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"Phoenix Spreading Wings" is a sheng solo composed by Dong Hongde and Hu Tianquan in 1956. The phoenix was called the auspicious bird in ancient times. Legend has it that it is the king of birds and symbolizes beauty and happiness. The music adopts the Shanxi Bangzi tune and uses various playing techniques of the Sheng to vividly depict the various graceful postures of the Phoenix and express the yearning for a better life. This song won the gold medal in the 1957 Sixth World Youth Festival Folk Music Competition. Accompanied by the pipa. From https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E5%87%A4%E5%87%B0%E5%B1%95%E7%BF%85/1543483?fr=ge_ala
It is a Sheng solo composed by Hu Tianquan and Dong Hongde. It was composed in 1956 and is considered to be the first Sheng solo composed in modern times. Hu Tianquan performed this piece at the 6th World Youth Festival Music Competition in 1957 and won a gold medal.
"Phoenix Spreading Wings" uses many special techniques of Sheng to express the form of the ancient Chinese legendary phoenix spreading its wings and about to fly. The melody is based on the musical style of Shanxi Bangzi, and is usually accompanied by a pipa or a small band. From https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%B3%B3%E5%87%B0%E5%B1%95%E7%BF%85
music structure Introduction: First, the pipa plays a free-speed melody, and then the sheng starts with a powerful triplet, slowly and gradually faster, and uses the tongue breathing technique to play the melody, showing the posture of the phoenix. Paragraph 1: Use techniques such as double spitting and flower tongue to play a soft melody, describing the phoenix singing loudly. Section 2: The speed starts getting faster, with many eighth notes and sixteenth notes, showing the dancing phoenix. Paragraph 3: First describes the image of the Phoenix in flight, and finally uses the tongue breathing technique to describe the form of the Phoenix flying high in the air. From https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%B3%B3%E5%87%B0%E5%B1%95%E7%BF%85
Composer: 胡天泉 Hu Tianquan, male, sheng player. Born in 1934 in a family of folk artists in Xin County, Shanxi Province, he began to learn art from his father at the age of ten and made a living by playing suona. He joined the army in 1953 and served as a sheng performer in the Jinan Army's avant-garde song and dance troupe. In 1957, he won a gold medal in the World Youth Festival Folk Literature Competition. He has visited and performed in more than 20 countries. He also co-wrote and adapted songs such as "Phoenix Spreads Wings", "Flight of the White Dove" and "Prairie Cavalry". He made great contributions to the reform of Sheng and the development of playing skills. Hu Tianquan is full of creative spirit and has made great contributions to the development of Sheng's playing skills and musical instrument reform. He has developed the Sheng, which is mostly used for accompaniment, into a solo instrument with rich expressive power. From aike.baidu.com/item/胡天泉/4176671?fr=ge_ala
Composer: 董洪德 Dong Hongde (1931—) Composer. A native of Gaoqing, Shandong. In 1944, he joined the Bohai Propaganda Team. During the difficult war period, he enthusiastically collected and compiled folk music and folk songs, and began to compose music. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he studied theoretical composition at the East China Branch of the Central Conservatory of Music. He is one of the six executive conductors of the music and dance epic "The East Is Red". He served as band conductor during many overseas visits and performances. His major works include the Sheng solo piece "Phoenix Spreading Wings" (cooperated with Hu Tianquan) and "Lusheng Dance"; the banhu piece "Dui Hua" (cooperated with Zhang Changcheng). These works were performed at the 6th World Youth and Student Peace and Friendship Festival In the music competition, Hu Tianquan and Cheng played respectively won gold medals. The national instrumental ensemble "The Rising Sun", which he collaborated with Zhao Xingru, won the Excellence Award at the Third Army Art Performance in 1964. Other works include the national orchestral symphony suite "My Motherland", as well as opera, dance drama music, TV soundtracks, etc. Zhao Xingru (1935—) was born in Tangshan City, Hebei Province. I have loved Tangshan shadow puppetry since I was a child. At the age of 14, he joined the regional cultural troupe. In 1952, he was transferred to the Hebei Art School and often went to the grassroots level to tutor music activities. In 1953, he participated in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea and engaged in battlefield propaganda and agitation work. In 1954, he returned to China and worked as a musician in the military art troupe, and began to engage in amateur music creation. In 1959, the avant-garde cabaret band was transferred. Later, he served as deputy head of the Air Force Cultural Troupe of the former Jinan Military Region. In addition to "The Rising Sun" collaborated with Dong Hongde, his works include the folk music ensemble "Reservoir Triumph", both of which won the Excellence Award at the 3rd Army Art Performance in 1964. From https://zhidao.baidu.com/question/330481453352843405.html
