Wang Guoqing
Lineage & School of Heritage
In 1976 he took Zhang Zhenheng as his master to study gongche notation and the eighteen-miao sheng, and at the same time studied under Qian Dao and Ma Hei, transmitters of Chaohua chuige. From 1978 he studied the craft at the Chaohua Temple Chuige Society, with the guanzi as his principal instrument, and he is the tenth-generation transmitter of Chaohua Temple chuige.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, Han ethnicity, born in February 1963, a native of Xinmi City, Henan Province. In 1974 he learned instrumental music in his school's propaganda team. He has a thorough command of the modulation techniques of the Chaohua chuige guanzi; his playing of court music is noble and elegant, of sacrificial music solemn and reverent, and of folk music cheerful and festive. His principal works include the court pieces Chuan Ling (Passing the Order), Qinghe Ling, and Xiao Taohong, the temple pieces Shen Tongzi, Wu Sheng Fo (Five Sacred Buddhas), and San Chi Fo, and the folk pieces Zhuangyuan Youjie (The Top Scholar's Parade), Pa Tianqiao, and Guan Deng (Viewing the Lanterns).
Honors & Recognition
National representative bearer of Sheng and Guan Ensemble Music (Chaohua Chuige), a third-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. He is dedicated to the transmission and development of Chaohua chuige and has trained a number of students.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Sheng and Guan Ensemble Ⅱ-121
- Sheng and Guan Ensemble Ⅱ-121
- Sheng and Guan Ensemble Ⅱ-121
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