Yu Xunfa  | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 January 1946 Shanghai  | 
| Died | 21 January 2006 (aged 60) Shanghai  | 
| Genres | world music | 
| Instrument(s) | dizi, koudi | 
| Labels | China Record Corporation | 
Yu Xun-fa (俞遜發) (January 8, 1946 – January 21, 2006), was a Chinese flute player who invented the wind-instrument known as the koudi.[1] Born in Shanghai, he popularized the art of the flute in Chinese culture during the 1970s.[2]
Biography
In elementary school, Yu studied Chinese flute. He participated in the Shanghai "Red Children" Troupe in 1958, and studied under dizi performer Lu Chunling as a disciple.
In 1971, Yu invented koudi - a small flute made from bamboo. During the 1970s he was most active; touring parts of Europe, Canada,[3] and Asia. He died January 21, 2006, due to liver cancer.
Discography
- Zhu: Symphonic Fantasia - In Memory of Martyrs for Truth; Sketches in the Mountains of Guizhou; Symphony No. 4 (1995)
 - Lake View on a Moonlit Autumn Night (1996)
 - MASTERPIECES on Chinese Wind Instruments: A Visit to Suzhou (2004)
 - Master of Chinese Traditional Music: Di Flute Perform Fish Xunfa (2005)
 - Song Of Plum Blossom (2006)
 
Compilations
- Treasure of Traditional Music Vol. 3 (1997)
 - Anthology Of Chinese Traditional and Folk Music: DIZI Vol. 5 (1994)
 
References
- ↑ Hu, Liang (2004). "The Scale of Koudi". Instrument. 7: 78–80.
 - ↑ "Welcome to music". CCNT.com.cn. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
 - ↑ Lau, Frederick (1996). "Forever Red: The Invention of Solo dizi Music in Post-1949 China". British Journal of Ethnomusicology. British Forum for Ethnomusicology. 5: 123. doi:10.1080/09681229608567250. JSTOR 3060869.
 
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