Wu Shiheng
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
At the age of eight he began learning the art of song from masters of the pipa song, and over his lifetime he composed and arranged countless works. He began taking disciples in 1969. At the age of ninety-four he could still improvise songs, and he was regarded as the leading master of Shangzhong pipa songs. More than two thousand of his songs are still sung and preserved, among them Jipa Goumei, Hunyin zizhu (Marriage by One's Own Choice), Qinjian lishen zhi ben (Diligence and Thrift as the Foundation of Life), Yi jiu qing (Remembering Old Affection) and Ga Zhaxi. Between 1986 and 1990 he composed the Dong song Baishan xiao wei xian (Filial Piety Above All Virtues) in one hundred and eight sections, covering conduct in daily life, respect for elders and care for the young, ethical norms, relations among siblings, and the emotions of joy, anger, sorrow and happiness; written in plain and accessible language, it is an important work of Dong song.
Honors & Recognition
Male, of Dong ethnicity, born in November 1919 in Liping County, Guizhou Province, and died in September 2011. National representative bearer of Dong Pipa Songs, a third-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. Over his lifetime he trained more than one hundred disciples, many of whom have become famous song masters; among them Wu Yuzhu and Yang Yanyan have been recognized as national representative bearers of Dong pipa songs.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Dong Pipa Songs Ⅱ-29
- Dong Pipa Songs Ⅱ-29
- Dong Pipa Songs Ⅱ-29
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