Today is the beginning of autumn
Let's listen to a "sound of the beginning of autumn"
Let's listen
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What kind of sound is this?
Let's get to know "xūn"
Unremarkable perforated mud
Able to blow the "sound of the beginning of autumn"
Xun is one of the oldest wind instruments in the mainland
Because of its timbre, it is absurd and simple, desolate and mournful
It is called the "sound of the beginning of autumn"
This piece is egg-shaped
Surface
It is made of clay firing
Make a small hole and hollow inside
Excavated at the Hemudu cultural site
It is now more than 7,000 years old
It is one of the earliest known Taoxun
Blow into the hole
Voices can also be heard
But because it is a prehistoric period
It is still in the initial embryonic stage
There are no sound holes
Musical performance is limited
Only one tone can be blown out
△Tao Xun Collection of the National Museum of China
A musical instrument played by playing "Missile".
Xun's invention
It came about by coincidence
In primitive societies
People often tied a rope with a stone and threw it
It is used to shoot down birds and other animals flying in the air
Some stones have small holes
At the moment of throwing, the wind pours through the hole
It makes a sound when you pick it up
The ancestors thought it was fun
So he picked up the stone and played it
to simulate the sound of birds
As a tool for entrapment
After a long evolution
before it developed into a musical instrument
This pottery Xun from the Hemudu culture period
It is the Xun of the mainland
The first and simplest testimony of appearance
Weird and cute
Xun's appearance varies
Xun originated in ancient times
During the Xia and Shang periods, it developed rapidly
The process is more refined
Musical performance has also been greatly improved
In the musical and dancing life of the nobles of the court
Become one of the representative musical instruments
△Tao Xun, Shang Dynasty, collection of the National Museum of China
In the Han Dynasty, the use of Xun changed
An ordinary musical instrument used in the ritual music of the Zhou Dynasty
It has become mainly used for hundreds of operas, etc
A secular instrument in folk music
to the Tang Dynasty
Xun's toy performance is revealed
Special-shaped xun, human head xun, and animal head xun are more common
△ White pottery monkey head Xun Song Dynasty Henan Museum collection
△ White pottery horse face Xun Henan Museum collection
In the Qing Dynasty, exquisite lacquer Xun appeared
△ Red lacquer depicting gold cloud dragon pattern in the collection of the Palace Museum
The craftsmanship of making this ancient musical instrument
It is still circulating to this day
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