Sanxian
E558064
The sanxian is a traditional Chinese three-stringed, fretless lute with a long neck and a snakeskin-covered soundboard, used in both folk and classical music.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese musical instrument
ⓘ
lute ⓘ plucked string instrument ⓘ |
| classificationSystem | Hornbostel–Sachs 321.322 (necked bowl lute, plucked) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | Han Chinese culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBodyShape | long rectangular body ⓘ |
| hasFret | no ⓘ |
| hasLanguageName | 三弦 ⓘ |
| hasNeck | fretless neck ⓘ |
| hasNeckType | long neck ⓘ |
| hasPerformanceContext |
chamber music
ⓘ
folk ensembles ⓘ theatrical music ⓘ |
| hasSoundboardCover | snakeskin ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
bass sanxian
ⓘ
small sanxian ⓘ |
| materialOfSoundboardCover | python skin ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | three strings ⓘ |
| numberOfStrings | 3 ⓘ |
| playedWith | plectrum ⓘ |
| regionOfUse |
Chinese diaspora communities
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Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ mainland China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
pipa
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ruan NERFINISHED ⓘ sanshin NERFINISHED ⓘ shamisen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soundCharacteristic |
bright tone
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percussive attack ⓘ strong projection ⓘ |
| stringMaterial |
nylon
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silk (historical) ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| tuningType | variable tuning ⓘ |
| typicalPlayingTechnique |
plucked with fingers
ⓘ
plucked with plectrum ⓘ |
| usedAs |
accompaniment instrument
ⓘ
solo instrument ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Chinese classical music
ⓘ
Chinese folk music ⓘ Chinese opera accompaniment ⓘ storytelling performance ⓘ |
| usedInGenre |
Jingju (Beijing opera)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kunqu NERFINISHED ⓘ narrative singing ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.