Guan (instrument)
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The guan is a Chinese double reed wind instrument. The northern Chinese version is called guanzi 管子 or bili and the Cantonese version is called houguan. It is classified as a bamboo instrument in the
Northern Chinese hardwood guanzi
Detail of 12th century Song dynasty painting depicting three guan (double-reed pipe) players and two dizi (transverse flute) players, accompanied by a paiban (wooden clapper), performing in the home of Han Xizai, a minister to the Song dynasty emperor Li Houzhu
A small Cantonese houguan in the key of C
Suona
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The suona, also called dida, laba or haidi, is a traditional double-reeded Chinese musical instrument. The suona's basic design originated in ancient Iran, then called "Sorna". It appeared in China ar
Guan (instrument)
…instrument classification) system. Unlike other instruments in the double-reed family of woodwinds which mostly have conical bores, such as the Chinese suona or the Western oboe, the guan has a cylindrical bore, giving its distinctive mellow, yet piercing buzz-like timbre. The earliest use of the word guan…
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