- Liu Tianhua
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Born = 1895Jiangyin ,Jiangsu ,China
Died = 1932
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Instrument =erhu ,pipa
Genre = Chinese classical
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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
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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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