Suona is know as the Chinese Trumpet. It produces a loud and clear notes that can be transmitted a long distance. In the Ming Dynasty, Qi Xu Guan Emperor (1527~1587) used it to play military music. In the late Ming Dynasty, Suona played an important role in Chinese Opera. In the modern China, it became one of the major discipline in the Collage of Music.
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Yin Suona is known as lower medium pitch Suona. It can produced a mellow
and clear notes, and is normally used for playing outstanding melody an
octave lower than Gao Yin Suona in Orchestra Works to produce impressive
music. Its is very long, and has levers added to help covering and uncovering
the fingering holes. So it is also known as the "Jia Jian Suona".