Gaohu
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| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 321. 312; (spiked bowed lute) |
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| Classification | chrodophone |
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| ID | 2348306 |
About Gaohu
The gaohu is a Chinese bowed string instrument developed from the erhu in the 1920s by the musician and composer Lü Wencheng and used in Cantonese music and Cantonese opera. It belongs to the huqin family of instruments, together with the zhonghu, erhu, banhu, jinghu, and sihu; its name means "high-pitched huqin".
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