The Spread and Development of Sanxian
415 views · Organized by 小小瞬 on 2022-03-03
After the Chinese sanxian was introduced into Ryukyu, it developed into three lines; after the three lines were introduced into Japan, it developed into shamisen. In Japan, there is a habit of referring to "shamisen" as "sanxian".
Sanxian is an indispensable instrument for traditional folk arts such as Northern Drum Book and Suzhou Pingtan.
In Nanguan music, it is one of the upper four wind instruments and is the basic combination of performances. Some pop and rock musicians (He Yong) also use sanxian in their creative performances.
In Li Keqin's concert in 2011, sanxian player Zhao Taisheng accompanies Li Keqin and plays with a rock band. Although the sanxian used to be one of the most commonly used accompaniment instruments, in modern times, compared with the zheng and pipa, there are far fewer people learning the sanxian.
Involving musical instruments
The sanxian has three strings in total, hence the name "Sanxian". Chinese traditional plucked instruments were also introduced to Ryukyu, Japan and other places. He plays the main instrument in operas such as Kunqu Opera, Huaihai Opera, Daxianzi Opera, etc.
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