The function of the bell

The jingle bell is a musical instrument that serves as an accompaniment.

Bang bells were called bell cymbals in ancient times. The Manchu, Mongolian, Tibetan, Naxi, Han and other ethnic groups play musical instruments against each other. It is called Dingxia in Tibetan. Due to different spreading regions, folk names such as bell-ringing, double chimes, shengsheng, and shui-shui are also known. In Shaanxi, it is called Zhuozi, and some are simply called bells.

Popular throughout the country. It has a long history and has been popular in my country during the Southern and Northern Dynasties (386-589). In the Northern Wei Dynasty murals of the Thousand Buddhas Cave in Dunhuang, the Yungang Grottoes of the Northern Wei Dynasty and the stone carvings of Sima Jinlong's tomb door, there are also images of musicians playing bells.

Performance skills:

When playing, hold a bell in each hand, hold the bell upward in front of your chest, hit each other to vibrate and pronounce, sometimes also use a single hammer to play. . Although the bell has no fixed pitch, the sound is cool and often played with elegant and lyrical tunes.

Mostly used in folk instrumental ensembles such as Jiangnan Silk and Bamboo, Guangdong Music, Shifan Gong and Drum, East Zhejiang Drum, Fujian Nanyin, Minnan Shiyin, Liaonan Drum, Shandong Drum, Xi'an Drum, Peking Opera, Hebei Bangzi, Jin Opera , Sichuan Opera and other local operas and song and dance accompaniments.