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| NPR Features the Erhu | Rate Topic |
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| Posted: Sun Dec 9th, 2007 05:48 pm |
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banjo brad Super Moderator 
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http://tinyurl.com/yumq9t "November 26, 2007 — It sounds almost like a violin, but not quite. The erhu is a traditional Chinese two-string instrument, played with a bow. Virtuoso soloist Ma Xiaohui demonstrates how to finesse music out of it." This was in my email this morning. Thought it might be enjoyable. I even think I learned how you bow the strings with the bow fit between them! You hold bowhair tension with the hand, not like with a fiddle bow. My gift of music to you for the season! Brad (Definitely not an erhu player!) Last edited on Sun Dec 9th, 2007 05:49 pm by banjo brad ____________________ ezFolk Help Brad Prickly Pear Music Banjo Brad's ezFolk page TOTMC |
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| Posted: Sun Dec 9th, 2007 10:34 pm |
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Clyde Approved 
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God Bless Last edited on Thu Jul 10th, 2008 05:12 am by Clyde |
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| Posted: Mon Dec 10th, 2007 02:28 pm |
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mrjackgreen Approved
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I heard the segment on radio; it was refreshing to hear a story about erhu on a national radio that showed so much of erhu's characters. What really touched me, however, was the listener's response the day after. One listener's response was (roughly paraphrasing), "as a Chinese-American who has never been to China, I found tears flowing down my face as the sound of erhu floods me with a nostalgia for a homeland that I've never been to." That almost also brought tears to my eyes. The spirit of the Chinese culture is so well-embodied by this little two-stringed instrument! The link to the radio show as well as other videos availablecan be found here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16619276 A little research online revealed that Xiaohui Ma is a highly revered erhu soloist in China, and even has been called one of the "three Goddess" of Chinese classical instruments. More about her: http://www.maxiaohui.com/web/en/new.asp
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| Posted: Mon Dec 10th, 2007 02:49 pm |
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thunderbird Approved 
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mrjackgreen wrote:I heard the segment on radio; it was refreshing to hear a story about erhu on a national radio that showed so much of erhu's characters. What really touched me, however, was the listener's response the day after. One listener's response was (roughly paraphrasing), "as a Chinese-American who has never been to China, I found tears flowing down my face as the sound of erhu floods me with a nostalgia for a homeland that I've never been to." That almost also brought tears to my eyes. The spirit of the Chinese culture is so well-embodied by this little two-stringed instrument! Wonderful performance! 
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