Mo Fan

Mo Fan (莫凡 Hangzhou, May 1949) is a Chinese composer. During the Cultural Revolution he was sent to Heilongjiang, where he taught himself composition. In 1979 he entered Shanghai Conservatory.[1]

Works
  • Thunderstorm.
  • Pipa concerto - Changhen ge "Ballad of the Eternal Sorrow" - for soprano, pipa, flute and orchestra 1991[2][3]

Selected recordings
  • "Waterscape Silhouette" piao 《漂》 - for pipa on recital by UK Chinese ensemble The Silk String Quartet - Contemporary and Traditional Chinese Music ARC Music 2007[4][5]

References
  1. 歌剧《雷雨》编剧、作曲家莫凡简介 - 歌剧《雷雨》编剧、作曲家莫凡简介. 国家一级作曲、中国音乐家协会会员、中国音乐学. 院客座教授。１９４９年生于杭州。１９６９年到黑龙江插队. 并自学作曲。１９７９年考入上海音乐学院民族音乐理论. 作曲系本科。１９８４年到北京中国广播艺术团工作至. 今。莫凡多年来致力于严肃音乐创作，涉猎的创作领域较广，至今已积累了上百部（首）不同类型的作品。 主要的大型作品有：歌剧《雷雨》、舞剧《二泉映月》、清. 唱剧《洛神赋》、交响音诗《松竹梅》、合唱音诗《昭. 君出塞》...
  2. Snowball - Volume 34 - Page 54 Meng Wang - 1991 "In addition, A Song of Pipa, a piece performed using a pipa and flute to accompany a soprano and an orchestra, was composed by young Mo Fan based on a famous ancient poem. The poem depicts the miserable life of a woman who plays the pipa and the sympathy of the poet towards her."
  3. 莫凡作品琵琶协奏曲《长恨歌》美国首演成功 Archived 2013-02-15 at Archive.today Boston performance
  4. Silk String Quartet UK
  5. Impressions of a pipa player Samuel Shengmiao Wong, Desmond Kon, Ngee Ann Polytechnic. School of Film & Media Studies - 2003 "The CD also featured a new composition for pipa and percussion by Mo Fan called Piao (Current). "The melody for "


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