Features of playing the bamboo flute through the prism of its historical significance in the musical culture of Ancient China
The article highlights the view on the ancient Chinese musical instrument, the bamboo flute, which concerns not only its historical evolution in the general musical culture of China. Features of Chinese bamboo flute manufacturing technology are associated with the oldest musical system, consisting of 12 sounds, Lu-lu. These relationships reveal deep ideas about this instrument as a conductor between the human and divine worlds. The research presented in this article attempts to highlight the peculiarities of the sound of the bamboo flute in its variable forms. The author of the paper emphasizes that the very process of playing the instrument is shrouded in mythologemes, which testify to the special historical and social significance of the bamboo flute in the daily life of the Chinese, dictating certain features of playing the specified musical instrument. With the growth of the technical level of instrument manufacturing in China and the development of innovative forms of flute playing technique, traditional musical culture has not lost its significance and importance for a modern person, the more valuable and relevant is the comprehensive study of this musical instrument in the historical and cultural perspective, as well as for clarification features of teaching the performing skills of flutists.