the album as a whole This is a Chinese record published in the 1960s. The repertoire in it is also very interesting. It includes sheng solos, flute solos and Guangdong music ensembles by the older generation of folk musicians Hu Tianquan and Feng Zicun, as well as violin and piano music by brothers Lin Kechang and Lin Keming. Cello soloists (it is said that they later performed the violin and cello solos in the dance drama "The Red Detachment of Women"), as well as ethnic minority music, etc. It can be said that a hundred flowers bloomed in a variety of colors. From https://phoonyewtien.blogspot.com/2020/07/33-1960-30.html
Tracks 01 凤凰展翅（笙独奏，胡天泉演奏，中国人民解放军前卫文工团民族乐队伴奏） 02 喜相逢（笛子独奏，冯子存演奏，中央歌舞团民族乐队伴奏） 03 昭君怨（合奏，广东民间音乐团演奏） 04 傍晚的声音（把乌独奏，史学典演奏） 05 恰不亚脱坦兹玛尔呼兰（合奏，新疆歌舞团演奏） 06 牧歌（小提琴独奏，林克昌演奏，周广仁钢琴伴奏） 07 摇篮曲（大提琴独奏，林克明演奏，周广仁钢琴伴奏） 08 新疆舞曲第一号（钢琴独奏，吴乐懿演奏） Side A 01 Phoenix spreads its wings (sheng solo, played by Hu Tianquan, accompanied by the national band of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Avant-garde Art Troupe) 02 Happy Encounter (dizi solo, played by Feng Zicun, accompanied by the National Band of the Central Song and Dance Ensemble) 03 Zhaojun’s Resentment (Ensemble, performed by Guangdong Folk Music Ensemble) 04 The sound of evening (bawu solo, played by Shi Xuedian) 05 Chabuyatanzimarhulan (ensemble, performed by Xinjiang Song and Dance Ensemble) Side B 06 Pastoral (violin solo, played by Lin Kechang, accompanied by Zhou Guangren on piano) 07 Lullaby (cello solo, performed by Lin Keming, accompanied by Zhou Guangren on piano) 08 Xinjiang Dance No. 1 (piano solo, played by Wu Leyi) MRHI aka 余错了
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ReplyDelete凤凰展翅 中国唱片 M-104
Phoenix Spreading Wings
"Phoenix Spreading Wings" is a sheng solo composed by Dong Hongde and Hu Tianquan in 1956. The phoenix was called the auspicious bird in ancient times. Legend has it that it is the king of birds and symbolizes beauty and happiness. The music adopts the Shanxi Bangzi tune and uses various playing techniques of the Sheng to vividly depict the various graceful postures of the Phoenix and express the yearning for a better life. This song won the gold medal in the 1957 Sixth World Youth Festival Folk Music Competition. Accompanied by the pipa.
From https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E5%87%A4%E5%87%B0%E5%B1%95%E7%BF%85/1543483?fr=ge_ala
It is a Sheng solo composed by Hu Tianquan and Dong Hongde. It was composed in 1956 and is considered to be the first Sheng solo composed in modern times. Hu Tianquan performed this piece at the 6th World Youth Festival Music Competition in 1957 and won a gold medal.
"Phoenix Spreading Wings" uses many special techniques of Sheng to express the form of the ancient Chinese legendary phoenix spreading its wings and about to fly. The melody is based on the musical style of Shanxi Bangzi, and is usually accompanied by a pipa or a small band.
From https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%B3%B3%E5%87%B0%E5%B1%95%E7%BF%85
music structure
Introduction: First, the pipa plays a free-speed melody, and then the sheng starts with a powerful triplet, slowly and gradually faster, and uses the tongue breathing technique to play the melody, showing the posture of the phoenix.
Paragraph 1: Use techniques such as double spitting and flower tongue to play a soft melody, describing the phoenix singing loudly.
Section 2: The speed starts getting faster, with many eighth notes and sixteenth notes, showing the dancing phoenix.
Paragraph 3: First describes the image of the Phoenix in flight, and finally uses the tongue breathing technique to describe the form of the Phoenix flying high in the air.
From https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%B3%B3%E5%87%B0%E5%B1%95%E7%BF%85
Composer: 胡天泉
ReplyDeleteHu Tianquan, male, sheng player. Born in 1934 in a family of folk artists in Xin County, Shanxi Province, he began to learn art from his father at the age of ten and made a living by playing suona. He joined the army in 1953 and served as a sheng performer in the Jinan Army's avant-garde song and dance troupe. In 1957, he won a gold medal in the World Youth Festival Folk Literature Competition. He has visited and performed in more than 20 countries. He also co-wrote and adapted songs such as "Phoenix Spreads Wings", "Flight of the White Dove" and "Prairie Cavalry". He made great contributions to the reform of Sheng and the development of playing skills. Hu Tianquan is full of creative spirit and has made great contributions to the development of Sheng's playing skills and musical instrument reform. He has developed the Sheng, which is mostly used for accompaniment, into a solo instrument with rich expressive power.
