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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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5:25

#1189 — The Alcazaba night song 阿卡萨巴夜曲

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2025/08/14

Good morning, afternoon, and evening, Today’s new song was inspired by a magical summer night I spent at the Alcazaba of Málaga last month. Exactly one month ago, I gave my debut solo concert in Spain at that breathtaking castle (photo below). My green room overlooked the city, offering a stunning view of Málaga glowing under the night sky. The concert began around 10:30 PM—later than I’m used to—but I loved the city’s vibrant energy after dark. In Spain, that’s when the most exciting part of the

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4:49

#1188 — A temple of wisdom 慧园

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2025/08/13

Good morning, afternoon, and evening, Last month in Mojácar, Spain, I was deeply moved by the words engraved on the door of the house where I stayed. Hosted by my dear friends who are the owners. They organized an amazing concert for me (sold-out) within those very walls—a space that embodied wisdom, art, and kinship (photo below). What an honor to receive such a hospitality! Hope this piece brings you joy. Translation: “In this house, a temple of wisdom, art and books, lives a family rich in

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5:41

#1187 — Old man and his sheep

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2025/08/12

Good morning, afternoon, and evening,Inspired by a moment last month in the tiny Spanish mountain village of El Villar—watching an old shepherd with his flock (photo below)—I composed and recorded this three-track guzheng piece today. It explores structure through ostinato and non-strict pitch-reversed canon.What does that mean?🎵 Ostinato: A recurring motif or phrase (rhythmic, melodic, or both), often maintaining its core identity while adapting to harmonies. Think Ravel’s Boléro or Mancini’s

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4:46

#1186 — Hungry turkeys 饱汉不知饿汉饥

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2025/08/11

Good morning, afternoon, and evening, I just finished composing this four-track guzheng piece today. As I walked to my studio, seven wild turkeys lined my driveway like a feathered procession. They foraged beneath our bird feeder, cleaning up every spilled seed – a determined, hungry crew. It's good to see them return. Last spring they looked robust; now their bellies seem leaner. Time to help them rebuild their reserves. Hope this piece finds you well!Wu Fei 吴非Wufeimusic.com. This is a public

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6:49

#1185 — Óbidos geese 奥比都斯的鹅

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2025/08/08

Good morning, afternoon, and evening, Today’s prepared-guzheng piece was inspired by my visit to Portugal’s medieval town of Óbidos last month. I attended their annual summer festival where the streets filled with people in period costumes—imagine sweltering heat rivaling Nashville’s, complete with cicadas (you’ll hear them in the recording!). For those new to prepared instruments: They’re traditional instruments altered to produce unconventional sounds, often by attaching objects or using extended

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11:08

#1182 — The old silo 那年谷仓边

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2025/08/04

Good morning, afternoon, and evening, I recorded this guzheng solo piece today. The music flowed naturally as soon as I started playing. Later, I came across this old photo in my Google Photos. It captured me standing next to a silo in The Nations neighborhood of Nashville – an abandoned site back then. It struck me how much has changed. That same silo now has a large mural visible from the nearby highways. This was during a photoshoot for Native Magazine; the area felt uniquely compelling to our

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9:47

#1179 Ruins of the convent 海啸后的修道院

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2025/07/30

Good morning, afternoon, and evening, How have you been? I’ve missed you. I’ve missed creating my daily music. After an intense summer travel in Spain and Portugal with my family and for concerts, I am back in the calm Tennessee forest. There is so much I have absorbed from the Iberian Peninsula — the nature, the people, the languages, the cultures, the food, the castles, the history etc. In the coming days and weeks, I’ll be sharing more photos and experiences from this trip, including my concerts

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14:17

#1177 — The Nations

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2025/07/06

Good morning, afternoon, and evening, This solo guzheng piece was recorded today, inspired by the iconic mural on a grain silo in Nashville’s The Nations neighborhood. My family and I lived there after moving from Beijing (2015–2016). I still remember the bare silo, and how I longed to climb inside — to see Nashville through its highest window.Time moves irreversibly, yet art bends memory. This composition is my time machine. Hope it returns you, too, to a half-forgotten moment you’ve wondered

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5:15

#1174 — Hummingbird waltz 蜂鸟圆舞曲

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2025/06/30

Good morning, afternoon, and evening, I composed this 3-track guzheng waltz today. Hummingbirds have returned to our Tennessee forest. I have a couple of bird feeders outside of my window. They have been coming to drink the sugar water multiple times a day. This adult male ruby-throated hummingbird has become less afraid of me. Now, he drinks the sugar water even if I stand in front of the feeder (photo 1 below). Wish I had a better camera to capture the flying bird. I found a hi-res photo of the

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5:58

#1173 — Pipiwa

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2025/06/29

Good morning, afternoon, and evening,I just composed this 3-track guzheng piece with half of strings muted. (Guzheng has 21 strings.) I was inspired by a cute little frog that was not afraid of the heat of Nashville’s mid-summer (photo below). Hope this song brings you a moment of fun energy :) Wu Fei 吴非 wufeimusic.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wufeimusic.substack.com/subscribe

