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Posted by: hknccco on: March 21, 2009

阿炳(1893年8月17日-1950年12月4日)本名华彦钧,中国民间音乐家,江苏无锡人。他青年时患了眼疾而双目失明,一生坎坷。失明后,他常身背琵琶,手提胡琴在无锡街头和惠山一带演奏,故人称「瞎子阿炳」、「盲公炳」或「盲炳」。 1893年8月17日,阿炳出生在无锡雷尊殿旁“一和山房”。父亲华清和(号雪梅)为无锡洞虚宫雷尊殿当家道士,母亲秦氏出身农家,曾嫁与秦家,婚后不久便守寡,与华清和的结合遭到族人痛骂,在阿炳出生一年后便郁郁而终。阿炳一生下来就被父亲送至无锡县东亭镇小泗房巷老家托族人抚养,8岁后带回道观,取学名华彦钧,小名阿炳,并被送入私塾读书。 华雪梅精通各种乐器和道家音乐。而阿炳幼时便表现了罕见的音乐天赋,在他10岁那年,父亲便教他迎寒击石模拟击鼓,练习各种节奏(后成为当地有名的司鼓手)。12岁那年,阿炳开始学吹笛子,父亲经常要他迎着风口吹,且在笛尾上挂铁圈以增强腕力,后来索性将铁圈换成了秤砣;阿炳在学二胡的时候,更加刻苦,琴弦上被勒出血痕,手指也拉出了厚厚的茧,阿炳演奏用的二胡的外弦比一般弦粗壮得多,这与他常年练习分不开的。17岁时,阿炳正式参加道教音乐吹奏,他长得一表人才,还有一副好嗓子,被人们誉称为“小天师”。 1914年,华雪梅去世,阿炳成为雷尊殿的当家道士,与堂兄华伯阳轮流主管雷尊殿的香火收入。后由于经营不善,阿炳又染上鸦片恶习,生活逐渐潦倒,在他34岁那年,因染梅毒而双目相继失明,因生活所迫,流浪街头,卖艺为生。1939年,阿炳与江阴农村寡妇董彩娣结为夫妇。 1950年夏,中央音乐学院杨荫浏、曹安和教授专程来无锡为阿炳演奏录音,此时阿炳已完全荒弃音乐达三年之久,经过三天的练习,分两次录音,共留下《二泉映月》《听松》《寒春风曲》三首二胡作品和《大浪淘沙》《龙船》《昭君出塞》三首琵琶作品。但阿炳自己最得意的《梅花三弄》因为录音钢丝不够而没有录制。后《二泉映月》、《大浪淘沙》获二十世纪华人经典音乐作品奖。 1950年9月,中央音乐学院民乐系拟聘阿炳为教师,但当时他已身患重病,无力应聘,12月4日与世长辞,葬于无锡西郊山脚下“一和山房”墓地,1951年3月27日其妻董彩娣病故。 阿炳在音乐上的成就,远远超越了家传师承的藩篱,博采众长,广纳群技,把对痛苦生活的感受,全部通过音乐反映出来。他的音乐作品,渗透着传统音乐的精髓,透露出一种来自人民底层的健康而深沉的气息,情真意切,扣人心弦,充满着强烈的艺术感染力。

Posted by: hknccco on: January 31, 2009

All members to take note about the resume of practice tomorrow (1 Feb 2009) @ 0930hr.

Posting Schedule!!

Posted by: hknccco on: January 7, 2009

Jan/Feb: Cello/Bass

March/April: Bowed Strings

May/June: Woodwind

July/August: Percussion

September/October: Plucked Strings

LAST BUT NOT LEAST, COMMITEEEEEEEE.

Of course, random posts by anyone are okay don’t have to adhere to the schedule. Posts will be moderated so please no malicious comments! :D

BUT you must post something within these time frames. :D

X’mas photos!

Posted by: hknccco on: December 30, 2008



Leaving out the individual shots.

Will develop/send individual shots if requested! Leave comment please, thankyou!

Have a good new year. (:

Resume of Practice

Posted by: hknccco on: December 29, 2008

All members are to take note that practice will resume on this Sunday (4/1/09) at 0930h.

Practice for Erhu Section on 211208

Posted by: hknccco on: December 18, 2008

All erhu members to be reminded about the practice on 211208 at the usual. Please inform Teck Hui if you could not make it on that day. Thank you.

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  • jeslinda: haha.. jia hui.. where is yr 2001.. it started in yr 1998 la... wahaha,,, u salah la
  • Kai Boon: Feb is coming to an end soon... why isnt the post by cello/bass up yet???
  • FangJiahui: hi, Hong Kah North CO was first formed in 2001, is was conducted by Mr Si, a friend of Mr Seah, by the way Mr seah is the sheng player right? i was an
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