The characteristics of suona timbre are

Suona is a traditional oboe woodwind instrument in China. As early as the 3rd century AD, with the opening of the Silk Road, suona was introduced to China from Eastern Europe and West Asia. It is a member of the oboe family in the world. After thousands of years of development, suona has a unique temperament and timbre, and has become a representative national wind instrument in China.

The tone of suona is bright, rough and loud. Suona's voice is loud. Its tubular body is made of wood and conical, with a copper tube with a whistle at the upper end and a copper bell at the lower end. In the past, it was mostly used for folk yangko parties, song blowing parties, drum music classes and accompaniment of local operas and folk arts. Through continuous development, it has enriched the playing skills and improved the expressive force.

Suona Shandong School and Northeast School

1, style characteristics

There are three kinds of suona commonly used in Shandong, including tin flute and copper pole. The sound of the big suona pipe is d 1, and the pronunciation is deep and full. The sound of the alto suona pipe is a2, the sound of the small suona pipe is d3, and the sound of the tin flute brass pipe is c3, and the pronunciation is crisp and bright. The whistle of Shandong suona is bag-shaped, easy to control, with loud and sweet pronunciation, soft in the middle and soft in the middle. The core of suona has a large and short taper, and it is accurate and labor-saving, which is convenient to simulate all kinds of bird sounds.

2. Common skills

Shandong suona is natural and unrestrained, relaxed and dexterous, rich in skills and changeable. In addition to the commonly used skills such as spitting, sliding, tongue painting, finger painting, vibrato swallowing, spitting, padding, beating and wiping, there are also special skills such as tongue beating, encouraging, criticizing, only hitting Shuang Tu, occasionally hitting, air-lip vibrato and finger-air vibrato. All the above are typical techniques used by Shandong suona school.

3. Representatives of Shandong School

The representative of Lu School is Ren Tongxiang, a famous suona player in China. He was born in Jiaxiang County, Shandong Province, which is known as the hometown of suona. He has a deep foundation, comprehensive skills and pure and gorgeous timbre. Its performance has elegance in bold and unrestrained, deep affection in loud and clear, rich life breath and strong local characteristics.

The famous suona song "A Flower" is Mr. Ren Tongxiang's masterpiece. This piece of music is a masterpiece of instrumental music recognized by the masses and a treasure in the art treasure house. The whole song consists of three parts: loose board, medium board and allegro. Sanban is based on the tone of Shandong Bangzi, with ups and downs of melody and tears of emotion. Through the use of decorative notes, sliding notes and lip-finger rubs, as well as the four-degree upward jump and dynamic changes in the tune, the angry and sad atmosphere of music is increased, giving people a feeling of sadness, sadness and sadness. Music has distinct layers, rigorous structure, vivid images, appropriate feelings and strong contrast, and has strong artistic appeal.