How to play sandalwood

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When playing, the left and right hands hold the two outer boards separately, or the left hand holds the three boards, and the right hand holds the two boards. No fixed pitch, the sound is crisp, short and penetrating. It is used for the Fujian Nanyin instrumental ensemble and the accompaniment of Liyuan Opera.

How to play sandalwood


When playing the Manchu Tsarachi, the left and right hands hold the large and small boards and strike each other, or the left hand holds the large board and the right hand holds the small board, and the small board hits the large board to pronounce, which is used for ensemble or singing and dancing accompaniment.
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Sandalwood(pinyin:tán bǎn), also known as clapper for short, is a traditional Chinese percussion instrument. The sound is made by knocking wooden boards against each other, usually composed of three pieces of wood or two pieces of bamboo, and the boards for various music and drama vary greatly.

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It is made of mahogany, red sandalwood, pear or litmus. Due to the different purposes of use in the past dynasties, the number of boards is also inconsistent. It usually consists of five or six boards, with a maximum of nine boards and a minimum of three or four boards.
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