Biography
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Born
1921
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Born In
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Died
1983 (aged 62)
Yao Bingyan (Chinese: 姚丙炎;1921-1983), school/base Zhe, was an eminent guqin master from Shanghai.
His sons are guqin players Yao Gongbai (Chinese: 姚公白; born 1948) and Yao Gongjing (Chinese: 姚公敬; born 1955).
The classic guqin song "Jiu Kuang" (Wine Mad) had disappeared from the orally transmitted repertory until Yao Bingyan reconstituted it from a 15th-century handbook. His interpretation features triple rhythm, which is otherwise unknown in guqin music. In his version the rhythm expresses a drunk’s lurching. At the end of the piece, an ascending glissando humorously represents the sound of vomiting. (During, Levin 2001)
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