| Dulcimer is a wide range of both universal and distinct nationality hit stringed instruments. It has a long history , many varieties and is widely distributed around the world. After several hundred years of development, dulcimer has formed a unique style of performance characteristics from introduced into China . In its development process, Dulcimer show the characteristics of the inclusive and great vitality. In concert form, Dulcimer has developed as both accompaniment, solo, ensemble playing and other forms of the main national instrument from the initial stage opera accompaniment instrument. In recent years, dulcimer ensemble has being gradually accepted and liked by composers and performers. Instrumental ensemble is an important form of instrumental music form. It is a multi-voice instrumental music and playing form which each part played by different person, where each instrument plays a single voice, and the role of the voice is not all primary and secondary points. According to the Ministry of Sound music and the number of players ,it can be divided into duet, trio, to seven Trio, Octet, etc.Dulcimer ensemble is a very unique playing form in its development process of art. Its appearance affected the dulcimer art development to some extent. Although opposed to solo or slow its development is slow, more and more people have their attention on it. After many people's hard work, dulcimer playing has developed a lot on playing techniques, instruments improvement, theory, performance forms, teaching and other aspects. It promotes the development of the dulcimer ensemble playing form. In addition, players also need to further improve and enrich their artistic accomplishments and culture, enhance the sense of cooperation, to perfect the performance of music content of the work.This paper discusses the important playing form of dulcimer ensemble. By analyzing the dulcimer ensemble's development context, performance characteristics, representative of track and teaching and rehearsal problems which should be paid attention to, we want to systematic analysis the Dulcimer ensemble art, to understand and discuss development trends of Dulcimer ensemble art multi-angle, comprehensively, and in-depth, making our own efforts for Dulcimer art theory and teaching development.The introduction part discussed the topics from the importance and significance of the research and the status and trends at home and abroad;The first chapter is an overview of dulcimer ensemble arts which is introduced from the aspects of dulcimer ensemble's art forms and characteristics, History, development, Dulcimer ensemble classification, influence on Dulcimer development;The second chapter is playing studies involving sound processing, treatment of intensity, rhythm, feelings and cooperation. The players should recognize the relationship between the individual skills and the whole team performance effect, trying to make individual performances into the overall performance;The third chapter is the the study of masterpieces of ensemble dulcimer, writing from two aspects of Summary of dulcimer ensemble and masterpieces study. We take "Yin Ruan Shu Huai "and "Bie Gang " for aorm analysis and Performance study;The fourth chapter writes the problems in attention in dulcimer ensemble teaching and rehearsal, described from the ensemble rehearsals and teaching, to propose the feasibility proposal for rehearsal and teaching work in future;The conclusion part generalizes the test, Leading to more in-depth discussion. |