Kyo-Erhu - Kyo-Niko

...Erhu means a two-stringed huqin. In a broad sense, it includes the Jing erhu used to accompany Peking Opera, the gao hu (high-pitched erhu, also known as Yuehu), zhong hu, and low hu used in Cantonese music. It has a circular, hexagonal, or octagonal body about 9 to 10 cm in diameter made of rosewood or ebony, with a long neck inserted into it, snakeskin stretched over it, and two strings made of silk or metal, with the inner string tuned to a fifth of D and the outer string tuned to a fifth of A.

*Some of the terminology used to refer to "Kyoto erhu" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…二胡とは，2弦の胡琴の意味。広義には京劇伴奏用の京二胡，広東音楽の高胡(高音二胡，別名粤胡（えつこ）)や中胡，低胡等もこれに含まれる。紫檀あるいは黒檀などを用いた径9～10cmくらいの円形，六角形，八角形の胴に長い棹（さお）をさし込み，蛇皮を張り，絹弦か金属弦の2弦を張り，内弦をニ，外弦をイの5度の音程に調弦する。…

※「京二胡」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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