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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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3:46

#484 — Tilting in the steam 蒸腾

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2021/12/30

Happy New Year everyone,2022 is just around the corner. It has been another year that we all have been trying to move forward in the middle of the pandemic. Every now and then I realize how far I have made posting new music here. But most of the time, I don’t even think about it. It has become such a fun part of my daily life, especially when I know I am connecting to so many of you all over the world. So, thank YOU for being the best listeners and supporters in the world! What a lucky person I am

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4:17

#481 — Sweeping round and round 七月的北斗

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2021/12/27

Happy Monday everyone,Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is episode #481 — Sweeping round and round 七月的北斗.This piece was created yesterday on multitrack guzheng, performed by me. The inspiration was from a painting on a ceramic vase (photo below) that I saw in The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City recently. It was from the Qing Dynasty (1644- 1911) period. The vase was quite big, at least 3 feet tall. The picture below was on the neck area of the vase. I was excited to

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6:59

#478 — North of the river 河北

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2021/12/20

Happy Monday everyone,Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is episode #478 —North of the river 河北.This vocal and guzheng improvisation was recorded yesterday, performed by me. The holiday traveling week has begun. I feel very lucky and grateful for having my family with me for another holiday. Meanwhile, I feel sad for not being with my New Zealand family for another holiday. Wherever you are traveling to now, I hope you spend time with your loved ones, and hope that many more

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5:07

#477 — Bartók’s butterfly 巴托克蝴蝶

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2021/12/17

Happy Friday everyone,Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is episode #477 — Bartók’s butterfly 巴托克蝴蝶.This composition was created and recorded yesterday, performed by me on multitrack guzheng. In the previous episode #476, I was inspired by Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967). This piece, I am inspired by another Hungarian composer Béla Bartók (1881-1945). The two composers were very close colleagues and friends during their active career years. As a young composition student, I studied

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7:55

#473 — Sleeping, walking 行入睡

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2021/12/13

Good morning everyone,Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is episode #473 — Sleeping, walking 行入睡.This piece was created and recorded on guzheng, performed by me. Last Friday, we experienced a very scary moment when the quad-state tornado came through Nashville. It was at 3:30am when the tornado siren went off on my phone. I could hear the storm screaming louder and louder in the forest when I got my children out of their beds and ran downstairs. All kinds of crazy thoughts went

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9:05

#472 — The great whistle 大哨

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2021/12/10

Happy Friday everyone,Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is episode #472 — The great whistle 大哨. This guzheng improvisation was recorded yesterday. I didn’t wear finger picks for this recording. Every now and then, I like to feel the direct connection between my fingers and the strings. It gives a softer tone than the sound produced by finger picks. Playing without picks also gives me perspectives on what part of the muscles on my hands I should work on, and what pieces sound

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5:46

#468 — Fifty seven feet 五十七尺

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2021/12/06

Happy Monday everyone,Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is episode #468 — Fifty seven feet 五十七尺.This guzheng composition was created yesterday, performed by me. I was trying to minimize the movement on my hands to stay leveled with the strings in the calmest manner I could, like when a humming bird drinks nectar — the more relaxed its body is, the faster its wings flap. Therefore, the more stable the humming bird’s head is, the easier it can drink the nectar. Hope you all are

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5:57

#467 — The purple fish escape plan 紫鱼阵

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2021/12/03

Happy Friday everyone,Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is episode #467 — The purple fish escape plan 紫鱼阵. This composition was created yesterday on multitrack prepared guzheng, performed by me. I gave myself another challenge in this piece — playing the tempo at 190 beats per minute. I felt a little hesitant to begin the recording with 16th notes. Right around 2:20, my heart and fingers were ready. It was such a liberating feeling when I went for it! Wish you all a fun

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3:47

Kalimba night song 1 卡林巴夜曲一号

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2021/11/29

Happy Monday everyone,Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is episode #463 — Kalimba night song 1 卡林巴夜曲一号.Hope you all had a wonderful thanksgiving holiday if you are in the U.S.. Hanukkah 2021 has started since Sunday. Hope you are having a wonderful festival if you celebrate this Jewish tradition. This piece was created and recorded yesterday on kalimba and guzheng, performed by me. My dear uncle Ron and aunt Barbra gave me a kalimba as a gift over thanksgiving. I can’t think of

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3:46

Grandma Zhao 赵姥姥

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2021/11/22

Happy Monday everyone,Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is episode #461 — Grandma Zhao 赵姥姥. This piano piece was composed and recorded yesterday, performed by me. It was a rainy and grey day in Nashville. Weather always effects our mood and thoughts. I walked in my studio not having any artistic direction. As soon as I touched the keys on the piano, a wicked old lady walked in my brain. Hope you all starting a good week whether you are staying where you are, or traveling for

