He-drum

He-drum

He-drum ( 何鼓 ) is a membranophone instrument designed by He Xuntian.^[1]^[2] The instrument is single headed of cow skin, with a septangle shape.

Performance

Composer He Xuntian, in Sunyata Dance for clarinet and orchestra, and Whirling Udumbara II for He-drum and string orchestra both written, was probably the first significant composer to use the instrument.
The performances of Amrta Song series III in Shanghai World Music Week in 2011,^[3]^[4] Dance in Meditation series IV in 2012, and Amrta on Water series V, the first music scene on Huangpu River in 2013, were introduced He-drum.^[5]^[6]^[7]
Ehesuma was the first He-drum soloist to use the instrument. She performed with the Israel Symphony Orchestra in Scent Dance He Xuntian Works Concert in 2014.

He Xuntian: Whirling Udumbara II
He-drum Percussionist Ehesuma and The Israel Symphony Orchestra

References

↑ "The Mystery of the He-drum". Xinmin Evening News. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
↑ "He-drum Is Secret Weapon of Amrta". yfcnn. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
↑ "Amrta Music Scene: He-drum Unrivaled Voice". Shanghai Morning Post. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
↑ "Amrta Song: Music Scene of Unique Fragrance". life. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
↑ "Amrta on Water: Music Secret Recipe". Xinmin Evening News. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
↑ "Amrta on Water: Feast of Music". Uniteo Times. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
↑ "The Music Feast Amrta on Water". news.99ys. Retrieved 2013-06-11.

External links

He Xuntian
Theorie	Three Periods Theory (1981) Theory of Musical Dimension (1981) RD Composition (1982) Five Nons (1993) SS Composition (1996)
Poems	Believer (1993) Fragrant Nirvana Tree (1999) Passing By the Earth (1999)
Chinese Orchestra	Dabo River Caprice (1982)
Chamber Music	Two of the Earthly Branches (1983) Phonism I (1989) Phonism II (1990) FuSe Pattern (1997) Scent Dance I (2009) Scent Dance II (2010) Scent Dance III (2011) Whirling Udumbara II (2012) Whirling Peach Blossom (2015)
Piano Music	FuSe Pattern (1997) Rupa Dance (2009) Scent Dance IV (2012) Whirling Udumbara II (piano) (2012) Whirling Udumbara I (2013) Whirling Papaver (2014) Whirling Peach Blossom (2015) Cherry Prayer (2015)
Orchestral Music	Tonal Patterns (1985) Four Dreams (1986) Telepathy (1987) Pipa Pattern (2001) Clouds Rising Into the Lotus Flowers (2008) Rupa Dance (2009) Sunyata Dance (2011) Whirling Udumbara II (2012)
Unconventional Music	Sounds of Nature (1986) Images in Sound (1997-2003)
Preconsciousness Music	Ehe Chant (2008)
Film Music	Warrior Lanling (1995) Prince of the Himalaya (2006)
Multimedia Music	The Riddler (2001) Leifeng Pagoda Music Ceremony (2002) The Sign (2003) Eulogy of Lingshan Lucky (2009) Forever Shanghai (2010)
Discography	Yellow Children (1991) Sister Drum (1995) Voices from the Sky (1997) Paramita (2002) The Sigh (2003) Seven Days (2006) Mystical Scent (2007) Images in Sound (2007) Tathagata (2009) Ehe Chant (2012)
Instruments	Rc234 Di (1984) Rcc13 Di (1984) Rbb1.27 Di (1984) He-drum (1986)
Compositions by He Xuntian Commons:He Xuntian wikiquote:He Xuntian

Books by He Xuntian

Dabo River Caprice chinese orchestra (1982), ISBN 978-7-103-03484-2
Four Dreams erhu and orchestra (1986), ISBN 978-7-103-03173-5

FuSe Pattern trio (1997), ISMN 979-0-001-19897-4
Scent Dance I clarinet (2009), ISMN 979-0-001-18962-0
Scent Dance II violoncello (2010), ISMN 979-0-001-18954-5
Scent Dance III string quartet (2011), ISMN 979-0-001-18955-2
Whirling Udumbara II viola, violoncello and he-drum (2012), ISMN 979-0-001-12949-7

FuSe Pattern piano (1997), ISMN 979-0-001-19897-4
Scent Dance IV piano (2012), ISMN 979-0-001-19144-9 / ISBN 978-3-7957-4710-7
Whirling Udumbara II piano (2012), ISMN 979-0-001-19999-5
Whirling Udumbara I piano (2013), ISMN 979-0-001-19999-5
Whirling Papaver piano (2014), ISMN 979-0-001-20259-6
Whirling Peach Blossom piano (2015), ISMN 979-0-001-15998-2
Cherry Prayer piano (2015), ISMN 979-0-001-16322-4

Sister Drum (1995), Sire / Elektra Records 61889
Voices from the Sky (1997), Sire / WEA Records 31008
Seven Days (2006), ISBN 7-88088-224-3 / ISRC CN-A65-06-539-00/A.j6
Paramita (2002), ISBN 7-7992-0376-5
Tathagata (2009), ISBN 978-7-88093-789-3

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