- Lusheng
The "lusheng" (traditional: ; simplified: ; also spelled "lu sheng"; spelled "qeej" and pronounced "gaeng" in the
Hmong language ) is the Chinese name for a musical instrument with multiple bamboo pipes, each fitted with a free reed, which are fitted into a long blowing tube made of hardwood. It most often has five or six pipes of different pitches, and is thus a polyphonic instrument. It comes in sizes ranging from very small to several meters in length.The "lusheng" is used primarily in the rural regions of southwestern China (e.g.
Guizhou ,Guangxi , andYunnan ) and in nearby countries such as Laos and Vietnam, where it is played by such ethnic groups as the Dong and Miao. Performers often dance or swing the instrument from side to side while playing. Since the late 20th century, a modernized version of the instrument has been used in composed compositions, often as a solo instrument with Chinese traditional instrument orchestra.External links
* [http://www.e56.com.cn/minzu/Musical/Musical_Content.asp?Musical_Content_ID=264&Musical_Class_Content_ID=13 Lusheng page] (Chinese)
* [http://www.patmissin.com/history/lusheng.html Lusheng and Qeej]Listening
* [http://music.yahoo.com.cn/search.html?pid=ysearch&p=%C2%AB%F3%CF&button=%CB%D1%B8%E8%C7%FA&button=%CB%D1%B8%E8%B4%CA&mimetype=all&source=ysearch_music_result_topsearch Audio of modernized lusheng] (click headphones to listen to individual tracks)
Video
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b75qZ9bUw0A Traditional Miao "lusheng" performance in Guizhou]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crLUVEDUA4Y Traditional Miao "lusheng" performance in Guizhou]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLTyZRAEq8s Traditional Miao "lusheng" performance in Rongshui, Liuzhou, Guangxi]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DrFIAgUcxo Modernized "lusheng" performance]ee also
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Sheng (instrument)
*Yu (wind instrument)
*Hulusheng
*Mangtong
*Music of China
*Traditional Chinese musical instruments
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