What are the main components of a Chinese Orchestra?

The Chinese orchestra was created early last century, and drew inspiration from symphony orchestras of the west. Chinese orchestras can be divided into 4 main sections: 1. Bowed String Section (弦乐) This section can be further divided into two subsections: the huqin (胡琴) instruments and the bass instruments (低音) read more

The Chinese orchestra was created early last century, and drew inspiration from symphony orchestras of the west. Chinese orchestras can be divided into 4 main sections: 1. read more

The percussion section of the modern Chinese orchestra consists of two main parts: Chinese percussion and Western percussion. More often than not, musical works written for modern Chinese orchestra incorporate a large Western percussion section, including important roles for instruments like the timpani (定音鼓), bass drum (大军鼓), snare drum (小军鼓), etc. read more