Zha Fuxi
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Zha Fuxi was a leading player and scholar of the guqin
. Born in Jiangxi
, he started learning guqin in his childhood. In 1936, he co-founded the Jinyu Society Qin Society (今虞琴社) which later became one of the major national musical organizations for the guqin.
Apart from his profession on guqin, he worked for the civil aviation company and was active in the labour movement. After the People's Republic of China
was established in 1949, he was a vice-chairman of the National Musical Association, president of the Beijing Guqin Society, and a department head at the Central Institute of (Folk) Music.
Few recordings of his qin performance have been published, though more remain in private and institutional circulation. His playing style was unaffected but serious and elegant; he specialized in qin songs (accompanying himself vocally) and contributed several noteworthy dapu reconstructions, as well as earning the nickname "Zha Xiaoxiang" for his mastery of the piece Xiao Xiang Shui Yun.
Guqin
The guqin is the modern name for a plucked seven-string Chinese musical instrument of the zither family...
. Born in Jiangxi
Jiangxi
' is a southern province in the People's Republic of China. Spanning from the banks of the Yangtze River in the north into hillier areas in the south, it shares a border with Anhui to the north, Zhejiang to the northeast, Fujian to the east, Guangdong to the south, Hunan to the west, and Hubei to...
, he started learning guqin in his childhood. In 1936, he co-founded the Jinyu Society Qin Society (今虞琴社) which later became one of the major national musical organizations for the guqin.
Apart from his profession on guqin, he worked for the civil aviation company and was active in the labour movement. After the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
was established in 1949, he was a vice-chairman of the National Musical Association, president of the Beijing Guqin Society, and a department head at the Central Institute of (Folk) Music.
Few recordings of his qin performance have been published, though more remain in private and institutional circulation. His playing style was unaffected but serious and elegant; he specialized in qin songs (accompanying himself vocally) and contributed several noteworthy dapu reconstructions, as well as earning the nickname "Zha Xiaoxiang" for his mastery of the piece Xiao Xiang Shui Yun.