Mangtong
The mangtong (Chinese:
The instrument consists of a bamboo-free reed pipe without finger holes, which is fitted with a metal free reed; the instrument's playing pipe is placed inside a bamboo resonator of larger diameter. The mangtong is made in several different sizes, with the largest up to two meters in length. As the mangtong produces only a single pitch, several mangtong are normally played together in hocket. Mangtong are often played together with an ensemble of free reed mouth organs called lusheng, serving as the bass instruments of that ensemble.
A modernized version of the mangtong, called gǎigé mángtǒng (Chinese:
See also
[edit]- Lusheng
- Yu (wind instrument)
- Sheng (instrument)
- Traditional Chinese musical instruments
- Music of China
External links
[edit]- Mangtong photo
- Mangtong article (Chinese)
- Mangtong article (Chinese)
- Photo of mangtong ensemble[permanent dead link]