Guban (instrument)

Guban (instrument)

The "guban" (; pinyin: gǔbǎn) is a clapper used in traditional Chinese music. It consists of two flat pieces of hardwood or bamboo that are tied loosely together on one end. The instrument is held vertically by one hand and clapped together, producing a sharp clacking sound.

The "guban" is an important accompanying instrument in some genres of "shuochang" (Chinese story-singing), as well as in Beijing opera and other forms of Chinese opera.

External links

* [http://image.askyaya.com/autoupdate/3699/241.jpg"Guban" photo]

ee also

*Whip (instrument)


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Dizi (musical instrument) — Dizi Related instruments Dizi Xiao Suling Palendag Quena Tumpong Ney Duduk Kaval Bansuri Venu …   Wikipedia

  • Dahu (instrument) — Dahu Classification Bowed string instrument Related instruments Erhu Huqin For the mythological animal from France and Switzerland, see Dahu. The dahu (大 …   Wikipedia

  • Sheng (instrument) — Sheng player beside the River Thames, London, England The Chinese sheng (Chinese: 笙; Pinyin shēng) is a mouth blown free reed instrument consisting of vertical pipes. Traditionally, the sheng has b …   Wikipedia

  • Whip (instrument) — In music, a whip is a type of musical instrument played by a percussionist that is used in modern orchestras, bands, and percussion ensembles. There are two types of whips. The first has two planks of wood connected together by a hinge, with a… …   Wikipedia

  • Datong (instrument) — The datong (大筒) is a bowed string instrument in the huqin family, and is used as an accompanying instrument in the huaguxi opera tradition of Hunan, China. Referring to this role, the instrument is also referred to huagu datong (花鼓大筒).… …   Wikipedia

  • Clapper (musical instrument) — A clapper is a basic form of percussion instrument. It consists of two long solid pieces that are clapped together producing sound. A straightforward instrument to produce and play, they exist in many forms in many different cultures around the… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Chinese musical instruments — Music of China Timeline General topics Traditional Chinese instr …   Wikipedia

  • Liste traditioneller chinesischer Musikinstrumente — Dieses ist eine alphabetische Liste traditioneller chinesischer Musikinstrumente. Sie enthält die chinesische Bezeichnung, die Pinyin Schreibung (mit Tönen), den Instrumententyp bzw. die Art der Tonerzeugung, führt nach den verwendeten… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Peking opera — The female Peking opera performer Shi Yihong[1] (original name Shi Min) creating the role of concubine Yang Yuhuan in the modern Peking opera Da Tang Guifei …   Wikipedia

  • Pipa — This article is about the Chinese instrument. For other uses, see Pipa (disambiguation). Pipa Classification Necked bowl lutes String instruments Related instruments …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”