Bai Fengyan

Organized by 关谷奇迹 on 2022-04-14
Introduction to Bai Fengyan(three-stringed piano)Master performer,composer

Bai Fengyan (1899-1975), a native of Beijing, was a Chinese quyi string master, composer, sanxian and northern school pipa player. The representative work "Luo Cheng called Guan".

At the age of eight, he studied sanxian with his father Bai Xiaoshan. At the age of 15, he learned arts from Han Yongxian and Han Yonglu. Soon he became famous in the music world. After he became famous, he still sought advice from many famous teachers, such as the famous single-string master Quan Yueru, Deshoushan, and the famous plum blossom drum master Jin Wanchang. Since then, he has become very familiar with many kinds of northern folk art, and has made great efforts to reform and innovate. He is very unique in playing Sanxian, Pipa, Sihu and Yangqin.

He has played for 5 years for Liu Baoquan, a famous drum master in Beijing rhythm. Later, he helped his younger brother Bai Fengming to reform the singing style of the Beijing rhyme drum, and compiled more than 20 new songs such as "Drumming and Cursing Cao", "Seven Star Lanterns" and "Luo Cheng Calling Guan". Since then, the "Shaobai School" of Jingyun drums has been established. In 1954, when he served as the artistic director of the Central Radio Rap Troupe, he even created the "New Plum Blossom Tune".

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