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6:28

#1169 — Freight whistles 笛鸣山脚下

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2025/06/23

Good morning, afternoon, and evening, I recorded this two-track upbeat guzheng étude a few minutes ago. The mid-register of the strings are half muted by a piece of thin cloth to stop the long lingering sound. If you play the piano, the cloth functions as the damper on the guzheng. When the guzheng is played in a fast tempo, the sound has much more clarity. I like to play études this way on the guzheng. Hope this piece brings you energy! Wu Fei 吴非wufeimusic.com Wu Fei's Music Daily is a

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13:31

#1168 — Kissing the purple bell 蜜蜂爱风铃

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2025/06/20

Good morning, afternoon, and evening, This solo guzheng piece, recorded just moments ago, is dedicated to all navigating health struggles. A dear friend’s illness recently reminded me of life’s fragility — and how much we must treasure time with those we love.Yesterday in the park, I spotted a single bee on a purple American bellflower (photo below). I wish this captured moment of nurturing and transforming each other to lasting forever. Wu Fei 吴非wufeimusic.com Wu Fei's Music Daily is a

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10:06

#1167 — Valiha night song 6 瓦里夜曲第六号

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2025/06/18

Good morning, afternoon, and evening everyone, I composed and recorded this new song with voice and on the valiha today. The valiha is a traditional 21-string tube zither from Madagascar (photo below). I want to thank my dear friends Tasha and David for bringing me this beautiful gift from Madagascar to Nashville. The valiha is made from a species of bamboo and is considered the national instrument of Madagascar. Aside from recreational music, the valiha is also used for ritual music to summon

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9:48

#1165 — Little feet, big feet 小脚丫、大脚丫

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2025/06/16

Good morning, afternoon, and evening, Last night, I recorded this 2-track guzheng piece quite late. It’s been a stressful few days helping my parents renew their passports – dealing with family administration can be very challenging. When I took my father grocery shopping at our local international market earlier in the day, the old owner, Mr. Kim from Korea, greeted him as usual with a sweet smile. This time, he said, “Happy Father’s Day” to my father. Suddenly, I realized it was Father’s Day. A

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5:52

#1164 — President Roosevelt in Deutschland 德意志的罗斯福

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2025/06/12

Good afternoon, evening, and morning, This 3-track guzheng composition was created today. I was inspired by a bright pink flower that I saw in the town of Dötlingen, Germany a month ago when I was on tour with my new band-semble House of Wu Fei. We had a day off in Germany. Dötlingen was a lovely town full of beautiful gardens with flowers. I walked by a hot pink blossom (photo). However, I didn’t find out the name of it until today. It is called President Roosevelt. Isn’t that interesting? I had to

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6:09

#1163 — Zheng and Monet 板桥、莫耐 (video)

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2025/06/11

Good morning, afternoon, and evening, This guzheng piece was filmed by my dear friend Lely who is also a guzheng musician and violinist. Lely is visiting me from Yale University where she founded and has been running the New Haven Chinese Cultural Cooperative since 2023. They promote traditional Chinese and Taiwanese music and give concerts in the greater New Haven area. Check out their website for their upcoming concerts!Lely and I have been having a great time talking about music, food, culture

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8:30

#1162 — Amber hour 琥珀 . 夏

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2025/06/08

Good morning, afternoon, and evening,This meditative guzheng improvisation was recorded today, inspired by the warm color of the summer sunset in the forest near my home in Nashville, Tennessee (photo below). The short-lived sunset behind the dark green pine forest is always breathtaking. Shall I never take it for granted. Hope this song brings you joy and peace. Wu Fei 吴非Wufeimusic.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes,

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10:27

#1159 — Guzheng night song 101 古筝夜曲一零一

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2025/06/02

Good morning, afternoon, and evening, I recorded this solo guzheng night song today. Yesterday, I saw a baby kingsnake in Edwin Warner Park in Nashville (photo below). It was scrawling on the hiking trail trying to get to the other side of the road. This summer has been much cooler than the previous years in Nashville. It also has been an exceptionally rainy year, with one of the wettest starts to a year on record, with 31 inches of rain so far. The average rainfall at this point of the year is 23.8

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6:31

#1158 — A wind turbine in Hamburg 守望汉堡的风车

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2025/05/30

Happy Friday everyone, I recorded this solo guzheng composition today with the memory of passing by the windmills in Hamburg two weeks ago. I was on tour in Europe with my new ensemble — House of Wu Fei. There were a lot of solar panels and windmills all over Europe. Using clean and renewable energy was in people’s life everywhere. It is quite different than where I live in Tennessee. On the tour, my friends in the ensemble had a lot of discussions about what we could do as individuals to reduce

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4:50

#1157 — A twin vine 声声蔓

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2025/05/28

Good morning, afternoon, and evening, I composed this slow two-voice counterpoint waltz today. In music theory, counterpoint is the relationship of two or more simultaneous musical lines (also called voices) that are harmonically dependent on each other, yet independent in rhythm and melodic contour.The term originates from the Latin punctus contra punctum meaning "point against point", i.e. "note against note". Music theorist and composer, Professor John Ray describes counterpoint as follows:It is

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