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Gaohu
Gaohu, traditional Guangdong type, with dragon head, round body, no base, and played with the body held between the knees
String instrument
Classification
chrodophone
Hornbostel–Sachs classification
321.312 (spiked bowed lute)
Inventor(s)
Lü Wencheng
The gaohu (高胡; pinyin: gāohú, pronounced[kɑ́ʊ̯xǔ]; Cantonese: gou1 wu4; also called yuehu 粤胡) is a Chinese bowed string instrument developed from the erhu in the 1920s by the musician and composer Lü Wencheng (1898–1981) and used in Cantonese music and Cantonese opera. It belongs to the huqin family of instruments, together with the zhonghu, erhu, banhu, jinghu, and sihu; its name means "high-pitched huqin". It is the leading instrument of Cantonese music and opera ensembles. Well known pieces for the gaohu include Bu Bu Gao (步步高, Higher Step By Step) and Ping Hu Qiu Yue (平湖秋月, Autumn Moon on Calm Lake).
The gaohu (高胡; pinyin: gāohú, pronounced [kɑ́ʊ̯xǔ]; Cantonese: gou1 wu4; also called yuehu 粤胡) is a Chinese bowed string instrument developed from the...
tuned to a middle range; zhonghu, which is tuned to a lower register, and gaohu, which is tuned to a higher pitch. The lowest pitched huqins include the...
gradually evolved into a string ensemble format by the 1960s, led by the gaohu with ruan, qinqin, yangqin, sanxian, yehu, and various woodwind (including...
comes from the fact that it is the second-highest huqin in pitch to the gaohu in the modern Chinese orchestra. The second character (胡, hú) indicates...
low-pitched Chinese bowed string instrument. Together with the erhu and gaohu, it is a member of the huqin family. It was developed in the 1940s as the...
piece of wood and hu is short for huqin. Like the more familiar erhu and gaohu, the banhu has two strings, is held vertically, and the bow hair passes...
snakeskin commonly used on other huqin instruments such as the erhu or gaohu. As with most huqin the bow hair passes in between the two strings. Many...
string" chamber ensembles. In the 1920s, following the development of the gaohu, the erxian experienced a decline and since the late 20th century has been...
Traditional Chinese string instruments used in Chinese Opera include: Gaohu Erhu Pipa Sanxian Yangqin Yueqin Jinghu Jing erhu Banhu Erxian Traditional...
two-stringed fiddle Zhonghu (中胡) – two-stringed fiddle, lower pitch than an erhu Gaohu (高胡) – two-stringed fiddle, higher pitch than an erhu; also called yuehu...
series of instruments in common usage consist of the erhu, zhonghu and gaohu. The gaohu (highest-pitched of the series) and zhonghu (lowest-pitched huqin)...
It had evolved into a string ensemble format by the 1960s, led by the gaohu with ruan, qinqin, yangqin, sanxian, yehu, and various woodwind (including...
Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra performed with Guo on yangqin, Wong Onyuen on gaohu, and George Gao on erhu. 1992 - Collection of Yang-qin Solos 1995 - Masterpieces...
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