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Wu Fei"s Music Daily

An original piece of music every weekday from genre-bending composer, guzheng virtuoso, and vocalist Wu Fei. Concerts & tour info on www.wufeimusic.com wufeimusic.substack.com

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12:15

#895 — Happy thanksgiving 感恩

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2023/11/23

Dear all,As the United States entering the Thanksgiving holiday, I want to send my appreciation to you for the support for my work either from May 3, 2020 when I launched my daily music on Substack, or from yesterday as a new subscriber. I am grateful for connecting to you everyday in this very special way. It amazes me that I receive new subscriptions everyday from all over the world. I tune myself from touching my strings every morning. When I touch the strings on my guzheng, I touch my childhood

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7:34

#892 — Guzheng valiha night song 2 古筝瓦里哈夜曲第二号

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2023/11/20

This three-track night song was created and recorded on guzheng and valiha yesterday, performed by me. The guzheng is a traditional Chinese 21-string zither and valiha is a traditional tune zither from Madagascar. The photo below is my mother in Beijing in 1973. She was 25 years old and visiting her family briefly. Between 1969-1975, my mother was one of the 17 millions of sent-down youth during China’s Cultural Revolution. Those young people were sent to rural areas to be “re-educated” by peasants

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5:19

#891 — Kilometer zero 千里之行，始于足下

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2023/11/17

Kilometer zero was composed and recorded yesterday on two-track guzheng. The term is also written km 0. In many countries, kilometer zero is a term which distances are traditionally measured and some use this as their official country location or coordinates for faster search at space satellites, this is also used for measuring distances between different countries around the world. Historically, they were markers where drivers could set their odometers to follow the directions in early roaming

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8:15

#888 — Stream beneath 浣溪沙

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2023/11/14

Dear all,Thank you for being patient for me to resume my daily music. I have come home safely from a wonderful tour in: Decorah, Iowa; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Stoughton, Wisconsin. I got to play in beautiful and legendary venues for the first time, and made many new friends. How humbled I am for the support and love from everyone! I want to send my deepest gratitude to my music collaborator Abigail Washburn, tour manager Aaron Walters, my team Judson Management & Halac Artists Management, the staff

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7:40

#887 — Twin beauties 姐妹花

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2023/11/07

Dear all,I just recorded this solo guzheng improvisation after packing my gears for a midwest tour. Thank you all again for your tremendous support to my music daily! If you are in one of the cities below, I’d love to see you at the concerts:Wu Fei & Abigail Washburn will bring their banjo-guzheng cross-cultural musical mind meld to:Nov 09: Luther College, Decorah, IA Nov 10: The Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis, MNNov 11: Stoughton Opera House, Stoughton, WITickets can be found here. I will

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6:48

#886 — Valiha night song 4 瓦里哈夜曲第四号

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2023/11/06

Dear all,This piece was composed and recorded on the valiha and my vocal today. The beautiful valiha belong to two dear friends of mine in Nashville. They have generously let me play their valiha for me to explore more sonic vocabulary. This is the 4th night song I’ve composed on this instrument. The valiha is a tube zither from Madagascar made from a species of local bamboo; it is considered the "national instrument" of Madagascar. One of the most celebrated valiha players of the twentieth century

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9:01

#885 — The sky of the Five Dynasties 天籁五代

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2023/11/03

Dear all,This guzheng piece was composed and recorded yesterday, inspired by a painting from the Five Dynasties (907 - 979) period of China (photo below). I have been doing some research on ancient plucked instruments from different cultures including the history of my instrument - guzheng. It has been utterly fascinating to discover so much connections of all the zithers, harps, lutes etc. around the world. The painting below is from 1167 years ago, during The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms

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7:17

#881 — Guzheng night song 63 古筝夜曲第六十三号

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2023/10/30

This solo guzheng night song was recorded yesterday, performed by me. It has been cloudy in Nashville the past a few days. The sunlight gets squeezed through the cracks of the thick clouds when there is a chance. The layered colors of the trees change constantly (photo below). It reminds me of a section of the Song Cí (宋词) poem — Shui Diao Ge Tou (水调歌头) by poet Sū Shì (苏轼 1037-1011). Shui Diao Ge Tou is the name of a traditional Chinese melody to which a poem in the cí (词) style can be sung

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5:36

#880 — The sun of Cologne 科隆的太阳

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2023/10/27

A year ago, I was on tour in Europe with a group of amazing European musicians. When we transferred trains in Cologne Central Station to Brussels, I was stunned by the Cologne Cathedral and the architecture of the station (photo below). This piece was a vivid memory of what I felt standing by the train tracks watching trains passing by. Hope this piece brings you a moment of energy into your weekend! Wu Fei 吴非Wufeimusic.com | hellogoldmountain.com This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss

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5:24

#876 — Awesome lady 傲立

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2023/10/23

This piece was inspired by the crabapple flower in the forest near my home. Crabapples usually only blossom in early April and for only ten days or no more than two weeks. This year has been strange. This crabapple tree started flowering in late summer unexpectedly. Since then, the dozen flowers have been standing proudly (photo below) even after most the leaves fell off. I’m stunned by its toughness and beauty. Wu Fei 吴非Wufeimusic.com | hellogoldmountain.com This is a public episode. If you’d like

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5:21

#875 — Tiny corollas 小管儿摇

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2023/10/20

This three-track guzheng fugue was composed and recorded yesterday, performed by me. Although the autumn has arrived in Nashville, the flowers in the forest are blooming as gloriously as in the spring. Bright colors are everywhere - purple, blue, yellow, orange, red, white etc.. The blue mist flowers (photo below) were shining like flashing beam in the wind and under the sun. Walking through them triggered my allergy. But hey, it’s all worth it! Hope this piece brings you a moment of joy. Wish you

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11:25

#871 — The Sound Check! The Music We Make exhibition...

