Zhao Mojia's Guzheng Performance "Random Thoughts on Orchid Flowers"

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Zhao Mojia's guzheng performance "Random Thoughts on Orchid Flowers" comes from the album "Zheng Pin".

Composer of "Random Thoughts on Orchid Flowers": Wu Shen draws inspiration from the folk song "Orchid Flowers" in northern Shaanxi. The melody materials with the theme of orchids can be seen everywhere in the music, combined with the harmony and rhythm characteristics of folk songs in Shaanxi Gansu region, are interpreted by the guzheng with its unique instrument language. This work was commissioned by Zhao Mojia to the young composer and conductor Wu Shen and was completed in 2020.

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Young zither player, the first doctoral candidate (studying) of zither in Shanghai Conservatory of Music, and the winner of "Golden Bell Award", the highest prize in Music of China.
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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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