Shanghai Spring "Brother of the Red Army is back" Xiao Baiyong
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"Brother of the Red Army is Back", a Banhu Solo composed by Zhang Changcheng and Yuan Ye in 1958. It is also a relatively innovative work in the creation of national instrumental music since the founding of the People's Republic of China.
The theme of the music is "Brother of the Red Army is back", showing the jubilant scene of the people in northern Shaanxi who have experienced hardships welcoming the victory of the Anti-Japanese Red Army, and expressing the deep affection between the army and the people. The piece was originally a banhu piece, but was gradually transplanted by performers into erhu, violin and other instrumental pieces, with different playing styles.
The piece was originally a banhu piece, but was gradually transplanted by performers into erhu, violin and other instrumental pieces, with different playing styles. In the 1963 Shanghai Spring National Erhu Competition, Xiao Baiyong performed this piece for the first time and won the "Excellent Performance Award for New Works".
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Xiao Baiyong was born in Chaoyang, Guangdong. National first-class actor. In 1993, the album "Man Jiang Hong" signed with BMG Records in Hong Kong was released, and it achieved an impressive achievement of platinum in just three months. It has also become a miracle in the history of Chinese music and classical music.
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Erhu (Pinyin: Erhu) originated in the Tang Dynasty, called "Xiqin", and has a history of more than a thousand years. It is a traditional Chinese stringed instrument. Erhu, or Erxian Huqin, also known as "Nanhu" and "Omzi", is one of the main bowed and stringed instruments (wiping strings) in the Chinese national musical instrument family.
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