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Di Mo
The ''dimo'' () is a special membrane applied to the transverse Chinese flute called '' dizi'' (or ''di''), giving the instrument its characteristic buzzing timbre. ''Dimo'', made from the tissue-thin membrane from the interior of a specific variety of bamboo, are supplied as tubular sleeves. Only a small rectangle is needed at a time, so for application, a small section is cut off the end of the ''di mo'' sleeve, and that small tube is cut open to make a rough rectangle of flat membrane. The Korean transverse bamboo flute called ''daegeum'' has a similar buzzing membrane. The Korean ''sogeum'' and ''junggeum'', Vietnamese ''sáo'', and the Thai '' khlui'' also once had membranes, but these are not used today. Application The ''di mo'' is applied to the membrane hole (or Mo kong) of the dizi using a special, traditional glue called '' Ejiao''. One of the advantages of ''ejiao'' is that the glue is water-soluble, so that it can be wetted again to re-adjust the ''di mo''. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Chinese Flute
Flutes made in China come in a variety of different types: Transverse flutes: * Dizi (and its varieties such as the qudi and bangdi; primary transverse flutes, usually made of bamboo and distinctively has a buzzing membrane) * Koudi (a small center-blown mouth flute with open-ends) * Tuliang (a large center-blown flute with open-ends) * Chi (an ancient center-blown transverse flute with closed ends and front finger holes.) * Hengxiao ( dizi without membrane) * Xindi (fully chromatic dizi without membrane) * Jiajian Di (keyed dizi without membrane) End-blown flute: * Xiao ( end-blown vertical bamboo flute) * Gudi, an ancient vertical flute made from the bones of large birds * Paixiao ( pan pipes with distinctive notched or curved blowholes to allow for greater expression) * Xun (clay globular flute) ( Uyghur and Mongolian minorities also play a version of the Turkish ney.) Fipple flutes: * Jiexiao "Sister xiao" (one of many forms of recorder-style flutes) * Dongdi (specia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dizi (instrument)
The ''dizi'' (, pronounced ), is a Chinese transverse flute. It is also sometimes known as the ''di'' () or ''héngdi'' (), and has varieties including Qudi (), Bangdi (), and Xindi (). It is a major Chinese musical instrument that is widely used in many genres of Chinese folk music, Chinese opera, as well as the modern Chinese orchestra. The ''dizi'' is also a popular instrument among the Chinese people as it is simple to make and easy to carry. Most ''dizi'' are made of bamboo, which explains why ''dizi'' are sometimes known by simple names such as Chinese bamboo flute. However, "bamboo" is perhaps more of a Chinese instrument classification like "woodwind" in the West. Northern Chinese ''dizi'' are made from purple or violet bamboo, while ''dizi'' made in Suzhou and Hangzhou are made from white bamboo. ''Dizi'' produced in southern Chinese regions such as Chaozhou are often made of very slender, lightweight, light-colored bamboo and are much quieter in tone. Although b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timbre
In music, timbre (), also known as tone color or tone quality (from psychoacoustics), is the perceived sound of a musical note, sound or tone. Timbre distinguishes sounds according to their source, such as choir voices and musical instruments. It also enables listeners to distinguish instruments in the same category (e.g., an oboe and a clarinet, both woodwinds). In simple terms, timbre is what makes a particular musical instrument or human voice have a different sound from another, even when they play or sing the same note. For instance, it is the difference in sound between a guitar and a piano playing the same note at the same volume. Both instruments can sound equally tuned in relation to each other as they play the same note, and while playing at the same amplitude level each instrument will still sound distinctive with its own unique tone color. Musicians distinguish instruments based on their varied timbres, even instruments playing notes at the same pitch and volume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daegeum
The ''daegeum'' (also spelled ''taegum'', ''daegum'' or ''taegŭm'') is a large bamboo flute, a transverse flute used in traditional Korean music. It has a buzzing membrane that gives it a special timbre. It is used in court, aristocratic, and folk music, as well as in contemporary classical music, popular music, and film scores. And ''daegeum'' has a wide range and has a fixed pitch, so other instruments tune in to the ''daegeum'' when playing together. It is critical to understand that there are two types of daegeum: Jeongak and Sanjo. Jeongak Daegeum is a bit longer than Sanjo Daegeum and is the formal daegeum used historically at court. Sanjo Daegum is a bit shorter and historically more associated with the commoners. They both have the unique and aforementioned buzzing membrane. Smaller flutes in the same family include the ''junggeum'' () and ''sogeum'' (), neither of which today have a buzzing membrane. The three together are known as ''samjuk'' (; literally "three bamboo" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sogeum
