NOTE FROM JONAH: This is Part VI in “A Guide to Chinese Musical Instruments” a video series for Danwei.
- Guzheng 古筝 | Wu Fei 吴非 | Yuzhou Changwan – Fishermans’ Evening Song 渔舟唱晚
- Erhu 二胡 | Liu Hong 刘虹 | Jiang He Shui – Running River 江河水
- Dizi 笛子 | Zhang Zhongzhong 张钟中 | Mumin Xinge – New Shepherds’ Song 牧民新歌
- Zhongruan 中阮 | Wang Yiping 王一平 | Yi Dance 彝族舞曲
- Pipa 琵琶 | Dong Nan 董楠 | Chunjiang Hua Yueye – Moonlit Night on the Spring River 春江花月夜
- Flowerpot and Paigu Drums 花盆鼓、排鼓 | Wang Jun 王军 | Improvisation 即兴
From Wikipedia: The zhongruan (or zhong ruan,中阮, literally means “medium ruan”), is a Chinese plucked string instrument. In English, it is sometimes called a “moon guitar”, because it has a round sound box. The zhongruan has a straight neck with 24 frets on the fingerboard and 4 strings. It is usually played with a plectrum (guitar pick). It can also be played with fingers (index finger and thumb with acrylic nails), which is similar to the way of playing the pipa (琵琶). The zhongruan is a tenor-ranged instrument in the family of ruan (阮). In ancient China, the ruan was called Qin pipa (Qin [Dynasty] pipa, 秦琵琶). Now the ruan has expanded to different sizes and the zhongruan is the “medium” one.
ZHONGRUAN（Moon Guitar) 中阮
Wang Yiping 王一平
Yi Dance 彝族舞曲
PHOTOGRAPHY
Jonah M. Kessel | jonahkessel.com
Kit Gillet | kitgillet.com
PRODUCTION
Jeremy Goldkorn | Danwei.com
Jonah M. Kessel | jonahkessel.com
Kit Gillet | kitgillet.com
Thanks to all the featured musicians & teachers from China Conservatory of Music and China Conservatory High School.
Special thanks to Dong Nan for organizing musicians and venues.
谢片中所有的演奏家的精彩表演，感谢中国音乐学院附中以及中国音乐学院的支持。特别感谢琵琶演奏家董楠对此片的演奏家联系和拍摄场地的组织工作！
