Aizai

Aizai ( 嗳 仔 , ǎizǎi , also 南 嗳 , nán'ǎi "southern oboe"), is a Chinese double reed instrument . It is a small suona (bowling oboe) from Fujian Province , which is used in the ensemble form of Southern Music from Fujian Province ( 福建 南曲 , Fújiàn nánqǔ ), which is also called nanyin ( 南 音 , nányīn "southern tones") , nanguan ( 南管 , nánguǎn "southern wind instruments") or guanxian ( 管弦 , guǎnxián "wind and string instruments").

literature

• Yang Yinliu (Ed.): Zhongguo yinyue cidian (Dictionary of Chinese Music). Beijing 1984

Web links

• Nanyin Fengdali "Aizi" - a piece in which the little oboe aizai takes the musical lead (YouTube)
• Fujian Nanqu - Asia / Pacific Cultural Center for UNESCO
• Protection and Transmission of Chinese Nanyin
• Nanguan Music Repertoire: Categories, Notation, and Performance Practice
• Nanguan-A Living Musical Fossil