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Introduction

Mo Fan (莫凡 Hangzhou, May 1949) is a Chinese composer. During the Cultural Revolution he was sent to Heilongjiang, where he taught himself composition. In 1979 he entered Shanghai Conservatory.

Works

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  • Pipa concerto - Changhen ge "Ballad of the Eternal Sorrow" - for soprano, pipa, flute and orchestra 1991
  • Snowball - Volume 34 - Page 54 Meng Wang - 1991 "In addition, A Song of Pipa, a piece performed using a pipa and flute to accompany a soprano and an orchestra, was composed by young Mo Fan based on a famous ancient poem. The poem depicts the miserable life of a woman who plays the pipa and the sympathy of the poet towards her."
  • 莫凡作品琵琶协奏曲《长恨歌》美国首演成功 Boston performance

Selected recordings

  • "Waterscape Silhouette" piao 《漂》 - for pipa on recital by UK Chinese ensemble The Silk String Quartet - Contemporary and Traditional Chinese Music ARC Music 2007
  • Silk String Quartet UK
  • Impressions of a pipa player Samuel Shengmiao Wong, Desmond Kon, Ngee Ann Polytechnic. School of Film & Media Studies - 2003 "The CD also featured a new composition for pipa and percussion by Mo Fan called Piao (Current). "The melody for "