From aike.baidu.com/item/胡天泉/4176671?fr=ge_ala
Composer: 董洪德
Dong Hongde (1931—) Composer. A native of Gaoqing, Shandong. In 1944, he joined the Bohai Propaganda Team. During the difficult war period, he enthusiastically collected and compiled folk music and folk songs, and began to compose music. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he studied theoretical composition at the East China Branch of the Central Conservatory of Music. He is one of the six executive conductors of the music and dance epic "The East Is Red". He served as band conductor during many overseas visits and performances. His major works include the Sheng solo piece "Phoenix Spreading Wings" (cooperated with Hu Tianquan) and "Lusheng Dance"; the banhu piece "Dui Hua" (cooperated with Zhang Changcheng). These works were performed at the 6th World Youth and Student Peace and Friendship Festival In the music competition, Hu Tianquan and Cheng played respectively won gold medals. The national instrumental ensemble "The Rising Sun", which he collaborated with Zhao Xingru, won the Excellence Award at the Third Army Art Performance in 1964. Other works include the national orchestral symphony suite "My Motherland", as well as opera, dance drama music, TV soundtracks, etc.
Zhao Xingru (1935—) was born in Tangshan City, Hebei Province. I have loved Tangshan shadow puppetry since I was a child. At the age of 14, he joined the regional cultural troupe. In 1952, he was transferred to the Hebei Art School and often went to the grassroots level to tutor music activities. In 1953, he participated in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea and engaged in battlefield propaganda and agitation work. In 1954, he returned to China and worked as a musician in the military art troupe, and began to engage in amateur music creation. In 1959, the avant-garde cabaret band was transferred. Later, he served as deputy head of the Air Force Cultural Troupe of the former Jinan Military Region. In addition to "The Rising Sun" collaborated with Dong Hongde, his works include the folk music ensemble "Reservoir Triumph", both of which won the Excellence Award at the 3rd Army Art Performance in 1964.
From https://zhidao.baidu.com/question/330481453352843405.html
the album as a whole
ReplyDeleteThis is a Chinese record published in the 1960s. The repertoire in it is also very interesting. It includes sheng solos, flute solos and Guangdong music ensembles by the older generation of folk musicians Hu Tianquan and Feng Zicun, as well as violin and piano music by brothers Lin Kechang and Lin Keming. Cello soloists (it is said that they later performed the violin and cello solos in the dance drama "The Red Detachment of Women"), as well as ethnic minority music, etc. It can be said that a hundred flowers bloomed in a variety of colors.
From https://phoonyewtien.blogspot.com/2020/07/33-1960-30.html
Tracks
01 凤凰展翅（笙独奏，胡天泉演奏，中国人民解放军前卫文工团民族乐队伴奏）
02 喜相逢（笛子独奏，冯子存演奏，中央歌舞团民族乐队伴奏）
03 昭君怨（合奏，广东民间音乐团演奏）
04 傍晚的声音（把乌独奏，史学典演奏）
05 恰不亚脱坦兹玛尔呼兰（合奏，新疆歌舞团演奏）
06 牧歌（小提琴独奏，林克昌演奏，周广仁钢琴伴奏）
07 摇篮曲（大提琴独奏，林克明演奏，周广仁钢琴伴奏）
08 新疆舞曲第一号（钢琴独奏，吴乐懿演奏）
Side A
01 Phoenix spreads its wings (sheng solo, played by Hu Tianquan, accompanied by the national band of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Avant-garde Art Troupe)
02 Happy Encounter (dizi solo, played by Feng Zicun, accompanied by the National Band of the Central Song and Dance Ensemble)
03 Zhaojun’s Resentment (Ensemble, performed by Guangdong Folk Music Ensemble)
04 The sound of evening (bawu solo, played by Shi Xuedian)
05 Chabuyatanzimarhulan (ensemble, performed by Xinjiang Song and Dance Ensemble)
Side B
06 Pastoral (violin solo, played by Lin Kechang, accompanied by Zhou Guangren on piano)
07 Lullaby (cello solo, performed by Lin Keming, accompanied by Zhou Guangren on piano)
08 Xinjiang Dance No. 1 (piano solo, played by Wu Leyi)
MRHI aka 余错了
Thanks Yoshio! Will get to this tomorrow, just home from a mini concert :)
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