String and Woodwind Instrumental Music

String and woodwind instrumental music involves one or twopieces of string instruments and bamboo wind instruments as the core of the band. This kind of music is popular mainly in the South. Its characteristics can be summed up in four words, namely, small,light,fine,and elegant. Jiangnan string and wind instrumental music, Guangdong music,and Fujian Nanyin music are the typical representatives.Jiangnan string and wind instrumental music was a kind of string and wind instrumental ensemble music popular in Shanghai, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang in modern China. Wenming Yaji was a string and wind instrumental music established in Shanghai in 1911. 

Performed on a regular basis, famous pieces included Er Liu, On the Street, and Song of loy. Later,the Jun Tian Music Society,Society of National Music, and Shanghai Traditional Music Research Association,and other such groups were established, playing a positive role in driving the development of Jiangnan string and wind instrumental music. The main instruments used include the flute,erhu, sanxian, pipa,dulcimer, vertical flute, sheng,drum, dlappers, and woodblock, Famous music pieces are generally known as the "eight pieces,"namely Lao Sanliu,Man Sanliu, Zhanghua Liuban, Man Liuban, Song of loy, Yunging,Si He Ru Yi (All is happening as desired), and On the Street.