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Gaohu
The
Gaohu, or also called the yuehu, means 'high-pitched huqin'. It was developed in the 1920s and is now the leading instrument of Cantonese music and opera ensembles.
The Gaohu is similiar in construction to the erhu but has a slightly smaller soundbox, commonly circular and is tuned a fourth higher. It has a brighter and lighter tone as compared to the erhu.
Erhu
The
Erhu, also called nanhu, is a two-stringed bowed musical instrument used as a solo instrument in small ensembles as well as in large orchestras.
It is the most popular instrument in the huqin family of Chinese bowed string instruments.
The Erhu can be tracked back to instruments introduced into China more than a thousand years ago.
Zhonghu
The
Zhonghu is a low-pitched Chinese bowed string instrument. It was developed in the 20th century as the alto member of the huqin family to be used in Chinese orchestras.
The Zhonghu is similiar to the erhu but is slightly larger and is lower pitched. Its body is covered on the playing end with snakeskin.
The instrument has two strings, which are tuned to the interval of a fifth.
