Jinghu
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A jinghu (京胡; pinyin: jīng hú) is a Chinese bowed string musical instrument used primarily in Beijing opera. It has two strings that were formerly made of silk, but which in modern times are increasingly made of steel. The strings are tuned to the interval of a fifth and the bow hair passes in between the two strings. Unlike other huqin instruments (erhu, gaohu, zhonghu, etc.) it is made of bamboo. Its soundbox is covered on the front (playing) end with snakeskin.
The jinghu is the highest pitched and smallest instrument in the huqin family. In Beijing Opera, the jinghu often doubles the singer's voice. Jinghu performers in Beijing Opera rarely shift into higher positions, and instead choose to compress the melody into a single octave
The jinghu is also used in a band called Girl's National Music Band. The instrument looks like a can with a stick coming out of it with two tuning pegs and a string running down from the other side of the pegs.
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| Traditional Chinese musical instruments | ||
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| █ Silk (string): Plucked: Guqin • Se • Guzheng • Konghou • Pipa • Sanxian • Ruan • Liuqin • Yueqin • Qinqin • Duxianqin █ Bowed: Huqin • Erhu • Zhonghu • Gaohu • Banhu • Jinghu • Erxian • Tiqin • Yehu • Tuhu • Jiaohu • Sihu • Sanhu • Zhuihu • Zhuiqin • Leiqin • Dihu • (Xiaodihu • Zhongdihu • Dadihu) • Gehu • Diyingehu • Laruan • Matouqin • Yazheng █ Struck: Yangqin • Zhu | ||
| █ Bamboo (woodwind): Flutes: Dizi • Xiao • Paixiao • Koudi █ Oboes: Guan • Suona █ Free-reed pipes: Bawu • Mangtong | ||
| █ Gourd (woodwind): Sheng • Yu • Lusheng • Hulusi • Hulusheng | ||
| █ Percussion: Wood: Muyu • Guban █ Metal: Bianzhong • Fangxiang • Luo • Yunluo █ Clay: Xun █ Hide: Daigu • Bangu • Paigu • Tanggu | ||
| Huqin instrument family | ||
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| █ Erhu • Gaohu • Banhu • Jinghu • Zhonghu • Yehu • Erxian • Tiqin • Daguangxian • Datong • Datongxian • Hexian • Huluhu • Maguhu • Tuhu • Jiaohu • Zhuihu • Zhuiqin • Leiqin • Sihu • Sanhu • Dahu • Dihu • (Xiaodihu • Zhongdihu • Dadihu) • Cizhonghu • Gehu • Diyingehu • Laruan (Dalaruan) • Paqin • Xiqin • Niutuiqin (niubatui) • Matouqin • Aijieke • Sataer | ||
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