The term "plucked-string instruments" is in fact a generic term. It includes the "plucked string" category, which is played with the fingers or a plectrum, and the "struck-string" category, which is played by hitting the strings with bamboo sticks. Plucked-string instruments have a long history in China, and there are as many as forty types, which add to the rich expressiveness of the genre. The configuration of the Chinese Music Ensemble of New York incorporates the yangqin, liuqin, pipa, zhongruan, daruan, sanxian and gu zheng. Depending on the repertory, other types of plucked-string instruments may be incorporated, such as the guqin, konghou or even the Western harp.
彈撥樂器是指以手指或撥子撥弦,以及用琴竹擊弦而發音的「彈弦」、「擊弦」樂器的總稱。彈撥樂器歷史悠久,品種繁多,具有豐富的表現力,有文字記載的多達四十餘種以上,纽约中国民族樂團常用的彈撥樂器有揚琴、柳琴、琵琶、中阮、大阮、三弦及古箏。此外,樂團亦會隨樂曲的需要採用其他不同型制的樂器,如古琴、箜篌,甚至西方的豎琴等。
彈撥樂器是指以手指或撥子撥弦,以及用琴竹擊弦而發音的「彈弦」、「擊弦」樂器的總稱。彈撥樂器歷史悠久,品種繁多,具有豐富的表現力,有文字記載的多達四十餘種以上,纽约中国民族樂團常用的彈撥樂器有揚琴、柳琴、琵琶、中阮、大阮、三弦及古箏。此外,樂團亦會隨樂曲的需要採用其他不同型制的樂器,如古琴、箜篌,甚至西方的豎琴等。