The Silkroad Ensemble: Night Thoughts
"Night Thoughts" was inspired by a ninth-century Buddhist pipa tune and represents
for pipa virtuoso and composer Wu Man a chance to rediscover the pipa's native, regional
language. She was particularly drawn to its ancient tune scale, which is very different
from today's mostly pentatonic pipa music, and to the peaceful, meditative sound
of the pipa in the low register.
This performance took place at Harvard University's Sanders Theatre in March 2011, as
part of a concert by the Silkroad Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma. Silkroad is affiliated with
Harvard University.
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