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]

Yu Xunfa
Born8 January 1946
Shanghai
Died21 January 2006 (2006-01-22) (aged 60)
Shanghai
Genresworld music
Instrument(s)dizi, koudi
LabelsChina Record Corporation

Biography

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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

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  • 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

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  • Treasure of Traditional Music Vol. 3 (1997)
  • Anthology Of Chinese Traditional and Folk Music: DIZI Vol. 5 (1994)

References

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  1. ^ Hu, Liang (2004). "The Scale of Koudi". Instrument. 7: 78–80.
  2. ^ "Welcome to music". CCNT.com.cn. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  3. ^ Lau, Frederick (1996). "Forever Red: The Invention of Solo dizi Music in Post-1949 China". British Journal of Ethnomusicology. 5. British Forum for Ethnomusicology: 123. doi:10.1080/09681229608567250. JSTOR 3060869.