"Sing a Folk Song for the Party" "The Grapes Are Ripe" Collection of Erhu Master Deng Jiandong
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"Sing a Folk Song for the Party" was selected as one of the 100 outstanding songs by the Central Propaganda Department to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. "The Grapes Are Ripe" is a well-known erhu solo piece composed since the 1980s based on Xinjiang Uyghur music tunes.

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Deng Jiandong, born in Wuxi, Jiangsu, is a Chinese erhu player and a national first-class player of the Kongzheng Art Troupe. In 1985, he won the second prize in the youth group of the first youth erhu competition in Jiangsu Province; in the same year, his debut work "Chunxiao in Gusu" won the Outstanding New Work Award; in the same year, he participated in the first Beijing Erhu Invitational Competition in China and won the first prize.
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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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Organized by 夜夜 on 2025-01-02
As an indispensable member of Chinese folk music, Erhu is deeply loved by musicians for its unique timbre and expressive force. However, because its structural materials are mainly natural materials such as wood and python skin, it is more sensitive to environmental changes, especially in the winter when the temperature drops sharply and the air is dry.
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Organized by 汤圆 on 2024-12-06
In the treasure house of Chinese traditional music, "Candle Shadow Shaking Red" occupies a place with its unique charm. This piece of music was originally a Song Dynasty song card, later adapted into a variety of musical instrument version, especially the Erhu performance is the most well-known.
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Organized by 一杯清酒 on 2024-12-03
Sanmenxia Rhapsodies is a solo Erhu composed by the famous composer Mr. Liu Wenjin in 1962. This work is not only a classic in Chinese folk music, but also an important milestone in the development of modern erhu performance technology. It takes the famous water conservancy project on the Yellow River - Sanmenxia as the background, through the form of music to show the indomitable spirit of the Chinese nation and the yearning for a better future.
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Organized by 晚荣 on 2024-11-05
In the treasure house of Chinese traditional music, Erhu, as one of the most representative string instruments, carries profound cultural heritage and emotional expression. Among them, the Northern Henan Ballade stands out among many Erhu works with its unique artistic charm and profound historical and cultural connotation, and becomes a rare artistic treasure.
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Organized by 蕾伊 on 2024-10-15
On October 12, the large-scale cultural program "China • Shanghai in Intangible Cultural Heritage" was broadcast at 20 PM primetime on CCTV-1 CCTV comprehensive Channel. Two national intangible cultural heritage projects, such as Jiangnan Sun Erhu Art and Fengxian Rolling Lamp, participated in the recording.
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