Why does suona have a short life span?
You only need to arrange the practice time of playing suona reasonably, and you can also exercise the breathing of your lungs. Everything should be treated dialectically. There is also a time limit for playing suona. It won't do any harm to blow the suona just in time, but it may have some benefits, but playing suona for a long time will definitely affect your health.
Suona is a national wind instrument in China, and it is also a popular folk instrument in China. Suona is bright in tone and loud in volume. The pipe is made of wood and has a conical shape. The upper end is equipped with a copper tube with a whistle, and the lower end is covered with a copper bell mouth (called a bowl), so it is commonly known as a horn. In Taiwan Province Province, it is called advocacy; Also called Didi in Guangdong, it is one of the eight-tone musical instruments in Guangdong.
Suona has a loud pronunciation and has been used as accompaniment for folk song blowing parties, yangko parties, drum music classes and local folk arts and operas. Through continuous development, it has enriched the playing skills and improved the expressive force, and has become a unique solo instrument, which is used for national band ensemble or opera, song and dance accompaniment.
The history of suona
In the 3rd century, suona was introduced to China from Persia and Arabia. During the Western Jin Dynasty, there was an image of playing suona in the murals of geisha music in Cave 38 of Qizil in Baicheng, Xinjiang.
In the Ming Dynasty, suona was recorded in ancient books. Qi Jiguang, a military commander in Ming Dynasty, used suona in military music. He said in the Five Inscriptions of Ji Xiaoshu's Heart: "Whoever plays the trumpet is playing the suona."
Wang Pan's Ode to the Emperor in Ming Dynasty is the best article to describe the suona: "Horn, suona, minor, big cavity. The official ship is in chaos, and the price increase depends on you. The army listens to the army's sorrow, and the people listen to the people's fear. Where can I tell the true from the false? Seeing this, I blew the house down and hurt that one. I just blew the water away. "
In the late Ming Dynasty, suona played an important role in China traditional opera music, which was used to accompany singing and cut cards. In folk instrumental music based on traditional opera music, suona has also become an indispensable instrument.
In modern times, suona has become one of the musical instruments widely used by people of all ethnic groups in China.
On May 20th, 2006, suona art was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.