Friday, July 17, 2009
Instruments that can be found in china
Xun
The xun is one of the oldest musical instruments in china and some say that it originated from the hunting tool of the stone meteor. The earliest was made of stone or bones but later they used clay to make them. The xun is an egg-shape wind instrument and it has a blowing hole on top. The xun is used in court music and also among common folk. Having eight to nine holes, the xun is able to play a full octave and it comes it various keys. Here's a video, showing a person playing the xun:
