hyun
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Post by hyun on Apr 29, 2015 13:00:52 GMT
I meant everything to play with regard the traditional Chinese repertoire, no matter the key and if I play with other people.
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Post by Flolei on Apr 29, 2015 13:06:17 GMT
As qudi is moderately high and low, many things sound well with it. The D one is more traditional and allow to play in the original tone many Chinese songs, but you can play them easily also with the C one which is less high and will be more pleasant for your ears.
For playing with other, with C dizi you can play easily in C and G + minor relatives (A and E minor), which is good if you play with a guitar.
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hyun
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Post by hyun on Apr 29, 2015 13:16:45 GMT
And if I lend my dizi to a friend (so Qudi C), I play Xiao F and that we accompany on the piano, is it going to sound good?
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Post by Flolei on Apr 29, 2015 15:22:31 GMT
If your melody is in C or A minor, it will be OK. If the melody is in F, C dizi doesn't play well Bb (si bémol). Low A dizi and F xiao are completely incompatible for playing together.
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hyun
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Post by hyun on Apr 29, 2015 18:09:32 GMT
And if I play alone, also has to be in C or A minor?
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Post by Flolei on Apr 29, 2015 18:47:24 GMT
No, also in G major or E minor. All dizis can easily play in 4 tones (easily means without difficult half-covered holes).
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Post by davidmdahl on Apr 29, 2015 20:34:07 GMT
No, also in G major or E minor. All dizis can easily play in 4 tones (easily means without difficult half-covered holes). As Flo writes, you can play a C dizi in G also, as well as the relative minor keys (Em & Am). However, the ease of playing a G tune with a C dizi depends on the tune. This is of course assuming that you are playing with other instruments in G, or that you simply want to play in G. If the scope of the tune goes below the lowest G, you will need to play notes or phrases up an octave. Sometimes a tune in a specific key fits that key of dizi best. As has been written by myself and others, you can play a tune on whatever dizi you want, regardless of the key. In a jianpu (numeric score) the "1" simply means the note sounded by covering the left handed finger holes. If you are playing by yourself, it does not matter what the actual pitch is. I agree with Flo that the D and C keys are best to start on for dizi. I have a C dizi that rarely gets played even though it is quite good. My D dizi and high G dizi are by far the most played, since those are the common keys for my teacher's ensemble. So, if you are going to play music with others, make sure to have D and G keys. For playing by yourself, use whatever key of flute you like the best. Best wishes, David
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hyun
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Post by hyun on May 13, 2015 14:45:41 GMT
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Post by theblackadder on Feb 28, 2018 18:14:21 GMT
Well... I didn't think, Qudi in C have a tessiture also acute... I realize that large dizi are more difficult to breath and fingers. However, my ears were always a little angry with high tones... ^ _ ^ The key problem, a very difficult choice for me ... >< I like the deep sound of Xiao, and I would like the dizi do the same (more or less) with its own particular stamp... I am curious, did you ever go lower? I am using a low G dizi but I am thinking of going to low F to match my F xiao's pitch. I can easily handle the F xiao's finger stretch, I find the low G dizi finger stretch slightly challenging but it is not longer than the F xiao's. Most probably due to the transverse position and because my low G dizi is an amazingly heavy PVC dizi, walls are like 4mm thick... Curious to see a low g and low f side by side to compare fingerhole spacings
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