Material, making and measurement :The development and functional changes of Tube zither in China

Abstract

Bamboo tube zither is a very popular instrument in coastal countries and regions of Asia. As bamboo is used as the main material, it has a long history, but no physical material has been preserved, so that scholars still cannot predict the origin time. Despite this, Bamboo tube zither still plays an important role in the music of china, and due to population migration, ethnic and cultural influences, the instruments are made and shaped differently. To understand the distribution and development of Musical Instruments, I have utilized theories from the field of ethnomusicology and organology. At the same time, based on the research of previous scholars and my own field work, I finally sorted out and analyzed the current distribution, shifts and development of this kind of musical instrument in china.