It is a kind of folk musical instrument which is widely circulated in all parts of China. According to different classification standards, it can be divided into different types, and the pronunciation is high and vigorous. In the past, it was mostly used to accompany folk song blowing parties, yangko parties, drum music classes and local folk operas.
Suona structure
Suona consists of five parts: whistle, gas tag, invasion, pole and bowl. There are 8 sound holes on the wooden pole, and the upper end of the pole is equipped with a copper invader, which is covered with a whistle made of an air tag and a reed, and the lower end of the pole is equipped with a bowl.
The suona is structurally composed of a double reed whistle (made of reed), a wick (made of copper), a pole (made of white wood, mahogany and old mahogany) and a copper bowl trumpet. The size varies with the tune of suona. The higher the tune, the smaller the suona. Except Banda, Baner, Xiao Haidi and Mu Bai, all of them are mahogany, and the professional high-end products are old mahogany and old mahogany.