Liu Tianhua

Liu Tianhua

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Born = 1895 Jiangyin, Jiangsu, China
Died = 1932
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Instrument = erhu, pipa
Genre = Chinese classical
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Liu Tianhua or Liu T'ien-hua, Pinyin: Liú Tiānhuá, (刘天华 or ; b. Jiangyin, Jiangsu, China, 1895; d. 1932) was a Chinese musician and a composer best known for his reformative work for the "erhu" (Chinese two-string fiddle).

Students of Liu who continued to contribute to the development of the "erhu" include Jiang Fengzhi and Chen Zhenduo.

Compositions for erhu

Title in pinyin (Chinese characters) year (translation of title)

* Bìng Zhōng Yīn (病中吟) 1918 (recitation of ill-being)
* Yuè Yè (月夜) 1924 (moon night)
* Kǔ Mèn Zhī Ōu (苦闷之讴) 1926 (song of depression)
* Bēi Gē (悲歌) 1927 (sad song)
* Liáng Xiāo (良宵) 1928 (beautiful evening)
* Xián Jū Yīn (闲居吟) 1928 (recitation of leisure)
* Kòng Shān Niǎo Yǔ (空山鸟语) 1928 (empty mountains bird song)
* Guāng Míng Xíng (光明行) 1931 (towards brightness)
* Dú Xián Cāo (独弦操) 1932 (exercise on a single string)
* Zhú Yĭng Yáo Hóng (烛影摇红) 1932 (shadows of candles flickering red)

Studies for Erhu No 1 - 47

Compositions for pipa

* gē wŭ yǐn (歌舞引)
* gǎi jìn cāo (改進操)
* xū lài (虛籟)


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