Suona, China double reed woodwind instrument. As early as the 3rd century AD, with the opening of the Silk Road, suona was introduced to China from Eastern Europe and West Asia. It is a member of the oboe family in the world. After thousands of years of development, suona has its unique temperament and timbre, and has become a representative national wind instrument in China.
The suona has a magnificent timbre, and the tube body is mostly made of rosewood and sandalwood, which is conical. The top is equipped with a double reed made of reed, which is connected with the pipe body through a copper core, and the lower end is sheathed with a copper bowl. Suona with keys is also equipped with semitone keys and treble keys, which expands the range and increases the expressive force of the instrument. In Taiwan Province Province, it is called advocacy; In the south, it is one of the eight-tone musical instruments. In Henan and Shandong, it is called trumpet. Traditional suona has classic tracks such as "A Hundred Birds Facing the Phoenix" and "Twenty-eight Plates in Western Henan".
High-pitched suona has strong penetrating power and appeal, and has been used for accompaniment of folk drum classes and local folk arts and operas. After continuous improvement, it developed into traditional suona and keyboard suona, which enriched the playing skills and improved the expressive force. It has become a unique solo instrument, with rich timbre, alto and bass suona, which are mostly used in national orchestras and symphony orchestras.