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2:35

Nature is slippery 初秋，出溜

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2021/11/19

Happy Friday everyone,Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is episode #460 — Nature is slippery 初秋，出溜. This piano piece was composed and recorded yesterday, performed by me. The hiking paths in the forest are covered by leaves. The steep hills are very slippery to walk on. I fell on my elbow yesterday. Luckily, I wasn’t hurt. And then I realized that the paths are always slippery whether there are no leaves but small rocks, or when they are muddy after rain. Hope you all are

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6:11

Old toys, new toys 旧爱新欢

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2021/11/15

Happy Monday everyone,Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is episode #456 — Old toys, new toys 旧爱新欢.This guzheng composition was created and recorded yesterday, performed by me. It is a piece entirely built on tremolos. My son recently re-discovered a bunch of old toy cars of his in our smoke house. Apparently he didn’t remember having them, but was over joyed that the toys were still there. He brought them back to the house and lined them up neatly (photo below). I saw them

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3:52

Ground full of pears 梨花漫

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2021/11/12

Happy Friday everyone,Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is episode #455 — Ground full of pears 梨花漫. This piece was composed and recorded on prepared multitrack guzheng, performed by me. It has been an exciting week for me. I flew on a plane for the first time since February 2020! Seeing earth from the sky again felt amazing. I did not want to take it for granted so I stared at the ground for a long long time. The clouds, the mountains, the rivers… I have missed seeing their

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Five star bug motel 五星厦

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2021/11/09

Greetings from North Carolina everyone,Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is episode #452 — Five star bug motel 五星厦. This solo guzheng composition was created and recorded two days ago, performed by me. It is another piece that I prepared the guzheng partially. This newsletter is free for everyone because I am excited to announce that the tickets for my solo concert at The Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. went on sale today! Ticket link:

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3:54

Crispy steel 铁钉令

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2021/11/08

Happy Monday everyone,Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is episode #451 — Crispy steel 铁钉令. This piece was composed and recorded yesterday on guzheng, performed by me. I prepared the guzheng with two metal rings, and a bandanna. I also plucked a few microtone strings on the left side of the bridges. It was a fun experiment orchestrating all the sounds and pitches. Hope you are starting off a week full of experimentations. I am off to the airport now to start mine. See you all

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5:51

B minor 181 毕家一百十八拍

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2021/11/05

Happy Friday everyone,Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is episode #450 — B minor 181 毕家一百十八拍. This guzheng piece was composed and recorded yesterday, performed by me. The inspiration came from Masada. In Hebrew is מצדה‎ metsada, — "fortress". Masada is an ancient fortification on top of an isolated rock plateau on the eastern edge of the Judaean Desert, overlooking the Dead Sea 20 km (12 mi) east of Arad.According to Josephus, the siege of Masada by Roman troops from 73 to 74

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3:31

Falling syrup 糖人儿

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2021/11/01

Good morning everyone,Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is episode #446 — Falling syrup 糖人儿. This piano piece was composed and recorded yesterday, performed by me. The inspiration is from 糖人— sugar people. Sugar people is a traditional Chinese form of folk art using hot, liquid sugar to create three-dimensional figures (see photo below). These fragile, plump figures have a distinct brownish-yellow color. They are mainly for ornamental purposes, not for consumption but you can

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4:27

Ball of big teeth 大牙之舞

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2021/10/29

Happy Friday everyone,Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is episode #445 — Ball of big teeth 大牙之舞.This piano piece was composed and recorded yesterday, performed by me. I love the pumpkins at my children’s school that are carved by all the talented parents (see photo below). They are hilarious! Wish you all a fantastic Halloween weekend! Wu Fei 吴非Wufeimusic.comTwitter @wufeiFacebook @realwufeimusicInstagram @wufeimusicYouTube @wufemusic This is a public episode. If you’d like to

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6:16

Old road to Memphis 故途

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2021/10/25

Happy Monday everyone,Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is episode #442 — Old road to Memphis 故途. This piano composition was created and recorded yesterday, performed by me. Driving can be very meditative, especially in rural areas. This hobby has taken me to forty five states of the U.S.. I hear sound in my head every second while I am behind the wheel. Nature stuns me, and I respond with my hearing sense as my eyes and ears are twins or soulmates. This is the sound I was

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4:43

The eighth epic pepper 八大椒

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2021/10/22

Happy Friday everyone,Thank you for subscribing to Wu Fei’s Music Daily. This is episode #441 — The eighth epic pepper 八大椒. This piece was created and recorded yesterday. All instrumental and vocal tracks are performed by me. I used a southern sanxian (Chinese three-string fretless lute) 三弦 for all the plucked string tracks and the percussion part. It was a very fun experiment for me creating this piece. I just had a silly moment that I wanted to capture: The photo below was taken today, eleven

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