Zhao Manqin

Organized by 一口泡芙 on 2022-04-12
Introduction to Zhao Manqin(guzheng)Master performer,composer,music educator

Zhao Manqin, male, a new savage in Nanyang, was born in 1953. Member of the Chinese Musicians Association, Dean of Guzheng Art Academy, Professor of the School of Music of the Yellow River University of Science and Technology, Visiting Professor of the China-Austria Vienna Conservatory of Music, studied with his father, the famous folk musician Zhao Dianchen since childhood. Published musical works at the age of

He has served as a guzheng player in Xinye Art Troupe, Henan Quyi Troupe, Haizheng Opera Troupe, Henan Henan Opera Troupe No. 2, and Henan Song and Dance Theatre. Zheng music player, composer, educator and theorist in one.

In the practice of performance, new techniques such as double-string transition portamento, chord long note, fast picking and 1/5 overtone are used. And break through the traditional octave symmetry mode, and create a "rapid fingering technique system" composed of dozens of new fingerings, such as wheel fingers, spring wheels, and shakes, so that the zheng can play five tones with one hand without changing the tuning. The fast melody of , seven tones and changing scales has laid a solid foundation for the zheng to enter the ranks of frequently played instruments from color instruments.

He was invited to hold academic lectures at the Central Conservatory of Music, teaching rapid fingering techniques, and held three rapid fingering training courses successively. More than 100 students, graduate students and teachers have received training.

With the support of Henan Province Musicians Association, he initiated and organized the establishment of the Henan Province Guzheng Society, and was elected as the president. He trained more than 1,000 students before founding the Zhao Manqin Guzheng Art Institute of Henan Province China Guzheng Art Academy. His disciples are all over the world, many of them have won prizes in municipal, provincial, national and international competitions, and some have become super-first-class performers and teaching backbones of music and art colleges at home and abroad.

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Guzheng (pinyin: Gǔ Zhēng), also known as Hanzheng and Qinzheng, is an ancient national musical instrument of the Han nationality and is popular all over China. It is often used for solo, duet, instrumental ensemble and accompaniment of song and dance, opera and folk art. Because of its wide range, beautiful timbre, rich playing skills and strong expressiveness, it is known as the "King of Music", also known as "Oriental Piano", and is one of the unique and important national musical instruments in China.

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