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2023/10/16

Dear all, and especially friends in Seattle area, I am excited to share with you about a new exhibition that I am humbly featured among many amazing artists. The exhibit is a collaboration between The Music of Asian American Research Center (MAARC) and the Wing Luke Museum in Seattle. A big thank to musicologist Dr. Eric Hung for inviting me to be part of this incredible project! ABOUT THE EXHIBITSound Check! The Music We MakeOctober 15, 2023 through September 14, 2024 Special Exhibition Gallery |

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7:16

#870 — A ticking clock in the prairie fire 野火烧不尽

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2023/10/13

Dear all,This multi-track composition was created and recorded yesterday on the valiha and guzheng. Half of the tracks were valiha while the other half were guzheng, both performed by me. The valiha is a tube zither from Madagascar. The guzheng 古筝 is a 21-string either from China, which is my main instrument that I’ve been playing since I was five. The valiha in the recording belongs to my friends who are historians of Madagascar. They have generously let me use their beautiful valiha to explore new

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5:30

#867 — Bright night, dark night

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2023/10/10

Dear all,The last thirty hours have been very heavy in my family and many families around the world since the war broke out in Israel. The situation is only getting more scary by the minute. I have close friends who have family members over there in the war zone. Some of them have not been able to get hold of their loved ones for two days; some are on their way back to join the army. My heart has sunk into a deep hole. I created this piece to cope with the grief and hope it will help you to feel a

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7:08

#866 — Pink pressure 红粉力

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2023/10/09

This three-track guzheng étude was composed and recorded yesterday, performed by me. I didn’t wear finger picks this time. The timber is much softer than when I wear my picks. I usually wear seven finger picks - four on the right hand and three on my left hand. I also half muted my guzheng with a banana that was weaved through the strings in the middle and lower resisters. I have always enjoyed playing around with changing tone colors of different harmonies, interlocking different rhythmic patterns

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4:13

#865 — Plucking infinity 无限束 ♾️️

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2023/10/06

This guzheng étude was created and recorded yesterday. I played it at a tempo of 205 BPM. BPM stands for beat per minute. It is also known as Prestissimo in music term. For example: Moderato (moderately): 108-120 BPM. Allegro (fast): 120- 168 BMP. Presto (very fast): 168-200 BMP. Prestissimo (extremely fast): over 200 BMP.It was rather a crazy day for me. So I let out all the energy in this highly energetic composition. Have a fantastic weekend! Wu Fei 吴非Wufeimusic.com | hellogoldmountain.com This

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4:45

#864 — Warm October 十月暖

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2023/10/05

This three-voice guzheng fugue was composed and recorded yesterday, inspired by this cute baby eastern box turtle in the forest of west Nashville. In classical music, a fugue is a contrapuntal, polyphonic compositional technique in two or more voices, built on a subject (a musical theme) that is introduced at the beginning in imitation (repetition at different pitches), which recurs frequently throughout the course of the composition. Fugues can also have episodes—parts of the fugue where new

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12:48

#861 — Guzheng valiha night song 1 古筝瓦里哈夜曲一号

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2023/10/02

This three-track night song was created and recorded yesterday. I played the guzheng and valiha (traditional zither from Madagascar) at the same time for the first track: right hand played the valiha while my left hand played guzheng (photo below). After the instrumental track, I sang on the other two tracks. I was inspired by the full moon over the weekend and a lovely family reunion with my cousins who came to Nashville from Beijing. Hope this piece brings you joy! Wu Fei 吴非Wufeimusic.com |

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7:12

#858 — Clouds of Spruce Pine 云杉，松云

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2023/09/26

Dear all, I am back home after a busy and amazing week at Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Yes, I got to perform my own composition with the Philadelphia Orchestra, and I got to conduct the orchestra in one of the seven movements using lightening batons and lightening gloves. Maestro Lio Kuokman conducted Hello Gold Mountain. Oud wizard Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz was magical as always. Dr. Patricia Rosenmeyer narrated the poem in the performance as part of the work. The concert hall was fully packed and

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8:55

#854 — The lonely quintet 孤芳

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2023/09/11

I composed this three-track guzheng piece yesterday, inspired by the five and the only flowers on the crabapple tree in my forest (photo below). Crabapple trees usually blossom in early April only for 10-14 days. I do not water it. It has been there for who knows how many years even decades. This fall, for the first time it blossoms in the later summer and early fall with just a few flowers. I told my father about it. He said it’s bad luck (from old Chinese folklore). Oh well, I still love the

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