Gehu
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The gehu (Chinese: 革胡; pinyin: géhú) is a Chinese instrument developed in the 20th century by the Chinese musician Yang Yusen (Script error: No such module "Lang"., 1926–1980). It is a fusion of the Chinese huqin family and the cello, essentially an erhu cello or Chinese cello. Like standard cellos, its four strings are also tuned (from low to high) C-G-D-A; it also uses standard cello strings. Unlike most other musical instruments in the huqin family, the bridge does not contact the snakeskin drum head, which faces to the side. Instead the bridge is connected to a mechanism inside the body that touches the drum head. The bridge transmits the string vibrations to that mechanism, causing it to vibrate.[1]
There also exists a contrabass Template:Tlit that functions as a Chinese double bass, known as the Template:Tlit, Template:Tlit, or Template:Tlit (Script error: No such module "Lang".).[2][3]
By the late 20th century the Template:Tlit had become a rare instrument, even within China, as the tendency for the snakeskin to lose its tightness increases with humidity. Today, it is used mostly in Hong Kong and Taiwan,[4] although even there, the cello is beginning to become a popular replacement for it. There are also other Chinese instruments that are able to take on the role of bowed bass range instrument, such as the Template:Tlit (which uses the structure and acoustics of the Template:Tlit), the Template:Tlit (also known as Template:Tlit, using the structure of the pipa), and the bass Template:Tlit.
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Stringed Instruments". Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra. Archived from the original on 10 November 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Gehu & Bass Gehu". Leisure & Cultural Services Department (Hong Kong). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Chen, Hung-Chih. "Application and Comparison of Double Bass and Bass Gehu in the Chinese Orchestra". National Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations in Taiwan. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.革胡/倍革胡. Miaoli Chinese Orchestra. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
External links
- Gehu page from Paul and Bernice Noll Website
- Gehu page (Chinese)
- "Chinese Version of the Cello and Double Bass, by Brandon Voo
Video
- Video of a piece for gehu and Chinese traditional instrument orchestra, entitled Script error: No such module "Lang". ("Grasslands Character and Style")[permanent dead link], performed by Dong Jinchi (Script error: No such module "Lang".), from CCTV
- Rossini Duet for Cello and Double Bass, played by a gehu and diyingehu.
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