Yu (percussion instrument)

For the ancient Chinese mouth organ, see Yu (wind instrument).

Yu (Chinese: 敔),
a collection of Taiwan Confucian Temple

The yu (Chinese: 敔; pinyin: yǔ) was a wooden percussion instrument carved in the shape of a tiger with a serrated back comprising 27 "teeth", used since ancient times in China for Confucian court ritual music. It was played by striking its head three times with a bamboo whisk made from approximately 15 stalks of bamboo, and then scraping it across the serrated back once to mark the end of a piece of music.

The yu is mentioned along with another percussion instrument called zhu (柷) in pre-Qin Dynasty annals; it also appears in the Classic of History.

The yu was adopted by the Korean court in ancient times, where it was known as eo (hangul: 어; hanja: 敔), and is still used in Confucian ritual music.

External links

Yu page

Traditional Chinese musical instruments

Silk (string)

Plucked	Duxianqin Guqin Guzheng Konghou Liuqin Pipa Ruan Sanxian Se Yueqin Qinqin

Bowed	Banhu Daguangxian Dahu Datong Dihu Diyingehu Erhu Erxian Gaohu Gehu Huqin Jiaohu Jing erhu Jinghu Laruan Leiqin Matouqin Maguhu Sanhu Sihu Tiqin Tihu Tuhu Yehu Yazheng Xiqin Zhonghu Zhuihu Zhuiqin

Struck	Yangqin Zhu

Bamboo
(woodwind)

Flutes	Dizi Koudi Paixiao Xiao

Oboes	Guan Suona

Free- reed pipes	Bawu Mangtong

Gourd
(woodwind)

Percussion

Wood	Guban Muyu Paiban Yu Zhu

Stone	Bianqing Qing

Metal	Bianzhong Fangxiang Luo Yunluo

Clay	Fou

Hide	Alligator drum Bangu Bolanggu Jiegu Paigu Tanggu Zhangu

Others

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