Leiqin

Leiqin

Infobox Instrument
name= Leiqin
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classification=
*Bowed string instrument
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related=
* Zhuihu (China)
The "leiqin" (, literally "thunderous instrument"; also called "leihu") is a Chinese bowed string instrument.

Construction

It has a metal soundbox covered with snakeskin and a long fretless fingerboard. The two strings pass over a small bridge that is placed on the snakeskin, near the top edge.

Playing technique

It is played while the player is seated in a chair, with the instrument's body resting in the player's lap and the instrument held in a vertical or near-vertical position. Unlike the "erhu" and other instruments in the "huqin" family, the strings are pressed against the fingerboard in the manner of a "sanxian".

History

The "leiqin" was adapted from an earlier traditional instrument called "zhuihu" in the 1920s.

External links

* [http://en.chinabroadcast.cn/1702/2005-5-3/121@229594.htm Leihu page]
* [http://www.yuemi.net/images3/MZ_gongxian/Leiqin.jpgLeiqin photo]

Listening

* [http://music.yahoo.com.cn/search?pid=ysearch&p=%22%C0%D7%C7%D9%22&mimetype=all&source=ysearch_music_result_topsearch Leiqin MP3s] (click on headphones to listen to individual tracks)

ee also

*Zhuihu
*Huqin
*Music of China
*Traditional Chinese musical instruments
*String instruments


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