The George Gao Erhu Art

Erhu is the ethnic Musical Instruments that Chinese people are very familiar with, spread for thousands of years of history in our country. It has rich expressive force, and many unique technique, musical composition itself is relatively convenient. Because, in the long run, Erhu became the he most widely circulated and favorite musical instrument that people through which to express their thoughts and feelings and reflect social life. People like erhu, it became the indispensable to people’s life really intimate partner. In today’s numerous erhu performer and a composer, the name Gao Shaoqing seems to have gradually known by people,and become high-profile. George gao is the most outstanding one of the most innovative erhu master, also the representative of China’s modern erhu music. He was the first musician,to introduce jazz, rock and roll music, the environment music, the Middle East, India, South American music and country music to Erhu, and really pushed erhu into the "world music". His music inspired new music trend in the new folk music in China. He is good at learning, hard study, effectively absorb the western music culture, and incorporated these elements in his own performance of Erhu, formed a unique artistic style. His creation of erhu musical composition is unique, well blend the difficult skills of erhu and local characteristics music, full displayed his amazing talent of music. He also bold reform the erhu playing, is the first person who stand playing the erhu. Through the research of this topic,we will understanding Gao Shaoqing more clear, and also better understand the art of erhu.