Fou (instrument)
Template:Short description Template:Italic title The fou (缶 or 缻; pinyin: fǒu) is an ancient Chinese percussion instrument consisting of a pottery or bronzeware crock, jar, pot, or similar vessel, which was struck with a stick. Its origin dates back to the Xia or Shang dynasties, where it was used in ritual music. It later became a standard instrument in Confucian ritual ensembles.
It was first confirmed in 2004 that the Script error: No such module "lang". is an instrument, with the discovery of nearly 500 musical instruments in the Tombs for Nobles of the Yue State, Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province.[1] Also found there were nine other varieties of instruments, including the Script error: No such module "lang". (a type of bell) and Script error: No such module "lang". (chime stone) from the Central Plain, Script error: No such module "lang". (a metal percussion instrument), Script error: No such module "lang". (a bell with a handle), duo (big bell) and Script error: No such module "lang". (little bell).
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It made its modern appearance during the 2008 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony in Beijing. Towards the beginning of the ceremony, 2,008 dancer/percussionists staged a synchronized presentation, striking large square Script error: No such module "lang". with glowing red sticks.photo Those instruments had a white square LED array surrounding each drum, allowing them all to produce both music and a dazzling display, which included Chinese characters and shapes created in tandem.[2][3]
The Chinese character Script error: No such module "lang". (缶 or 缻) is used to refer to containers. The character has fallen into disuse in Chinese; however, it is still used to refer to cans in Japanese. Since the Xia and Shang dynasties, some types of those containers were used as musical instruments known as "percussion fou" (击缶). Since its publicity, there has been some scholarly disputes on whether the Script error: No such module "lang". used during the Olympics were actually musical instruments, as they could simply have been containers.[4]
In the Confucian ritual music of Korea, a musical instrument made from a clay pot, called the Script error: No such module "lang". (hangul: 부; hanja: 缶), which is derived from the Script error: No such module "lang"., is used.
References
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- ↑ Top Ten Archaeological Discoveries of 2004 - China's Top-Ten archaeological discoveries of 2004 were announced in Beijing on April 17, 2005. China.org.cn, July 7, 2005
- ↑ Ancient Chinese music at Beijing Olympics opening
- ↑ Downey, Mike - China's dazzling place setting. Opening ceremony is a memorable one, Chicago Tribune, August 9, 2008 - Story hosted at Los Angeles Times web site
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
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External links
- Instrumental in spreading the word, China Daily
- The Square Drum Used in the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Game
- Bronze ritual vessels
- Photo of Script error: No such module "lang". used in 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
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