Dance of the Yi People (simplified: 彝族舞曲; traditional: 彞族舞曲; pinyin: Yízú Wǔqǔ; sometimes also called Dance of the Yi Tribe or Yi Dance) is one of the most popular solo compositions for the pipa. Unlike the martial-sounding Ambushed From All Sides (十面埋伏; pinyin: Shí Mìan Maí Fú), the other most widely performed solo pipa piece, Dance of the Yi People is predominantly lyrical in character. Dance of the Yi People was composed in 1960 by the Chinese composer Wang Huiran (王惠然; b. 1936), presumably based on traditional music of the Yi people of southern China. As with many Chinese compos… read more
Dance of the Yi People (simplified: 彝族舞曲; traditional: 彞族舞曲; pinyin: Yízú Wǔqǔ; sometimes also called Dance of the Yi Tribe or Yi Dance) is one of th… read more
Dance of the Yi People (simplified: 彝族舞曲; traditional: 彞族舞曲; pinyin: Yízú Wǔqǔ; sometimes also called Dance of the Yi Tribe or Yi Dance) is one of the most popular solo compositions for … read more
Anna Guo, a.k.a. Guo Ming Qing (Chinese name: 郭敏清) is Chinese-born, Canada-based yangqin player. She has been active as a traditional musician since the 1960s, having performed in China under her birth name Guo Minqing. She has been teaching and playing the yangqin for more than 30 years. She is a former professor at the renowned Shanghai Conservatory of Music. From 1985 to 1996, Guo was head of the Shanghai Women's Silk String Quintet, a successful Chinese music ensemble that gained a solid reputation worldwide. The quintet recorded two albums that are very hard to find outsid… read more
Anna Guo, a.k.a. Guo Ming Qing (Chinese name: 郭敏清) is Chinese-born, Canada-based yangqin player. She has been active as a traditional musician since the 1960s, having performed in China und… read more
Anna Guo, a.k.a. Guo Ming Qing (Chinese name: 郭敏清) is Chinese-born, Canada-based yangqin player. She has been active as a traditional musician since the 1960s, having performed in China under her birth name Guo Minqing. She has been te… read more