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Gaohu operating guide

Gaohu is a musical instrument, which is the abbreviation of "high-pitched erhu". Its shape, structure, bowing technique and technique, as well as the playing symbols used, are all the same as those of erhu, except that the qin barrel (sound box) is slightly smaller than that of erhu. The legs are played with a part of the violin tube in between. musical skills: ...
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The way of playing the gaohu in Cantonese music was first adopted by Mr. Lu Wencheng, a master of Cantonese music. At first, the leading instrument of Cantonese music was not the gaohu, but the "two strings", which resembled the larger Jinghu. It is played in the middle of the left thigh, which is also like Jinghu's playing position. During his stay in Shanghai, Mr. Lu adjus...
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The gaohu is a high-pitched stringed instrument, so its timbre is crisp and bright, and it is good at expressing lyrical, cheerful and gorgeous melodies; while the erhu has a softer timbre and is a bass instrument, which is more suitable for performing sad melodies. In general, the gaohu's voice is a little sharper, the erhu's voice is thicker, the gaohu's timbre is higher than that of the erhu...
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Gaohu has a crisp tone, rounded bass and bright treble. It is the main instrument for performing Cantonese music, Chaozhou music, Cantonese opera and Teochew opera. There are generally 6 seats in a national orchestra. In addition to playing the main tune, it is often used for solo performances.  Gaohu's main playing skills are right-handed bowing and split bowing. Fast bowing...
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Gaohu is a musical instrument, which is the abbreviation of "high-pitched erhu". Its shape, structure, bowing technique and technique, as well as the playing symbols used are all the same as those of erhu. The legs are played with a part of the violin tube in between. The structure, production and materials of the gaohu are basically the same as those of the erhu. The biggest dif...
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