What is the smallest instrument in an orchestra
Percussion instrument Percussion instrument A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater (including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles); struck, scraped or rubbed by hand; or struck against another similar instrument. The percussion family is believed to include the oldest musical instruments, following the human voice. The percussion section of an orchestra most commonly contains instruments such as timpani, snare drum, bass drum, cymbals, triangle and tambourine. However, the section can also contain non-percussive instruments, such as whistles and sirens, or a blown conch shell. Percussive techniques can also be applied to
Dahu (instrument) sometimes also called cizhonghu. It is also referred to as xiaodihu, being the same instrument as the smallest of the three sizes of "dihu" (large "huqin" instruments), the others being the "zhongdihu" and "dadihu". The "dahu" was developed in the 1930s as the tenor member of the "erhu" family (the "erhu" being the soprano member and the "zhonghu" being the alto member) to increase the pitch range of the instruments used in a Chinese orchestra and allow music with harmony to be played. However, by the late 20th century it had largely fallen into disuse. Part of the reason for