Chinese hammered dulcimer

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The Chinese hammered dulcimer is a trapezoidal stringed instrument played by striking the strings with light bamboo mallets, widely used in traditional Chinese music ensembles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hammered dulcimer
musical instrument
percussion instrument
string instrument
classificationSystem Hornbostel–Sachs 314.122-4 (trapezoidal board zither with struck strings) NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin China
hasBodyMaterial wood
hasBridgeType movable bridges
hasPlayingPosition horizontal
hasPlayingTechnique chords by striking multiple courses
striking strings with rapid wrist motion
tremolo by alternating mallets
hasRange several octaves
hasShape trapezoidal
hasStringMaterial metal
steel
hasTuningSystem chromatic tuning (modern versions)
diatonic tuning
playedWith bamboo mallets
hammers
relatedInstrument cimbalom
hammered dulcimer (Western)
santur
yangqin
soundCharacter bright
clear
resonant
soundProduction strings struck by mallets
stringArrangement courses of multiple strings per pitch
typicallySupportedOn stand GENERATED
table GENERATED
typicalMalletMaterial bamboo
typicalRepertoire modern Chinese orchestral works
opera accompaniment
regional Chinese folk tunes
usedFor accompaniment
arpeggios
melodic lines
usedIn Chinese folk music
traditional Chinese music
usedInEnsemble Chinese folk orchestra NERFINISHED
Chinese traditional ensemble
jiangnan sizhu ensemble NERFINISHED
sizhu ensemble
usedInRegion Chinese diaspora communities
Mainland China NERFINISHED
Taiwan NERFINISHED

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yangqin hasAlternativeName Chinese hammered dulcimer