The Chinese Orchestra

What are the main instrumental groups in the Chinese Orchestra ??
- Idiophones: jade stone ( qing ) / lian hua ban / luo / etc
- Aerophones: suo na / etc
- Chordophones: pipa / ruan / er hu / gao hu / zhong hu /
- Membranophones: da gu etc

Trace the initial development of the Chinese Orchestra:
1) Villagers, the urban environment
2) The royal courts
3) Back again to the common people

p/s: With influences from neighbouring regions throughout the process ( eg: Central Asia etc )

Art forms / other genres traditionally associated with the Chinese Orchestra:
- Literature, poetry and the arts

What is the impact of global-interactions on Chinese Orchestra ??

Instruments: Adoption of certain western instruments into the Chinese orchestra ( eg: cello and double bass )

Performances: expansion of performance venues to include western cities and other non-Asian regions.

The formation of the Chinese orchestra itself: simulating the Western Symphonic Orchestra, beginning in the 1950s … from Shanghai and Beijing which in turn triggered extensive composition for the Chinese orchestra. Traditionally, it exists in small ensembles.