What is Erhu
The most important bow-played string instrument in China. It is known as "Kokyuu" in Japan. It consists of a resonance cylinder , which is either a circle, hexagon or octagon, held by the finger board made of ebony or rosewood. The resonance cylinder, which is covered with Indian python's skin, receive the sound of the string through bridge and produce the unique sound. The bow is made of thin bamboo stick with fibres from a horse's tail, which is characteristically placed between the two strings. The strings do not touch the finger board, which enable to make more subtle and deep vibration. This is why erhu is said to be the closest instrument to the human voice.

Erhu has long history, nevertheless, many improvements have been made to the instrument and its playing methods that enabled it to become a new instrument with versitile sounds and expression. There are a lot of pieces specially written for the erhu ranging from traditional folk songs to classical music in China. As Asian traditional and pop music are becoming popular in Japan lately, the erhu is becoming a more familiar instrument.

Listen to Erhu music:
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sebenarnya di sini saya tidak berniat utk merekomendasikan pemain erhu ini, karena saya belum pernah secara khusus mendengarkan musik dari pemusik ini.

Untuk pecinta lagu erhu, bisa mendengarkan lagu-lagu dari David S. Li, George Gao, dan terutama dari Maestro Erhu, Min Hue Fen.

Untuk lagu-lagu erhu populer adalah:
Er Quan Ying Yue (Moon Reflection on Erquan)
Chai Cha Pu Die (Catching Butterly, Picking Tea)
Sai Ma (Horse Racing)
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