Art of Ancient Chinese Flute Dizi as a Relevant Part of Culture
The paper considers the bamboo fl ute Dizi, which is the symbol of China’s national fl ute culture. Today playing the Chinese bamboo fl ute is integrated into the music of the wind instruments all over the world, which brings bright note to the music of Mozart, Gluck, Vivaldi; it still retains the heritage of ancient Chinese music. The author briefl y describes the evolution of the instrument, its modifi cations and playing functions. The paper presents a genre range of fl ute Dizi in the traditional music - from its modest participation in the accompaniment of Chinese drama to its joining solo-instruments with the rich potential of technical and expressive devices. The author points out the way of development for this instrument in the XXth century.