Talk:Dizi (instrument)

Article title
Proposal: change article title to Dizi. As it's not a proper noun, the capital "Z" doesn't make sense, and most Chinese instruments are written in pinyin as a single word. Badagnani 07:13, 14 February 2006 (UTC)


 * Agree. It's a strange and alien way to write it like that. It's like writing guqin "gu qin" which doesn't look elegant. For me, I usually say that you should group characters in groups of two or three, single characters for particles. Everyone calls it "dizi" and not just a singular "di", plus everyone spells it "dizi" rather than "di zi". It looks very out of place just by glancing at it. --Charlie Huang 【正矗昊】 20:11, 9 March 2006 (UTC)


 * Agree. "Dizi" is correct, it should written as one word. LDHan 21:06, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

Membrane
It appears that in the photo at top right, there is no membrane on this instrument. There probably should be (or at least a piece of tape), because this instrument, as it is, won't make any sound at all. Badagnani 20:24, 9 March 2006 (UTC)


 * Yes. The dimo should be placed on the second hole from the wider circumferenced end of the dizi.  (Obsessions28 (talk) 07:28, 28 April 2009 (UTC))

Chinese characters
Can someone add Chinese characters and pinyin for bangdi, qudi, and hengdi? Badagnani 04:23, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Can you explain the meaning of the word 'heng' in hengdi'? --Charlie Huang 【正矗昊】 19:28, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Actually, I think I got it now, correct me if I'm wrong. --Charlie Huang 【正矗昊】 19:38, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

User templates for dizi players
I've created user templates for dizi players to use on their userpages here: Category:Wikipedian dizi players. --Charlie Huang 【正矗昊】 12:47, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

Some potential reference material
Individuality and Political Discourse in Solo "Dizi" Compositions Frederick Lau Asian Music, Vol. 27, No. 1 (Autumn, 1995 - Winter, 1996), pp. 133-152

Forever Red: The Invention of Solo dizi Music in Post-1949 China Frederick Lau British Journal of Ethnomusicology, Vol. 5, 1996 (1996), pp. 113-131

LDHan 19:36, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

侗笛
Should the alternate name 侗笛 be added? Badagnani 00:49, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Looks like it's a wind instrument of the Dong people of southern China. Badagnani 00:59, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

The origin of dizi
I found some opinions about the origin of dizi are incorrect.Such like .the history of the   ancient dizi which was found in jiahu site(also could be called jiahu gu di) could date back BC6000.Sois about 8 000years ago.not 9 000 years ago. And there's no reference indicate dizi was imported in Han dynasty so far. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Luyan1985 (talk • contribs) 12:29, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

Wood is not "more resonant" than Jade
The resonant qualities of the material enclosing the air column does not have any effect. If there are reasons why jade flutes don't sound as good, that's not it. See http://members.iinet.net.au/~mtattersall/Articles/Woodwind_Materials.htm for a good summary with citations of primary sources.

Couching the statement enough to be accurate would break the flow of the introduction. Maybe it should be dropped completely, and another section "Other Materials" added, with a statement that they are unpopular and "may be different for various reasons" with a link to Tattersall's summary.

Fingering chart removal
I removed the fingering chart and merged the "Playing techniques" and "Playing Styles" sections into once section. The fingering chart felt unnecessary to me, since most other woodwind pages, save for the bassoon page, don't go much in depth about fingering. It seems extraneous to go in depth into basic playing technique as the related articles pertaining to transverse flutes and flutes cover this in greater depth. Please revert or discuss if there is controversy. Fffffgggg54 (talk) 18:28, 28 June 2021 (UTC)