The ''sogeum'' (; also spelled ''sogum'' or ''sogŭm'') is a small bamboo transverse flute used in traditional Korean music. Unlike the larger '' daegeum'', it does not have a buzzing membrane (although it did have one in ancient times). It is used in court, aristocratic, and folk music, as well as in contemporary classical music, popular music, and film scores. The overall length and thickness are not constant because ''sogeum'' is made of natural bamboo, but it is 40 cm long and 2.2 cm thick. Other larger flutes in the same family include the medium-sized '' junggeum'' and the large ''daegeum''; the three together are known as ''samjuk'' (hangul: 삼죽; hanja: 三 竹; literally "three bamboo"), as the three primary flutes of the Silla period. The ''sogeum'' has the highest and clearest tone among wind instruments, and is often composed of singular numbers in ensemble, where other wind instruments are composed of multiple instruments. Playing method Sogeum is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junggeum
The ''junggeum'' (), also ''chunggum'' or ''chunggŭm'', is a medium-sized transverse bamboo flute formerly used in traditional Korean music. Unlike the larger '' daegeum'', it does not have a buzzing membrane (although it did have one in ancient times). It was used in court, aristocratic, and folk music in premodern times, but is rarely used today. Other flutes in the same family include the '' daegeum'' and ''sogeum''; the three together are known as ''samjuk'' (hangul: 삼죽; hanja: 三 竹; literally "three bamboo"), as the three primary flutes of the Silla period. Both of these are still used in traditional music, as well as in contemporary classical music, popular music, and film scores. The ''junggeum'' currently used in the National Gugak Center is about 65 cm long and 1.7 cm in diameter. See also * Bamboo musical instruments * Daegeum * Dizi * Traditional music of Korea *Sogeum The ''sogeum'' (; also spelled ''sogum'' or ''sogŭm'') is a small bamboo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sáo
The ''sáo'' (also called ''sáo trúc'' — pronounced , like "''shall-joog"'') is a family of flutes found in Vietnam, considered a symbol of rural Vietnam. ''Sáo'' is the literal Vietnamese word for "flute". The most common variety is played with the flutist holding the ''sáo'' transversely to the right side with their mouth placed at the blowing hole. Other varieties include the ''Sáo Dọc'', a kind of recorder similar to the Thai Khlui, the ''Sáo Bầu'', and the ''Sáo Ôi'', a recorder played by the Muong people. The ''sáo'' is usually performed solo or in an ensemble among other instruments in orchestras of Vietnamese popular opera Chèo, Chầu văn, and Nhã nhạc. Construction and materials Most frequently made from a single piece of bamboo, the ''sáo'' measures between 40 and 55 centimeters in length and 1.5 to 2 centimeters in diameter, with six or ten finger holes and a tuning slide. Located inside the bamboo tube, near the oval blowing hole, is a sof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khlui
The ''khlui'' (, ) is a vertical duct bamboo flute from Thailand, which originated before or during the Sukhothai period (1238–1583). It was officially recognized as a Thai instrument by King Trailokkanat (1431–1488), who set the official model of each traditional Thai instrument. It is generally made of bamboo, though instruments are also made from hardwood or plastic. After many generations of modifications, it survives to the present day in three main forms: the ''khlui phīang aw'', ''khlui lip'', and ''khlui ū'', which are of different sizes. The ''khlui'' is very similar to the Cambodian '' khloy''. The ''khlui'' generally has eight finger holes (seven on the front and one on the back for the left thumb), with the finger holes on the front traditionally spaced equidistantly in order to produce a tuning of seven more or less equal divisions of the octave. It formerly also had an additional hole, placed low on the instrument, over which a buzzing membrane was stretch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mo Kong
Mo or MO may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Mo, a girl in the ''Horrible Histories'' TV series * Mo, also known as Mortimer, in the novel ''Inkheart'' by Cornelia Funke * Mo, in the webcomic '' Jesus and Mo'' * Mo, the main character in the '' Mo's Mischief'' children's book series * Mo, an ophthalmosaurus from ''The Land Before Time'' franchise * MO (Maintenance Operator), a robot in the Filmation series '' Young Sentinels'' * Mo, a main character in ''Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist'' * M-O (Microbe Obliterator), a robot in the film ''WALL-E'' * Mo the clown, a character played by Roy Rene, 20th-century Australian stage comedian * Mo Effanga, in the BBC medical drama series ''Holby City'' * Mo Harris, in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' * Little Mo Mitchell, in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' Films * "Mo" (魔 demon), original title of ''The Boxer's Omen'', a 1983 Hong Kong film * ''Mo'' (2010 film), a television movie about British politician Mo M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ejiao
Donkey-hide gelatin or ass-hide glue () is gelatin obtained from the skin of the donkey (''Equus asinus'') by soaking and stewing. It is used as an ingredient in the traditional medicine of China, where it is called ejiao (), meaning "gelatin of Dong'e County". The gelatin is produced in several coastal provinces of China, including Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shandong. Shandong's Dong'e County is the source of the name "ejiao". According to a ca. 1723 account by the French Jesuit Dominique Parrenin, there was a well in Dong'e which was normally kept closed and sealed, and which was only opened when water was taken to be used in preparation of ''ejiao'' for the emperor's court. (This is a reprint; the original text was published in the first half of the 18th century. ''E xian'' (for Dong'e) and ''Ejiao'' are transcribed ''Ngo-hien'' and ''Ngo-kiao'', under the transcription system then in use). Manufacture Li Shizhen wrote in ''Bencao gangmu'' that ''ejiao'' is originally made fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
