#13443. Specificity of the oldest Chinese percussion instruments: specifics of anthropological interpretation

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Music is an important part of the spirituality of the Chinese people. Therefore, they give pride of place to the preservation of cultural traditions. This paper aims to study of the specifics of ancient Chinese percussion instruments, considering the peculiarities of anthropological interpretation. To achieve this goal, the authors used the analysis method, as well as calculations of the sample value coefficient, correlation coefficient, and significance coefficient. They found out that percussion instruments were mainly made of bronze and represented by bells, drums, and stone chimes in the Shang Era. During the reign of Zhou, there was a vast array of material (stone, leather, metal) for making percussion instruments, which contributed to their use in court and temple orchestras. In the Han Era, percussion instruments were also characterized by diversity and were represented by Gu drums, Qing stone chimes, Zhong bells. As part of the study, the researchers found that ancient percussion musical instruments could also be used in modern culture. The most common to use are the gong (2.0), the tanggu drum (1.9), and cymbals (1.6). Gongs can be used in opera music; the tanggu drum can be used in theatrical performances and Buddhist rituals in addition to opera music; cymbals can be used to accompany musical compositions. The evaluation of the respondents quality of playing percussion instruments made it possible to determine that a group of students conveyed the rhythm and observed the technique of performance more accurately using the tanggu drums (3.5). When performing the Sword Dance, the majority of the students (78%) showed a high level of performance. The practical significance of the paper lies in the study of the specifics of the sound of ancient Chinese percussion instruments, which can be considered when training future musicians. The prospects of the research may involve studying the influence of different cultures on the development of percussion instruments.
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dynamic effects; national culture; rhythmic sound; the gong; the tanggu drum

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