Chinese Wind and Percussion Ensembles

Wind and percussion ensemble features orchestral instruments or wind and percussion instruments, and the two kinds of instruments are equally important. Wind and percussion ensembles are popular mainly in the southern part of China. There are such well-known representatives as the South Jiangsu shifangu,shifan drums and gongs,drums Shifan, wind and percussion ensemble of Zhejiang. Xi'an drum music, popular in Xi'an and its neighboring regions is also a kind of large-scale wind and percussion ensemble with a long history.

According to relevant research, it originated from yanyue (court banquet music) of the Tang Dynasty,boasting such characteristics as grandness,graciousness,elegance,rich compositions,structural integrity, and beautifultunes with imperial music features. Its structure of musical composition is similar to that of grand pieces from the Tang Dynasty.Xi'an drum music is mainly based on bamboo flutes,in two forms of performance,namely indoor and outdoor music.Outdoor music is often performed in the streets at the temple fairs and on other occasions.