東方二胡 Touhou Erhu - 臥龍滔々 ～ Guilin's Mountain (C77)

[COZYTW]

If I played half as good as this I'd get an international career already C:

[unsf8518]

I love it! Is there anyway to get a mp3 version so I can listen on the go?

[wakkanda]

thats one bad ass... wtf violin? viola what kind of instrument is that

[inuyashaspet]

@wakkanda It's a shamisen. Variants of the instrument were also used in ancient Korea and China, I believe.

[AzKonaMage]

@inuyashaspet Actually, it's an Erhu, as the video title says. Shamisens are plucked instruments with three strings. This instrument has a bow like a violin but permanently attached and only one string. Erhu's are a traditional Chinese instrument. Yuyuko there is also appropriately holding an Erhu.

The two instruments do look similar though.

Anyhow, Touhou music on an Erhu is amazing. It sounds so very appropriate with Touhou's eastern theme.

[toushiro959]

@AzKonaMage actually Erhu have 2 strings

[AzKonaMage]

@toushiro959 Yeah I realized that right after I posted and hoped no one would notice :P. You're right, it's two strings sandwiching the bow, causing the bow to be permanently attached to the instrument. I forgot it was two strings because the two strings are played together as if they're one string.

[dontacu257]

GOOD MUSIC