At 2:30 p.m. on June 3, an elegant Chinese music collection of "Meeting Friends with Music" was held at the Oriental Bookstore. The tune "Only This Green", played by pipa and guqin, opened the curtain of the elegant gathering. On the day of the event, the Oriental Bookstore was very lively, and friends who loved Chinese music came from all over, just to listen to the sound o...

During the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, there was a palace maid surnamed Luo, with dignified facial features and beautiful eyes, just because her skin was darker, she was called Heihei. She is good at playing the pipa, and has the ability to never forget it. There is a new folk song and ballad, and she can play it as it is when she hears it, which is really amazing. ...

Liu Tianhua (1895-1932), a national musical instrument player, was born in Jiangyin, Jiangsu. He once taught at Peking University Music Institute, Beijing Women's Higher Normal School Music Department and Beijing Art School. There is a story in his hometown: in the summer of 1920, many abscesses grew on his back, and the pain was unbearable. But he still insisted on practicing t...

Da Hulei and Xiao Hulei are two exquisite pipa in ancient my country. Their appearance and evolution are full of legends and become a beautiful talk in the history of Chinese music. According to legend, in 781 AD, Han Huan, a great calligrapher and painter who once served as Zuo Pu She Tongzhong Shumen Xia Pingzhangshi (equivalent to the prime minister) in the Tang Dynasty, foun...

Kunqu Opera is one of the oldest operas in my country, a treasure in the traditional arts of the Chinese nation, and an "orchid" in the Garden of Opera. It is an art composed of singing and dancing performances, euphemistic and delicate singing, gorgeous vocabulary, and graceful and charming music. It is the essence of opera art. The Kunqu Opera band is a tool to embody and enrich this treasure...

As a professional composer with a sense of mission, he always consciously or unconsciously links his creations with the motherland and the nation. Young composer Cui Bingyuan's pipa concerto "Ode to Strings" is a masterpiece with the connotation of celebrating the mountains and rivers of the motherland and showing the spirit of the nation. This large-scale folk instrumental work, once premiered...

In the early Qing Dynasty, the pipa was divided into two schools: the south and the north. The Southern School, namely the Zhejiang School, is represented by Chen Mufu and uses the next round. The music he is good at includes "Hai Qing", "Under Armour", "Moon High", "Pu'an Mantra", "General's Order", "Navy Exercise", "Chen Sui", "Wulin Yi Yun" and so on. The northern faction, the Zhili faction,...

The Pinghu School is represented by Li Fangyuan. The Li family is a pipa family. Five generations have played the violin. Li Fangyuan's father often travels with the violin and visits famous families. Under the influence of his family, Li Fangyuan is self-proclaimed "Pipa addiction". Pai Daqu Pipa New Score, published in the 21st year of Emperor Guangxu's reign in the Qing Dynasty. ...

The Pu Yue School was passed down from Ju Shilin, and it was passed down from the teachers of Ju Shilin, Ju Maotang, Chen Zijing, Ni Qingquan, and Shen Hao Elementary. Ju Shilin was a native of Huinan, Nanhui County, during the reign of Emperor Qianlong and Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty. The date of birth and death is unknown. It is said that Ju once took a boat to Hushu Pas...

Chongming is located in the northeast corner of Shanghai. It was passed down by the master of "Yingzhou Ancient Melody". Because it originated in Chongming Island, later generations are called Chongming School. The Chongming School has been handed down from generation to generation by Jiang Tai, Huang Xiuting, Shen Zhaozhou, Fan Ziyun, Fan Shaoyun, etc., and is famous for its timeless and beaut...