Leiqin (雷琴) solo in the style of Beijing opera (京剧)

This piece, whose title is unknown, is performed by solo leiqin (雷琴), accompanied by traditional Chinese musical instrument ensemble.

In this piece, entitled "Zhidou" (智斗), from the revolutionary Beijing opera "Shajiabang" (沙家浜, Shajia Village), the leiqin imitates the sound of Beijing opera (京剧) singing.

The performer's name is Zhang Yongzhi (张永智). The name of the arranger is unknown.

The leiqin was developed by the Tianjin musician Wang Dianyu (王殿玉, 1899-1964) in the late 1920s from the zhuihu (坠胡), an earlier, smaller instrument of similar construction. At first called "da xianzi" (大弦子, "big string instrument") or "dalei" (大雷, "big thunder"), it was officially given the name "leiqin" in 1953. The two instruments are among the very few types of huqin (胡琴, Chinese fiddles) that have fingerboards. The leiqin is often used to mimic a variety of opera singing styles, as well as human speech and vocal sounds such as laughing and crying, the calls of various kinds of animals, nature sounds, and other musical instruments of many types, making it a very entertaining instrument for audiences, in skilled hands.

Thanks to John Clifford for identifying the piece, as well as the name of the performer, in this video.

Category:

Music

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• leiqin
• 雷琴
• 胡琴
• 中国音乐
• Chinese music
• Peking opera
• Beijing opera
• 京剧
• 智斗
• Zhidou
• 沙家浜
• Shajiabang
• 样板戏
• 八个样板戏
• 张永智

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