Naxi Pipa Playing Method and Traditional Music

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The Naxi Pipa is a plucked stringed musical instrument of the Naxi people. Popular in Lijiang Naxi Autonomous County, Yunnan Province.

Naxi Pipa Playing Method and Traditional Music


When playing the Naxi pipa, most of them are in a sitting position. The player stands on the chest, the head of the piano is inclined to the upper left, the tail of the piano is placed at the root of the right leg, and the piano is held in the left hand. All five fingers can be played, among which the thumb, index finger and middle finger are the main ones.

The timbre of Naxi pipa is deep and deep, and it often uses two outer strings to play the melody, while two inner strings are used for octave or chord accompaniment.

It can be used for singing, solo, ensemble or instrumental ensemble, and is one of the main instruments for playing Naxi ancient music (dongjing music).

The traditional music includes "When Spring Comes", "Beautiful Steps", "Shuilong Song", "A River Wind" and "Hillside Sheep".
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纳西琵琶-百度百科
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The Naxi Pipa (pinyin: nà xī pí pá) is a plucked stringed musical instrument of the Naxi people. Popular in Lijiang Naxi Autonomous County, Yunnan Province. The appearance is similar to the pipa in the Han area, but the volume is larger and the speaker is relatively flat and thin, retaining the ancient shape.

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The appearance of the Naxi pipa is similar to that of the Han nationality pipa, but the volume is larger and the speaker is relatively flat and thin, retaining the ancient shape. It consists of a sound box, neck, headstock, pegs, binding strings and strings, with a total length of 110 cm.
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