Add this copy of Impressions of a Pipa Player: Profiles of the World's to cart. $107.00, like new condition, Sold by Masalai Press rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Oakland, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2003 by Ngee Ann Polytechnic/Beaumont Publishing.
Publisher:
Ngee Ann Polytechnic/Beaumont Publishing
Published:
2003
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
10533309849
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Fine in fine dust jacket. 211 p. Includes: illustrations, index, bibliography. The sound of the pipa has been likened to that of pearls falling on a jade tray. A fully functional three-and-a-half octave instrument with four strings, the pipa is one of the most expressive and intriguing Chinese traditional instruments. Like a constantly unravelling enigma, its performing techniques are always developing with a palette of sounds, which just broadens over time. Over the years, pip masters have developed their own pipa techniques and schools, allowing further development in different pipa traditions and the discovery of new playing forms. Today, the pipa is one of the most important instruments in a Chinese orchestra and it stands proud and tall as the mother of all plucked-string instruments. Through interviews with 21 of the world's premier pipa players, composers and teachers, Samuel Wong Shengmiao travelled as far as Beijing, Shanghai and Copenhagen to document the personal biographies of stalwart pipa players, stories which might have otherwise passed into unwritten history with player's own passing. This is a rigorously researched opus, packing in numerous box stories on famous pipa songs, a detailed bibliography and index, and a first-ever listing of pipa symbols and techniques explained in English. The book also includes exclusive photo portraiture of many of the featured players.
