Chapter 112 jubangu

Shifan drum is a kind of national instrumental music popular in Wuxi, Suzhou, Changshu and other places in southern Jiangsu.Taoism and Buddhism call it "Sanskrit".In the past, it was often used in weddings, funerals, birthdays, celebrations and other activities.Shifangu is played by five to ten people. The tunes of Shifangu come from the songs and dances of the Tang Dynasty, the Cipai of the Song Dynasty, and the North and South Qupai after the Yuan and Ming Dynasties.The musical instruments used include bangu, Diangu, Tonggu, bangu, Yungong, flute, Xiao, Sheng, Xiaosuona, Erhu, Banghu, pipa, sanxian and so on.In the "Yangzhou Painting Boat Record" (1893) written by Li Dou in the Qing Dynasty, it recorded in detail the performance of the Shiban drums in the "Song Boat" in Hongqiao, Yangzhou, and the characteristics of the band organization: "The players of the Shiban drums play double flutes and use tight film , its sound is the highest, which is called the muffled flute, accompanied by the flute pipe, and the sound of the pipe is like a human tune. The three strings are tight and slow, corresponding to the cloud gong, accompanied by the violin; the turtle drum is fast and slow, corresponding to the sandalwood board, accompanied by the soup gong. It uses a single-skinned drum, which sounds like cracked bamboo. It is said that the head is like a green mountain peak, and the hands are like white raindrops. It is accompanied by wooden fish and sandalwood boards to form a rhythm. This is also the juban drum. There is no need for small gongs, golden gongs, cymbals, and trumpets for music. There are ten kinds of flutes, pipes, flutes, strings, violins, cloud gongs, soup gongs, wooden fish, sandalwood boards, and big drums. Hence the name Shifan drums, and the name of the fan is changed... It has existed before Ming Dynasty." Shifan The drum solo section in the drum is the most distinctive, and there are three types: "slow drum section" (solo with the same drum), "middle drum section" (solo with the same drum) and "fast drum section" (solo with the bangu). Accompanied by clappers or wooden fish, the rhythm is ever-changing and requires a high level of skill for the performers.