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Music (continued)
A bowed string instrument from the Chinese tradition has two strings and a small hexagonal sound box covered with python skin.
Which instrument is being described? [1]
[Total: 1 mark]
Answer Details
The correct answer is the erhu. [1]
The erhu is a traditional Chinese bowed string instrument with a history spanning over a thousand years. Its key physical features match those described in the question: it has two strings (typically tuned a fifth apart) and a small hexagonal (or sometimes cylindrical) sound box covered with python skin, which acts as the resonating membrane. The bow passes between the two strings rather than across the top of them, so the player adjusts pressure and angle to select which string sounds. The erhu produces a distinctive, expressive tone often compared to the human voice, and it is widely used in Chinese orchestral music, opera, and solo performance. It belongs to the huqin family of Chinese bowed instruments.
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