The origin of Fujian stick drum

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Fujian stick drum, also known as Fuzhou drum, wolf tent, wolf stick, wolf string, wolf stick drum, wolf singing. Evolved from the two-stick drum in ancient China, it is a traditional percussion instrument in Fujian folk. The Fuzhou language is called "wolf tent" (long cuong), which is the pronunciation of the Chinese character "two sticks". The stick drum disappeared in the Central Plains in the Qing Dynasty. Today, the slender hourglass-shaped drum is extremely rare among the Han musical instruments. The wolf tent drum preserved in Fujian is a living fossil of Chinese musical instruments. It is mostly used for Fujian Opera accompaniment and Fujian folk instrumental ensemble "Fuzhou Chating Shifan Music", Quanzhou Longchui, "Zhangzhou Nanci", "Taiwan Shiquan Tune" and other Fujian folk music. At the same time, it is also an indispensable musical instrument in folk activities such as Yingshen competitions, gongs and drums competitions in the Shiyi area of Fuzhou, as well as Yanping, Ningde, Minzhongnan, Matsu and other places.

The origin of Fujian stick drum

In the Northern Song Dynasty at the end of the 10th century AD, the name of the stick drum began to be used, and it was used in the Daqu Department and the Gudi Department of the court Yan music. Shen Kuo of the Northern Song Dynasty wrote in "Mengxi Bi Tan": "Tang's stick drum, originally called 'two stick drums', uses sticks at both ends. Today's stick drum, one end is held by the hand, ... Emperor Ming, Song Kaifu Everyone is good at this drum. Its music is mostly solo, such as the drum flute. Nowadays, the stick drum is often only beat, and there is rarely a special solo performance." Described in detail the different playing methods of the stick drum in the Tang and Song Dynasties, Tang In the dynasty, both ends were beaten with a stick, so it was called "two stick drums". Tang Xuanzong, Li Longji and Song Dynasty were both good at playing this instrument, and the repertoire was mostly solo; Hit the rhythm, rarely a skilled solo. In the Yuan Dynasty, the records of the stick drum were more detailed. In the History of the Yuan Dynasty, the Records of Rites and Music said: "The stick drum is made of wood, with a slender waist, covered with leather, and a multicolored embroidered belt is placed on it. Stick, pat with the left hand." Documents of the Ming and Qing dynasties mentioned stick drums, and Wang Qi's "Three Talents Tuhui" in the Ming Dynasty said: "The head is broad and the waist is slender, and the two ends strike it, and the sound is harmonious." Huidian Picture": "The stick and drum, the upper and lower sides are covered with iron rings, the last is made of wood, and the waist is thin."
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