明代著名琵琶演奏家汤应曾(约1585—1652年)是今江苏省徐州地区邳县人。他出身贫寒,但却天资聪慧,勤奋好学,特别喜爱家乡的吹奏音乐。为了听音乐,他经常跟随乡间吹奏班子跑村串镇,几乎到了废寝忘食的地步。一位唢呐师傅很感动,送给他一副唢呐哨子,并推荐他拜琵琶名家蒋山人为师。短短几年功夫,他学得一手精湛的琵琶演奏技艺,并自成一体,卓然成家,受到乡 Tang Ming Dynasty famous pipa musician (about 1585-1652 years) is Xuzhou County, Jiangsu Province, Shexian people. He was born in a poor family, but was a talented, hardworking student and loved playing music in his hometown. In order to listen to music, he often followed the country playing team run the village string town, almost to the point of his sleepless nights. A suona master was touched and gave him a suona whistle, and recommended him to worship Pipa master Jiang Shanren as a teacher. Kung Fu just a few years, he learned first-hand pipa playing skills, and self-contained, Zoran family, by the township