Yao Bingyan's lyrics & chords

Yao Bingyan (Chinese: 姚丙炎;1921-1983), school/base Zhe, was an eminent guqin master from Shanghai. His sons are guqin players Yao Gongbai (Chinese: 姚公白; born 1948) and Yao Gongjing (Chinese: 姚公敬; born 1955). The classic guqin song "Jiu Kuang" (Wine Mad) had disappeared from the orally transmitted repertory until Yao Bingyan reconstituted it from a 15th-century handbook. His interpretation features triple rhythm, which is otherwise unknown in guqin music. In his version the rhythm expresses a drunk’s lurching. At the end of ...read more