When playing this instrument, keep the shoulders and both arms relaxed. Turn from sounding like a strangled chicken to producing the most beautiful melodies with the first ever online interactive erhu lessons. As a soloist she visited many countries and regions in europe, america, africa and asia and gave more than 100 personal solo concerts. Disneysongs collection erhu solo sheet music book with cd.
The strings of the erhu, commonly tuned a fifth apart, are stretched over a wooden drumlike resonator covered by a snakeskin membrane. She debuted some outstanding music pieces including the. Erhu is within the scope of the wikiproject regional and national music, an attempt at building a resource on the music of all the peoples and places of the world. Erhu tutorial book in english with cd on sale at sound of mountain music. The first online interactive erhu course learn how to. Classic music collection erhu solo sheet music book with cd japanese sheet music 2012. Learn to play the erhu a twostringed violin of extraordinary beauty. Saso presents a chinese new year celebration with the.
Eason music thomastikinfeld soloist erhu strings per set made in vienna, austria. In 1972, wang became the erhu soloist and later art director of the china broadcasting traditional orchestra. In addition, you will know the erhus structure, the ways to choose a good erhu and the numbered music notation. In addition, you will know the erhu s structure, the ways to choose a good erhu and the numbered music notation. For this performance the erhu soloist is dan guo, the new erhu teacher at the ua chinese music center, who will perform love from qiaos grand courtyard suite by jiping zhao. Should you have any question about this website, please email to webmaster at any time. In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to bow the erhu.
It is used as a solo instrument as well as in small ensembles and large. The collection of erhu sheet music book wcd sm01773 the collection of erhu sheet music. You open up the package and try to make your first note. Chinese violin chiang mai dec 29, 2009 by alan foos. George gao is a chineseborn erhu player and composer. With the artistry and skill of a master musician, he interprets a full range of musical genres, be it folk, classical, contemporary, or crosscultural. Bow, erhu bow,buy erhu bow, soloist erhu bow,chinese traditional musical instrument accessory. May 30, 2011 perhaps no musical instrument is more evocative of china than the erhu, but its origins are in central asia. Perhaps no musical instrument is more evocative of china than the erhu, but its origins are in central asia. Eason found for me a rare book on erhu playing, delivered every order very fast from singapore to canada, as well as gave me some priceless tips on improving the sound of my instruments.
There is a slight twitch of the wrist on attack of each stroke. A number of sheet music are also provided for your own practices. While the instrument has a history of nearly a millennium, its solo repertory in concert performance developed only in the past 100 years or so, drawing upon traditional chinese material. Featuring three erhu soloists and orchestra, the pieces style draws upon. Studio ghibli,anime,joe hisaishi, ryuichi sakamoto, final fantasy. Exercises in staff and jianpu notation for each key. So it seems to get a powerful yet mellow erhu, you need great wood, and thick skin, wellevened out. Erhu is known internationally as a symbol of chinese music. Red music shop, offering high quality chinese musical instruments,erhu,banhu,zhonghu,jinghu,guzheng,pipa,yueqin,yangqin,guqin,ruan,dizi,xiao,suona and more, retail.
Recordings are intended for personal use along with the purchase of the book. The elbow moves the arm, the arm moves the wrist, the wrist moves the fingers and the fingers move the bow. Erhu masterclass running river by song fei by yfrankliao1. Learn to play the erhu with master ling peng elearning. The erhu is a twostringed bowed musical instrument, more specifically a spike fiddle, which may also be called a southern fiddle, and sometimes known in the western world as the chinese violin or a chinese twostringed fiddle. Wuyue chinese 2 strings violin traditional national instruments erhu phoneme mark for entry level brown tracery standard. He has written many books and articles on erhu playing and has performed in many countries. See more ideas about musical instruments, violin online and ukulele art. With the artistry and skill of a master musician, he interprets a full range of musical genres, be it folk, classical. A powerful erhu demands excellent wood density and resonance and hightension skin, a mellow erhu demands lower density or a less tight skin or a thicker skin. Wang guowei erhu soloist and artistic director, music from china. Abing professional chinese erhu strings, chinese erhu accessory, 1 set.
