Yin Gongxiang
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
He made his living by farming. At the age of nineteen he began studying wind-and-percussion pieces such as Du Hua and Yuan Men under Mr. Wei Qiyuan, and in 1952 he went on to learn the four seasonal pieces composed by Wei Qiyuan, namely Chun Feng (Spring Breeze), Xia Yu (Summer Rain), Qiu Shou (Autumn Harvest) and Dong Yue (Winter Joy). He was skilled at using the five small gongs to strike strongly rhythmic pieces, fusing percussion and wind playing into a single texture, and his performing style was fresh and elegant.
Honors & Recognition
Male, of Han ethnicity, born in 1929 in Shengzhou, Zhejiang, and died in 2010. He was a national representative bearer of Shengzhou Chuida (Shengzhou Wind and Percussion Music), a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Shengzhou Chuida Ⅱ-42
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