Hu Tianquan

Hu Tianquan

Hu Tianquan, male, Sheng player. Born in 1934 in a family of folk artists in Xin County, Shanxi Province, he began to learn art with his father at the age of 10 and made a living by playing suona. He joined the army in 1953 and served as Sheng actor of Jinan army avant-garde song and dance troupe. In 1957, he won the gold medal in the folk art competition of the World Youth Festival. He has visited and performed in more than 20 countries. He also co authored with others and adapted songs such as "Phoenix spreads its wings", "white pigeon flies", "grassland cavalry". It has a great contribution to the reform of Sheng and the development of playing skills. Hu Tianquan is full of creative spirit. He has made great contributions to the development of Sheng's playing skills and the reform of musical instruments, making Sheng, which is mostly used for accompaniment, develop into a solo instrument with rich expressive force.

brief introduction

Hu Tianquan was born in 1934 in Xin County, Shanxi Province. Sheng performer, national first-class performer, art director of avant-garde song and dance troupe of Jinan Military Region. He is a member of China Musicians Association, executive director of China National Orchestral Association, chairman of China Sheng Professional Committee and director of Shandong Musicians Association, and enjoys special allowance from the State Council. Hu Tianquan studied with his father when he was young. He was proficient in the playing skills of Sheng, suona, Guanzi, whistle and other national wind instruments. He has come to the fore in his youth. In 1953, at the age of 19, Hu Tianquan joined the army and served as a performer of the former public security army's Art Troupe. In 1958, he was transferred to the avant-garde song and dance troupe of Jinan Military Region, where he successively served as Sheng soloist, band teacher, art director and troupe art director. From then on, he embarked on the road of military art with his solid and proficient performance skills. Today, Hu Tianquan is a famous Sheng performer and a general level folk music artist. Hu Tianquan studied hard and worked hard. After half a century of artistic practice, he has made outstanding artistic achievements, and his playing skills have reached perfection. Sheng is the only reed instrument in the treasure house of Chinese national instrumental music. Hu Tianquan is full of creative spirit. Since the 1950s, he has carried out a series of reforms and innovations in the traditional structure and performance techniques of Sheng, from the original 17 tubes and 13 springs to 30 tubes and 30 springs, and installed and improved the resonance system, so that the Sheng, which is mostly used for accompaniment, has developed into a solo instrument with rich expressive force. He has made great contributions to the construction and development of contemporary national orchestral music Made outstanding contributions.

Life

In 1956, Hu Tianquan and the famous composer and conductor Dong Hongde created China's first Sheng Solo "Phoenix spreads its wings", which put Sheng on the solo stage for the first time, thus endowing this ancient musical instrument with brand-new artistic life and making great contributions to the historical breakthrough and development of Sheng performance art. In 1957, Hu Tianquan won the gold medal for his wonderful song "Phoenix spreads its wings" at the sixth World Youth Festival in Moscow, adding luster to the national art on the international stage. Later, he continued to create and enrich the repertoire, which made Sheng Solo a form of performance active in the folk music stage for a long time. Inspired and promoted by him, many Sheng performers emerged. Until later, many of his students became influential soloists in various regions and groups. Hu Tianquan did not meet the laurels of "Gold Award" and "the first person", and constantly explored and innovated. For example, in the work "a Xi Huan Ge", which represents the life of Yunnan ethnic minorities, he creatively planted a "Ba Wu" on the Sheng Dou and turned it into a "Ba Wu Sheng". This is an outstanding invention and creation, the performance effect is magical and charming. He has held Sheng solo concerts many times at home and abroad, and has made remarkable achievements in art, but he has never been complacent and proud. Hu Tianquan is a folk music artist who is good at playing. He is not familiar with composition, but he is good at cooperating with composers. He has made great achievements in Sheng Solo and percussion music. He has co created and adapted more than 30 Sheng songs and suona songs, among which the most popular ones are "Phoenix spreads its wings", "red flag Recruitment", "grassland Patrol", "white dove flies", "island morning song", etc. In recent years, he and composer Lin Weihua adapted and released a large Sheng Concerto "Yellow River". In 2002, Beiyue literature and Art Publishing House published the collection of Hu Tianquan's Shengqu, which left precious artistic wealth for the treasure house of Chinese folk music. Hu Tianquan has won the first prize in performances and art competitions of the national and military literature and art societies for many times, and has won many awards for meritorious service. Over the past decades, he has visited and lectured in more than 30 countries and regions in the world. During the Spring Festival in 2002, his Sheng Solo was warmly welcomed and highly praised by European audiences in the Golden Hall of Vienna. Since 1995, Hu Tianquan has personally participated in the investigation, demonstration and establishment of Heze national orchestral school in Shandong Province. And make a positive contribution to the cultivation of a new generation of inheritors of folk music art.