In the main, the contemporary solo recital repertory of the erhu has been. Please visit the projects listing to see the articles assessment and to help us improve the article as we push to 1. Erhu music of a bing and liu tianhua, erhu music shows. Bow,erhu bow,buy erhu bow,soloist erhu bow,chinese traditional musical instrument accessory. Erhu, bowed, twostringed chinese vertical fiddle, the most popular of this class of instruments. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide.
Orientalmusicsanctuary concerto grade african sandalwood erhu with engraved dragon head with usa warranty two stringed chinese violin fiddle instrument 5. Wang guowei erhu soloist and artistic director, music. Erhu music of a bing and liu tianhua,erhu music shows. Disneysongs collection erhu solo sheet music book with cd yamaha music media on. We offer erhu strings from respected manufacturers like daddario, pirastro, and thomastikinfeld. He has written many books and articles on erhu playing and has performed. In 2016, gan was recognised as a knight of the order of arts and letters.
Some are freely available whilst others require premium membership to access. Saso presents a chinese new year celebration with the tucson. Ive created user templates for erhu players to use on their userpages here. In 1972 wang became the erhu soloist, and later art director, with the china broadcasting traditional orchestra. Classic music collection erhu solo sheet music book with cd. So one day while youre strolling in the botanical gardens, you hear this most wonderful melody played by this instrument that sounds almost human like. She is the chief erhu soloist of the china opera and dance drama house and played friday. Russian folk instrument balalaika instrument balalaika russian folk instrument vintage russian balalaika russian 3 string balalaika 3string balalaika psaltery russian balalaika 6 russian balalaika bowed psaltery chinese erhu instrument 3 string mcnally strumstick chinese violin alte 4 4 geige hurdy gurdy alte geige violin russian domra ukrainian bandura folk musical. In most cases, well add the strings to our regular stock to make your next order even easier. The erhu produces the most characteristic sounds of chinese music and is found in. The erhu is a twostringed instrument played with a bow that is popular not only in china, but in those areas of east asia where chinese culture has had particularly great influence. Quality erhu with free worldwide shipping on aliexpress.
Another famous erhu soloist hua yan jun 18931950, nickname ah bing, made erhu, which was previously used to accompany chinese opera, a solo instrument. In his midlife, he became blind, and was well know as the blind man ah bing. He returned to the central conservatory of music in 1983 as head of the chinese music department. These concerts are usually a part of a series of concert tours. Redmusicshop chinese musical instruments,erhu,banhu. Bridging the gap was written for english readers who are interested in learning how to play the erhu, but could not find any erhu instruction books in english. Highly sensitive at high registers without compromising its mellow sound. Zhonghu, erquan erhu and normal erhu in 1 ecoerhu deep sounding, sensitive and yes reposnsive zhonghu, created for the zhonghu musician in mind. Sounds of china for strings and the erhu virtuoso guo gan events. The moment i herd the erhu i immediately fell in love with the instrument and have since been trying to teach myself, for i cant remember how many years now. Think about the money you could save from purchasing erhu books and vcds in chinese where you can only.
We are selling a lot of japanese sheet music books. A song list in english will be attached to your order. Classic music collection erhu solo sheet music book wcd sm00141 classic music collection erhu solo sheet music book wcd sm00141 selling price. Recordings are protected by international held by patty chan. If youre still in two minds about erhu and are thinking about choosing a similar product, aliexpress is a great place to compare prices and sellers. Ecoerhu worlds first professional synthetic membrane erhu. Classic music collection erhu solo sheet music book wcd.
Currency all prices are in aud currency all prices are in aud. Recovered rosewood aged rosewood erhu for concerto and. In 1982, he won first prize at the shanghai junior instrumental soloist. His most notable work is on the soundtrack of the television series earth. The program will also include fading affection from the same suite. The first online interactive erhu course learn how to play. Its been a really slow process of getting into bad habits, then identifying them spending a lot of time undoing them and im finally seeing improvement in my core basics. Wang guowei erhu soloist and artistic director, music from. A very balanced sounding erhu with a added strength in dynamics. The erhu is a traditional chinese twostring instrument, played with a bow. Wang guoweis eclectic voice on the erhu expresses a lifelong passion for the instrument and its music. This book will teach you how to play erhu, the chinese violin, at the beginner level. Contemporary recital solos for the chinese twostringed fiddle erhu. Redmusicshop chinese musical instruments,erhu,banhu,zhonghu.
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