"A Spray of Flower" is originated from pieces of folk music in Shandong Province of China. In 1959, REN Tongxiang, a Suona (Chinese traditional wood and brass blowing instrument in horn shape) musician, rearranged the Shandong folk music pieces into a Suona concert piece. His arrangement is based on his own life experience, from a poor folk artist to a professional musician after 1949. He compared his life to a flower, saying that in the old days (which means before 1949), he was just like a wayside flower, suffered from wind and rain (refers to the endless civil wars, savage act of the landlord and government corruption) and no one cared; after the birth of PRC, he became a spray of lovely flower, and took the fancy of workers, peasants and soldiers. This arrangement for Erhu was transplanted from REN's version, and combined with the story of the legendary hero WU Song from the classical Chinese novel "Water Margins" (also called "Outlaws of the Marsh"). This Erhu piece is formed of three parts. The first part is in tempo rubato, describing the tough situation which WU Song was facing. The second part is in lento, creating a depressing atmosphere, which shows WU Song's bitter and stifling feeling. The third part is in allegro, depicting WU Song's superb Kung Fu and his struggle against the challenges. The piece ends in rubato again, and concluded WU Song's life in an ablaze mood.
No doubt, seeing her play is no less beautiful than hearing her. You can even see the music in her eyes as she allows it to flow into her from whatever place her mind goes to find it when she plays.
I agree! She is so beautiful and her music so enchanting that I listen to her daily and feel very happafterwards. I was in Beijing, trying to speak t her but she was not in.
A nation's music, whether in the forms of opera, songs or instruments, happens to be part of its culture. Samples are a subsets to sample space. Just this simple but hard to see, at times! Thank you!
Saw the red Mei flower (plum) behind her and her being in red; this song is pretty autobiographic to Miss Yu hung Mei! She is the flower herself! Lovely but intrinsic and meditative! She is a pretty mature woman!
it's not a chinese zylophone. it's kind of like a piano (of course not in the looks and the way you play it), only you can't stop the sound from floating everywhere once you play unless you press your hands/fingers on the strings.
@videogaga999 I say they are real. She s a professor at Beijng Chinese Music Insititution, well known for her unpretentious beauty and music skills and natural way to nurish her beauty!
I would love to hear here play the first opening theme song from "Tale Of Sionkoku". There's an erhu in it. heh For all I know it could have been her playing it.
好個一枝花,真是越聽越有味道.看得出于紅梅拉奏這首曲信心十足,音色飽滿,一氣呵成,完全沒有半點雜音,真是完美之作.
"A Spray of Flower" is originated from pieces of folk music in Shandong Province of China. In 1959, REN Tongxiang, a Suona (Chinese traditional wood and brass blowing instrument in horn shape) musician, rearranged the Shandong folk music pieces into a Suona concert piece. His arrangement is based on his own life experience, from a poor folk artist to a professional musician after 1949. He compared his life to a flower, saying that in the old days (which means before 1949), he was just like a wayside flower, suffered from wind and rain (refers to the endless civil wars, savage act of the landlord and government corruption) and no one cared; after the birth of PRC, he became a spray of lovely flower, and took the fancy of workers, peasants and soldiers. This arrangement for Erhu was transplanted from REN's version, and combined with the story of the legendary hero WU Song from the classical Chinese novel "Water Margins" (also called "Outlaws of the Marsh"). This Erhu piece is formed of three parts. The first part is in tempo rubato, describing the tough situation which WU Song was facing. The second part is in lento, creating a depressing atmosphere, which shows WU Song's bitter and stifling feeling. The third part is in allegro, depicting WU Song's superb Kung Fu and his struggle against the challenges. The piece ends in rubato again, and concluded WU Song's life in an ablaze mood.
No doubt, seeing her play is no less beautiful than hearing her. You can even see the music in her eyes as she allows it to flow into her from whatever place her mind goes to find it when she plays.
I agree! She is so beautiful and her music so enchanting that I listen to her daily and feel very happafterwards. I was in Beijing, trying to speak t her but she was not in.
wonderful performance!
A nation's music, whether in the forms of opera, songs or instruments, happens to be part of its culture. Samples are a subsets to sample space. Just this simple but hard to see, at times! Thank you!
She handled the opening cadenza very well. The best I have heard on RUclips. :)
"Talented women" are always prettier"! That is true because talents create radiance!
Beautiful. The music was very mezmorizing.
Good music creates and recreates; soothes and guides the heart for the better part of humanity.
Miss Yu hung-mei does that!
Prevailing harmony and peace!
Sweet Yu Hung-mei !
In a Chinese melody revealed the tenacity of the simple farmers
Wow! So great! This is my favorite Chinese folk music. The music and player are both beautiful!
this woman is one of the most elegant living female creatures
Please just listen to her music and leave her beauty alone for more mature people such as, well, myself.
Saw the red Mei flower (plum) behind her and her being in red; this song is pretty autobiographic to Miss Yu hung Mei! She is the flower herself!
Lovely but intrinsic and meditative! She is a pretty mature woman!
她拉的感情是很深沉的!
令人想落淚!
Heavenly music; sweeter China lass!
Talented women are always prettier. I really respect talented people... especially pretty ones ;)
Beautiful Wisdom of China.
i really like this one , they should put this one on a soundtrack or something.
Want to learn Erhu- is such a wonderful instrument
I watched you for long times.
very nice:D
all flowers certainly.
ohhh yeah, thats SO true.
Read the description: "Performed by Yu Hongmei."
it's not a chinese zylophone. it's kind of like a piano (of course not in the looks and the way you play it), only you can't stop the sound from floating everywhere once you play unless you press your hands/fingers on the strings.
clap clap clap!
As I always said, find a wife in China! These girls have talents, style and beauty!
@videogaga999
I say they are real. She s a professor at Beijng Chinese Music Insititution, well known for her unpretentious beauty and music skills and natural way to nurish her beauty!
i hope she can play my erhu one day
I'm a fan of this instrument and the performer is awesome ! Where Can I download mp3 of her performance
Oh, wow, this song is in the World Adventures Sims3 expansion. Never thought I'd hear it outside the game.
yep
I would love to hear here play the first opening theme song from "Tale Of Sionkoku".
There's an erhu in it. heh For all I know it could have been her playing it.
Wonderful cultural music. What is that other instrument called?
We have been civilized for more than 5,000 years; most western civilizations are only half as long as ours. It is a cultural thing.
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@videogaga999
Another reason: Chinese women rarely wear artificial eye lashes which are common for western counterparts.
im gonna learn ho to play a erhu^^
well..someday..>.>"
Have you learnt to play yet?
Beautiful. What instrument is the other woman playing so beautifully?
+kidfromstatenisland It is a guzheng
+kidfromstatenisland It is a yangqin (Chinese zither). Guzheng is a plucked instrument.
Are the hairs of the bow on the 'inner side' of the erhu's strings? :o
@aaroncurley
It is the same in both simplified and traditional.
beautiful, I think this is on The Sims 3. :P
6:19
Also, look at 5.48 and you will see clearly no fake lashes.
r u trying to say it reverbirates ?
8:10 HOLY CRAP!
yeah! I didn't know the word.. lol :P
I'll grant you that the focus ought to be on the music, but to ignore beauty such as hers would border on criminal.
first 6 seconds made me think of Sherlock.....
Coolio
@alra1975 It's a matter of taste. I like both but I prefer the Classical Western composers. To each his own, I guess.
Is she chinese?
its a yangqin
its the persian santoor
nm the Guzheng