Name: Xun [Pronounced as Hun].
Type: Vessel Flute > Aerophones.
Region: China > Far East Asia.
Dimensions: Height
Acquisition Date: Circa year 2004.
Acquisition Source: Randy Raine Reusch.
Description: The
xun is an vessel flute or ocarina who belongs to the aerophone family
of instruments. The xun has its origins in the Zhou Dynasty (1045 BC to
256 BC) of ancient China. The xun in its first developmental stages had
its origins in many shapes, sizes, and pitch ranges. The ancient
Chinese associated the xun with the “sounds of autumn”. The xun was
discovered during an archaeological dig at the Hemudu cultural site
(5,000 to 3,000 BC) at Yuyao, Zhejiang. The xun had almost disappeared
completely in mainland China, because of this dig during the 1920s and
1930s there is something of a xun-revival. Whereas in Taiwan the xun
has been intact for many years. In Hong Kong there are a few known
soloists of the xun. The xun recently became popular in use through
Chinese contemporary music and in particular cinema scores.
Citations: Asza.com -xun > Bibiology:
