ChinesemusicalinstrumentsMaterials:metal,stone,clay,leather,silk,wood,bottle-gourdandbamboo.Theseinstrumentsaredividedintofourgroups•WindorBlowingInstruments•BowedStringInstrument•PluckedStringInstrument•PercussionWindorBlowingInstrumentsSheng:1.Madebyreedandgourd2.alsocalledtheChinesemouthorgan,isoneofthemostancientofChineseinstrumentsPanpipes:1.Madebybamboo2.Atransverseflute,Ithasoneblowinghole,afilmholeandsixfingerholes.WindorBlowingInstrumentserhu:1.sometimesknownintheWestastheChineseviolin2.Atwo-stringedbowedmusicalinstrumentBowedStringInstruments•Zheng1Madebysilk.2Themodernzitherisaplucked,half-tubezitherwithmovablebridgesand21strings,althoughitcanhaveanywherefrom15to25stringsPluckedStringInstruments•KONGHOU•Mellowandliquid•ThekonghouwentextinctsometimeintheMingDynasty,butwasrevivedinthe20thcentury.Themoderninstrumentdoesnotresembletheancientone.PluckedStringInstrumentsThePipaIthasapear-shapedwoodenbody.IthasbeenplayedfornearlytwothousandyearsofhistoryinChina.PluckedStringInstrumentsPercussionTanggu1AkindofdrumusedinChineseoperas2Madebywood.Percussionbronzechime1ItisMadebymetal.2ItslonghistorycanbedatedbacktoShangDynasty.Chinesetoptenclassicalsongs•夕阳箫鼓FluteAndDrumAtSunset•十面埋伏HouseofFlyingDaggers•阳春白雪WhiteSnowInSunnySpring•汉宫秋月AutumnMoonOverHanPalace•平沙落雁WildGeeseovertheClamSands•梅花三弄ThreeStanzasofPlum-blossoms•渔樵问答DialogBetweenFishermanAndWoodcutter•高山流水HighMountainsAndFlowingWater•胡笳十八拍TheEighteenBeatofWuGier•广陵散AMusicFromGuangling