Lin Liyan
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
He commanded the full range of ditao (flute-suite) music, playing with grace and subtlety, generosity and precision, a balance of firmness and suppleness, and drawing on the strengths of many schools. He composed the ditao gong-and-drum piece Yugang Fengshou (Bumper Harvest of the Fish Pond), which won an award, and his representative pieces include Dapo Jinguang Zhen (Breaking the Golden Light Formation) and Lanhai Song (Ode to Reclaiming the Sea); he also collated many ancient melodies, including Liu Yao Jin and Yan Er Luo.
Honors & Recognition
Male, of Han ethnicity, born in 1935 in Shantou, Guangdong, and died in 2011. He was a national representative bearer of Chaozhou Music, a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. He studied Chaozhou music under the guidance of Lin Binan, Zheng Guorui and others, was awarded the title Outstanding Folk Artist of Guangdong Province in 2004, and served as a member of the Guangdong Musicians Association, adviser to the Chaoyang Folk Art Society and director of the Chaoyang Chaosheng Silk and Bamboo Society.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Chaozhou Music Ⅱ-50
- Chaozhou Music Ⅱ-50
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