Er cymbal (pinyin: Èr bó) is a Tujia sing-along instrument that is popular in Longshan, Sangzhi, Yongshun, Baojing, and Hubei Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefectures in Western Hunan Province and Hubei Province.
The cymbal surface is wider and thicker than the Tujia head cymbal. The diameter of the cymbal surface is 30 cm, the diameter of the bowl is 15 cm, and the height of the bowl is 5 cm. The top of the bowl is drilled with silk cloth, and both sides are a pair.
When playing, hold one side with both hands and strike each other to pronounce. The sound is thick and low. The two cymbals have various playing methods, such as dull, bright, side and kneading. The playing skills are relatively difficult and the artistic style is unique. For the Tujia percussion ensemble Daliuzi. The second cymbal is the bass instrument in an instrumental ensemble, mostly played on upbeat. It is often staggered in rhythm with the head cymbal, resulting in the effect of changing rhythm and rich sound.
When the second cymbal and the first cymbal squeeze each other, the taste is different, and it immediately gives people a warm and cheerful, lively and jumping feeling, which is also very pleasant.
There are many ways to play cymbals, such as "bright cymbal", "stuffy cymbal", "side cymbal", "rubbing cymbal", "jumping cymbal", "listening cymbal", "rolling cymbal" and so on. The timbres of the first cymbal are divided into five tones: "Qi", "Qi", "De", "Ling" and "Go", and the timbres of the second cymbal are "Dai", "Bu", "Dan", "Ge" and "Qian". , "Can" six tone points.