Yu Xunfa | |
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| Born | 8 January 1946 Shanghai |
| Died | 21 January 2006 (aged 60) Shanghai |
| Genres | world music |
| Instrument(s) | dizi, koudi |
| Labels | China Record Corporation |
Yu Xun-fa (俞遜發) (January 8, 1946 – January 21, 2006), was a Chinese flute player who invented the wind-instrument known as the koudi. [1] Born in Shanghai, he popularized the art of the flute in Chinese culture during the 1970s. [2]
Biography
In elementary school, Yu studied Chinese flute. He participated in the Shanghai "Red Children" Troupe in 1958, and studied under dizi performer Lu Chunling as a disciple.
In 1971, Yu invented koudi - a small flute made from bamboo. During the 1970s he was most active; touring parts of Europe, Canada, [3] and Asia. He died January 21, 2006, due to liver cancer.
Discography
- Zhu: Symphonic Fantasia - In Memory of Martyrs for Truth; Sketches in the Mountains of Guizhou; Symphony No. 4 (1995)
- Lake View on a Moonlit Autumn Night (1996)
- MASTERPIECES on Chinese Wind Instruments: A Visit to Suzhou (2004)
- Master of Chinese Traditional Music: Di Flute Perform Fish Xunfa (2005)
- Song Of Plum Blossom (2006)
Compilations
- Treasure of Traditional Music Vol. 3 (1997)
- Anthology Of Chinese Traditional and Folk Music: DIZI Vol. 5 (1994)
References
- ^ Hu, Liang (2004). "The Scale of Koudi". Instrument. 7: 78–80.
- ^ "Welcome to music". CCNT.com.cn. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- ^ Lau, Frederick (1996). "Forever Red: The Invention of Solo dizi Music in Post-1949 China". British Journal of Ethnomusicology. 5. British Forum for Ethnomusicology: 123. doi: 10.1080/09681229608567250. JSTOR 3060869.
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Yu Xunfa | |
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| Born | 8 January 1946 Shanghai |
| Died | 21 January 2006 (aged 60) Shanghai |
| Genres | world music |
| Instrument(s) | dizi, koudi |
| Labels | China Record Corporation |
Yu Xun-fa (俞遜發) (January 8, 1946 – January 21, 2006), was a Chinese flute player who invented the wind-instrument known as the koudi. [1] Born in Shanghai, he popularized the art of the flute in Chinese culture during the 1970s. [2]
Biography
In elementary school, Yu studied Chinese flute. He participated in the Shanghai "Red Children" Troupe in 1958, and studied under dizi performer Lu Chunling as a disciple.
In 1971, Yu invented koudi - a small flute made from bamboo. During the 1970s he was most active; touring parts of Europe, Canada, [3] and Asia. He died January 21, 2006, due to liver cancer.
Discography
- Zhu: Symphonic Fantasia - In Memory of Martyrs for Truth; Sketches in the Mountains of Guizhou; Symphony No. 4 (1995)
- Lake View on a Moonlit Autumn Night (1996)
- MASTERPIECES on Chinese Wind Instruments: A Visit to Suzhou (2004)
- Master of Chinese Traditional Music: Di Flute Perform Fish Xunfa (2005)
- Song Of Plum Blossom (2006)
Compilations
- Treasure of Traditional Music Vol. 3 (1997)
- Anthology Of Chinese Traditional and Folk Music: DIZI Vol. 5 (1994)
References
- ^ Hu, Liang (2004). "The Scale of Koudi". Instrument. 7: 78–80.
- ^ "Welcome to music". CCNT.com.cn. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- ^ Lau, Frederick (1996). "Forever Red: The Invention of Solo dizi Music in Post-1949 China". British Journal of Ethnomusicology. 5. British Forum for Ethnomusicology: 123. doi: 10.1080/09681229608567250. JSTOR 3060869.
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