ezFolk Home MP3 Section Tabs & Tutorials Forums - Newest Messages Musical Instruments Books, CDs, & DVDs Other Stuff
ezFolk Forums Home 
Home Search search Menu menu Not logged in - Login | Register
ezFolk Forums > Other Instruments > Erhu > How to read jianpu

 Moderated by: Tony Provencher, Richard Hefner
New Topic Reply Printer Friendly
How to read jianpu  Rate Topic 
AuthorPost
 Posted: Wed Sep 26th, 2007 01:40 am
  PM Quote Reply
1st Post
o0bagel0o
Approved
 

Joined: Sun Aug 5th, 2007
Location: Metairie, Louisiana USA
Posts: 11
Instrument Interest: Guitar, Keyboards, Other
Status: 
Offline
Hey All! Ive been reading some sheet music and ive come across some stuff i dont kno how to read. Maybe you guys could help.

First, http://www.summerthundermusic.com/index_files/SE_data/HongHuShui-LangDaLang-01.jpg ,in the beginning of this piece there are little notes above the main melody line. i was wondering if that was a slide or maybe an ornament.

Second, http://www.summerthundermusic.com/index_files/SE_data/ZZD/ZiZhuDiao-ErHu-1.jpg  ,this piece, at around the 29th measure, has two notes on top of one another. how would one play that?

(btw i got all these images from http://www.summerthundermusic.com/index_files/repertoire.htm they have a complete list of their repetoire and the sheet music for it for a multitude of chinese instruments.)

Thanks guys!

Last edited on Wed Sep 26th, 2007 11:52 pm by o0bagel0o



____________________
"For me, music making is the most joyful activity possible, the most perfect expression of any emotion."
Luciano Pavarotti
Back To Top PM Quote Reply  

 Posted: Wed Sep 26th, 2007 02:12 pm
  PM Quote Reply
2nd Post
Ally
Approved
 

Joined: Thu Sep 13th, 2007
Location:  
Posts: 10
Instrument Interest: Fiddle, Other
Status: 
Offline
Since I am an erhu newbie, this are my "educated" guesses:

In some of the Erhu song sheets I have, there is an intro, and sometimes, accompanying throughout by another instrument like Yangqin. Maybe it's the same case for "HongHuShui".

As for ZiZhuDiao(Erhu), I think it's for two erhus as it's marked Erhu I and Erhu II. So the two Erhus will play in unison till measure 28 , and then split into parts from measure 29 onwards.  The first erhu will play the top line and the second erhu will play the bottom line. 

Playing 2 notes on different strings at the same time on the violin isn't a problem but I am not sure if it's possible to do that on the erhu as the bow is in between the two strings.


Last edited on Wed Sep 26th, 2007 02:20 pm by Ally

Back To Top PM Quote Reply

 Posted: Wed Sep 26th, 2007 11:48 pm
  PM Quote Reply
3rd Post
o0bagel0o
Approved
 

Joined: Sun Aug 5th, 2007
Location: Metairie, Louisiana USA
Posts: 11
Instrument Interest: Guitar, Keyboards, Other
Status: 
Offline
 oh, i didnt see the erhu I & II on the left. that would make alot of sense. XD



____________________
"For me, music making is the most joyful activity possible, the most perfect expression of any emotion."
Luciano Pavarotti
Back To Top PM Quote Reply  

 Posted: Thu Sep 27th, 2007 02:26 pm
  PM Quote Reply
4th Post
tansungwah
Approved


Joined: Mon Jul 9th, 2007
Location: Singapore
Posts: 241
Instrument Interest: Guitar, Keyboards, Other
Status: 
Offline
Here's a youtube video of the first tune hong hu shui lang da lang:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rOULRxFML4

The score in the link is not specifically written for the Erhu so you might have problems trying to reach some of the lower notes.



Sung Wah



____________________
Online Store: Erhu Pipa Guzheng Liuqin Ruan Sanxian Yangqin Hulusi Dizi Suona Xiao
Chinese Music Instruments Blog
Follow me on Twitter!
Back To Top PM Quote Reply

Current time is 05:50 pm  
ezFolk Forums > Other Instruments > Erhu > How to read jianpu Top




UltraBB 1.17 Copyright © 2007-2008 Data 1 Systems
Page processed in 0.3944 seconds (11% database + 89% PHP). 23 queries executed.