請用英文介紹一下揚琴同其他中樂樂器

Dulcimer, or Yangqin, is a string-beaten musical instrument. It has a clear tone, and can play solo, concert and accompaniment. It is very important in the folk and ethnic band.

According to the historical records, there had been a kind of string-beaten instrument which was popular among the ancient Arabian countries. During the Ming Dynasty from 1368 to 1644, it was introduced into China due to our friendships with those east and west Asian countries. At first, it was only welcomed around Guangdong. Gradually, it became well known all over China. Some folk musicians later made improvements, and Satire slowly turned into the Chinese ethnic instrument dulcimer.

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Dulcimer is made of wood. It is shaped like a butterfly, and so it is called butterfly dulcimer. While performing, players put it on a wooden frame and hold two bamboo sticks in both hands, which are used to knock the strings.

The performing skills and tones of dulcimer are changeful. The undertone part is deep, and the mediant pure and alt bright. It is good at performing fast rhythms to express resilient, relaxing and joyous feelings.

This instrument has a history of four hundred years. During this period, designers have created new types of dulcimer, such as electronic dulcimer, which produces sounds through switching the sound waves into electronic signals, and then modifying the sounds through the amplifier and letting out them through the loudspeaker. The electronic dulcimer can perform not only accompaniments but also solos, therefore, musicians have spoken well of it.

Dulcimer has carried with it the traditional and ethnic features, which can be found in its makings, performing art and music creations. Today, it has been well received by all people.

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Traditional Chinese musical instruments comprise a wide range of string, wind, and percussion instruments. Traditionally, they were also classified according to the materials used in their construction.
The eight classifications are: silk, bamboo, wood, stone, metal, clay, gourd and hide. There are other instruments which may not fit these classifications.
Silk (絲)
Silk instruments are mostly string instruments (including plucked, bowed, and struck). Since the very beginning, the Chinese have used silk for strings, though today metal or nylon are more frequently used. Instruments in the silk category include:
Plucked , Bowed , Struck

Bamboo (竹)
Bamboo mainly refers to woodwind instruments, which include:
Flutes , Oboes , Free reed pipes

Wood (木)
Most wood instruments are of the ancient variety: Zhu , Yu , Muyu

Stone (石)
Bianqing , Zenghou

Metal (金)
Chuzeng Baizhong , Bianzhong , Fangxiang , Shangnao , Bo , Luo , Yunluo , Shimianluo , Laba

Clay (土)
Xun , Fou


Gourd (匏)
Sheng , Yu , He , Lusheng , Hulusi , Hukusheng

Hide (革)
Daigu , Huzuo Dagu , Huzuo Wujia Gu , Jian`gu , Paigu


Others (其他)
Gudi , Lilie , Lusheng , Kouxian

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An Introduction to 25 Traditional Chinese musical instruments
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Erhu
Sheng
Sanxian
Zhonghu
Ruan
Xiao
Pipa
Jinghu
Gong
Souna
Guan




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Zhuihu
Gaohu
Dahu
Yueqin
Liuqin
Gehu
Bangu
Muyu
Pengling




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Zheng
Guqin
Banhu




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Cymbals
Dizi

http://www.philmultic.com/home/instruments/
http://www.paulnoll.com/China/Music/China-musical-instruments.html
http://www.answers.com/topic/traditional-chinese-musical-instruments

2007-01-14 03:26:18 補充：
Sorry! But I don't know why most of the images cannot display correctly.

Chinese instruments classifed as:
Plucked-strings - Pipa, Liuqin, Yangqin, Ruan, Yueqin, Guzheng, Guqin, Sanxian, etc.
Bowed-strings - Erhu, Jinghu, Gaohu, Gehu, Banhu, Matouqin, etc.
Blown Woodwind instruments - Dizi, Xiao, Guan, Xun, Souna, Sheng, etc.
Percussion instruments - Bangu, Bo, Bianzhong, Tanggu, Muyu, Luo, Yunluo, etc.
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Below are some links that telling you about Chinese Music Instrument.

http://www.hkco.org/Eng/learning_2_eng.asp
http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/MusicOffice/MusicTool/chinese_eng_text.html#02
http://www.chinesemusic.co.uk/english/pluckints.htm
http://www.chinesemusic.co.uk/english/InstrumentsPage.htm
http://www.damo-qigong.net/taoism/music.htm#1