed Strings | Practicalities

Practicalities

  • Basic techniques

  • List of ranges

  • Qualities of the timbres

  • Repertoire list

Bowed Strings | In-depth

In-Depth

  • Construction

  • Acoustics

  • Timbre Analysis, and more..

Bowed Strings | Orchestration

Orchestration

  • Orchestration examples

 
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