Memorabilia

Hu Tianquan, Sheng performer, was born in Xin County, Shanxi Province. He learned folk wind instruments with his father since childhood. He joined the Chinese people's Liberation Army in 1953. He was a performer of the song and dance troupe of the Political Department of Jinan Military Region. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1969. He is a deputy to the Fourth National People's Congress. On the basis of long-term performance practice, the structure of Sheng is reformed systematically, which enriches and improves the performance of Sheng. In 1957, Sheng's solo "Phoenix spreads its wings" and "Lusheng dance" won the gold medal in the national music competition of the sixth World Youth Festival. Sheng's solos grassland cavalry and red flag exhibition respectively won the excellent awards of the second 1959 and the third 1964 PLA Art performance. Sheng Concerto "Ode to Jinggang" won the first prize of the performance of the 30th anniversary of the founding of the people's Republic of China in 1979.

Career

The avant-garde song and dance troupe of Jinan army of the Chinese people's Liberation Army held a "concert commemorating the 50th anniversary of Hu Tianquan's military art career" in Jinan on August 28, 2003. At the concert, Hu Tianquan performed representative works recording his 50 years' footprints, from "Phoenix spreads its wings", "a Xi's joyful song" to "Yellow River". A 70 year old man, still vigorous and active on the music stage, not only won warm applause, but also felt the deep admiration of the audience. Hu Tianquan has been playing Sheng, Guan and suona with his father since he was a child, and has played on various occasions in the countryside of Xin County, Shanxi Province. In 1953, at the age of 19, Hu Tianquan joined the army. Since then, he has embarked on the road of military art with his solid and proficient performance skills. He has been working hard for 60 years. Now, at the age of 79, Hu Tianquan is a famous Sheng performer and a general level folk music artist. Comrade Hu Tianquan has made outstanding contributions to the construction and development of contemporary national orchestral music. He is proficient in national wind instruments. Not only Sheng art Superman, pipe, suona performance is also very skilled. Sheng is the only reed instrument in the treasure house of Chinese national instrumental music. Hu Tianquan is the first person to promote this ancient accompaniment instrument to the stage and occupy a solo position. He won the gold medal for his wonderful song "Phoenix spreads its wings" at the sixth World Youth Festival in Moscow in 1957, adding luster to the national art on the international stage. Later, he continued to create, enrich and perform repertoire, which made Sheng Solo a long-term active form on the stage of folk music. Inspired and promoted by him, many Sheng performers emerged. Until later, many of his students became influential soloists in various regions and groups. he did not meet the laurels of "Gold Award" and "the first person", and constantly explored and innovated. For example, in the work "a Xi Huan Ge", which represents the life of Yunnan ethnic minorities, he creatively planted a "Ba Wu" on the Sheng Dou and turned it into a "Ba Wu Sheng". This is an outstanding invention and creation, the performance effect is magical and charming. Lao Hu has held Sheng solo concerts many times at home and abroad, and has made remarkable achievements in art, but he has never been complacent and proud. He was modest, generous, hardworking and plain, and always maintained the fine style of revolutionary soldiers and working people. His simple and noble character has been sincerely loved and widely praised by peers and countless students.

Works of Hu Tianquan

He is a folk music artist who is good at playing, but he is good at cooperating with composers. For example, composers such as Dong Hongde, Zhang shiye, he Huajun and Lin Weihua, as well as performers such as Liu Hanlin, have jointly created many successful Masterpieces for his Sheng Solo and percussion music. With the cooperation of so many composers, it is not difficult to see the "popularity" of Lao Hu. Talking about "popularity" more than that? On the eve of SARS, the Sheng Professional Committee of the Chinese National Orchestra Society was officially established. He was welcomed as the president of the Committee. He personally led more than 100 Sheng friends and students to perform the super large Sheng ensemble in history. The moving scene and the excitement of the group were rare events in the national music world. The charm, centripetal force and cohesive force of Lao Hu's popularity can be seen. At the age of 70, Lao Hu is still active on the stage of performance at home and abroad, with the same style. In particular, when playing wind music, not only fingers need to be flexible, but also sharp tongue skills and abundant breath are needed. It is said that in Hu Tianquan's life, Sheng is indispensable, and it takes an hour to be busy. In 50 years, Hu Tianquan has grown from an ordinary farmer to a general level folk music artist, which is unprecedented in the history of Chinese music and even the world music. He is the pride of his country and nation. In the face of such a lofty honor, Hu Tianquan said: "it was the party and the people who nurtured me. It was the avant-garde song and dance troupe that cultivated me. Without avant-garde song and dance troupe, there would be nothing for Lao Hu.

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