Yang Yinliu
Yang Yinliu (simplified Chinese: 杨荫浏; traditional Chinese: 楊蔭瀏; pinyin: Yáng Yìnliú; 10 November 1899 – 25 February 1984) was a Chinese musicologist.[1] Among the leading scholars of Chinese music, "his deep historical knowledge and practical musicianship assure his seminal influence on Chinese music study today."[1] Yinliu's monumental Draft History of Chinese Music (中国古代音乐史稿; Zhongguo gudai yinyue shi gao) was published in 1981.[2]
Life and career
[edit]He was the editor of the Zhongguo Yinyue Cidian (中国音乐词典, Dictionary of Chinese Music). He was born in Wuxi, Jiangsu, and was a professor at Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing.
One part of his research was dedicated to the Chinese folk musician Hua Yanjun (Abing) (华彥君- 阿炳, ca. 1893-1950).
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ a b Jones, Stephen (2001). "Yang Yinliu". Grove Music Online. Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.48756. (subscription, Wikilibrary access, or UK public library membership required)
- ^ Jones, Stephen (26 February 2017). "A tribute to Yang Yinliu". StephenJones.blog. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
Sources
[edit]- Yang Yinliu (editor): Zhongguo yinyue cidian (Dictionary of Chinese Music). Beijing, 1984 (includes short biography)
- Zhongguo renming da cidian (中国人名大词典 Dictionary of Chinese People, 1992)
- Cihai (辞海 "Sea of Words," 2003)
External links
[edit]- Yang Yinliu in Chinese online encyclopedia Weike
- The Life of Abing, with a photo of Yang Yinliu
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