Liu Mingyuan's lyrics & chords

Liu Mingyuan (刘明源, pinyin: Líu Míngyuán; 1931-1996) was a prominent Chinese musician, composer, and teacher. He played the Chinese bowed string instruments banhu, zhonghu, gaohu, erhu, jinghu, and zhuihu, among others, as well as the piano. Born in Tianjin, he began studying music from his father and eventually learned to play a wide variety of traditional genres including pingju, Cantonese music, and Beijing opera. He composed and arranged several popular guoyue pieces, many of which are based on traditional Chinese melodies. Among hi...read more