Publications

SOUND RECORDINGS

1. SOASIS-10 Cheng Yu & Her 5-stringed pipa (Solo CD Album), SOAS, Univ of London, 2006.
2. CA8099 Masterpieces of Chinese Pipa and Qin Music: solo CD, China Arts, July, 2005.
3. SOASIS-02 Liushui: Flowing Water, a selection from the traditional instrumental repertoire with the UK Chinese Ensemble, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, January 2000.
4. Youth Music Singbook (score with CD), Single song: Molihua (Jasmine Flower), arranged and played by Cheng Yu, Faber Music, 2005.
5. Wild Geese, single for guqin and xiao flute, by Vital Arts, 2005.
6. Whisper of China – Extreme Music, arranged by Cheng Yu, 2004.
7. MHS-50 The Oriental Journey – Music House, 2002.
8. CHAP WR9 Music from China: with the UK Chinese Ensemble, Chappell RML, Zomba Production Music, May 2000.
9. Shanghai Noon (Film music CD), composed by Randy Edelman, Cheng Yu, on the pipa and guqin, Spyglass Entertainment Group, 2000.
10. EUCD-1947 The Very Best of Chinese Music, Arc Distribution Ltd., London.
11. EUCD-1564 Classical Chinese Folk Music, Arc Distribution Ltd., London, 1999.
12. SOASIS-01 Oceans of the Heart, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 1998.
13. EUCD-1361 Best of China and Japan, Arc Distribution Ltd., London, 1996.
14. EUCD-1241 20 Best of Asia, Africa and Australia, Arc Distribution Ltd., London, 1993.
15. Four CDs in collaboration with WOMAD, and other musicians, published by Real World and Virgin Records, 1992, 1993, 1995.
16. EUCD-1176 Classical Chinese Pipa, Arc Distribution Ltd., London, 1991.

ARTICLES AND BOOK

1. Cheng Yu and Her 5-stringed pipa – a cross culture music creation, Single authored book by Cheng Yu with accompanying scores and a CD, Ashgate, (Forthcoming).
2.  “Xi’an Old Music in New China: ritual music and performance contexts”, Musik, International Journal on Ethnomusicological Studies (Spring 2006).
   
3. “Creating the Lost Tang 5-stringed pipa (8th century) – Instrument, Music and Performances”, in Yueqi [Musical Instruments], Beijing China, August (2005). 
4. "The Precarious State of the Qin in Contemporary China". Chime: Journal of the European Foundation for Chinese Music Research 10 (1997).
5. Recording review: John Thompson's Guqin CD "Music Beyond Sound". Chime: Journal of the European Foundation for Chinese Music Research 10 (1997).
6.  CD review: "Pipa Music of Wu Man". British Journal of Ethnomusicology, 2 (1995).
7. “Chinese Music in London". Qianshao Journal (December 1994). 

CONFERENCE PAPERS

1. “Re-envisioning the Musical Past: Questions and Issues Regarding Reconstruction and Recreation”, panel discussion and a paper on the 5-stringed pipa, 10th Chime (European Foundation for Chinese Music Research) Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (October 2005).
2. “Creating the Lost Tang Dynasty (8th Century) 5-stringed pipa for the 21st Century, 38th World Conference, International  Council for Traditional Music, Sheffield, England (August 2005).
3. Recreating the 5-stringed pipa lost in the Tang Dynasty –  Duplicate or innovate? traditional or contemporary, national or cross-cultural? British Forum for Ethnomusicology, SOAS, London (April 2005).
4. “Pipa music in the 20th century China – ‘a flowing river’”, British Forum for Ethnomusicology, Goldsmith College, London (July 2000).
5. “The journey of the pipa – from a foreign lute to a quintessentially Chinese instrument’, 5th Chime Conference, Heidelberg, Germany (August 1998).
6. “Xi’an Guyue – an old ritual music in new China – musical style and social contexts”, 4th Chime Conference, Leiden, The Netherlands (August 1997).

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