Title: Dance of Yi.
Composer: Huiran Wang.
Performance Date: 02/18/2007
Place: Egg Theater (Albany, NY)
Purpose: Chinese New Year Celebration
The instrument I am playing here is called a Pipa. It is a string instrument of Central Asian origin brought to China along the Silk Road about 2,000 years ago. It became popular at the court of the Tang dynasty in the 7th century, and is now an integral part of Chinese musical culture. From China, it reached many other East Asian cultures and versions of the Pipa exist in Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. It is a difficult instrument to master. The four strings are played using a fake fingernail, because the strings are too hard to use real nails.
This song is called Dance of the Yi People. The Yi, formerly also called the LoLo, are a large tribe of about 8 million people living in the mountain areas of Southwest China, with some in the mountains of Northeast Vietnam and Northern Thailand. Most are mountain farmers and herdsmen. Their language is related to Burman. This dance is about love and courtship, and though based on traditional Yi music, this Pipa solo piece was created by composer Wang Huiran in 1960. It is today part of the standard Pipa repertoire, and most students of the Pipa will have learned it.
Remember I was here.Thai 6:15AM 8/11/2011
universetechnique 5 months ago
so peaceful
nebblu 10 months ago
Beautiful , thanks for posting .
samhowa 1 year ago
it's excellent
lightinthelife 1 year ago
Greattttt
sankky091242716 1 year ago
you are good! but maybe it's just the recording...it makes your instrument sound muted a little bit...
gar123321 1 year ago
thats really good :}
carolinetangomango 2 years ago
wow... amazing :D bravo!
strawberryluvhamster 2 years ago
Great performance!
che1268Wai 2 years ago