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In traditional Chinese instrumental music ensembles, due to the traditional pop polyphonic musical texture, there is no functional harmony, and there is no so-called "bass part". Therefore, various instruments mostly play melody, and there is no special An instrument that plays the role of bass and accompaniment. The traditional Chinese music aesthetics is the pursuit of high-pitc...
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Gehu is a Chinese national bass stringed instrument with four strings, a fingerboard, and a horizontal qin barrel. The bow is the same as the cello bow. It can be played or plucked. Gehu's sound is deep and bright, round and strong, and has a wide range. Because the bow is outside the strings, the playing skills are also extremely rich. It has absorbed and developed the playing...
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