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Name: ERHU
The erhu has only 2 strings but these are tunable. Its range is 3 octaves. In the Chinese orchestra, erhus are divided into first and second erhus, in the same way that violins in the western orchestra are divided into first and second violins. A "piccolo" version of the erhu is called the panhu, sounding one octave higher then the erhu. Only one is used in the Chinese orchestra, played by the erhu principal player when required. The gaohu sounds a fourth higher than the erhu, while the zhonghu, available in 3 sizes, plays the role of the viola. In Malaysia, the cello and bass parts are often played by the western cello and double bass. The original instruments, the gehu and the bei-da-ge-hu are also sometimes used. (Tan 1983).
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