Biwang's playing method and scene usage

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Biwang, a Tibetan bow and stringed musical instrument, is often used for solo and accompaniment for singing and dancing, drama, and rap.

Biwang's playing method and scene usage

When playing, you can sit or stand.

The sitting posture is the same as playing the erhu. The legs are separated or the left leg is placed on the right leg. The qin barrel is placed at the bend of the left thigh, and the head of the qin is slightly tilted forward. play.

When playing in a standing position, the drum must be fixed to the left waist with a belt or rope buckle.

Biwang's pronunciation is bright and timbre beautiful. Because the bow is short and one beat is played with one more bow, the bow is changed more frequently, and the long notes in the melody are played continuously with partials.

In the folk song and dance Xianzi (called Xianzi or page in Tibetan), Biwang is a very important and the only accompaniment instrument. The singers and dancers form a circle, and a man plays the Xianzi in front of the dance. He accompanies the dance while Doing dance moves such as stepping, turning, and kicking, the rest of the people sing and dance with the lively music rhythm and strong dance rhythm, sometimes gathering in the circle, sometimes spreading out, shaking their long sleeves with both hands, The movements are beautiful, the tunes are rich, and the lyrics are mostly praises of labor, love, religion and natural scenery.

In Reba Xianzi (called Reba Harmony in Tibetan), Reba male artists play and dance while playing the piano, and the movements are small, while female artists shake their sleeves and dance with the music. Reba is a comprehensive performing art form mainly based on bells and drums, including rap, dance and juggling such as chords, pots, taps, etc. It is said that it was first created by the wandering monk Milareba in the 11th century.

Therefore, the artist who engages in this kind of performance is also called Reba. Biwang is also used to accompany Tibetan opera and folk rap "Xuanken".

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Biwang (pinyin: bì wāng) is a Tibetan bow and stringed musical instrument. Tibetan is also called Biyong, Biyang, Bawang, Ri'aza, Zeze, Zani, etc. due to different dialects. Popular in Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan, Qinghai, Gansu and other provinces. Especially in the areas of Batang, Mangkang and Deqin at the junction of Sichuan, Tibet and Yunnan provinces.

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