板胡演奏家、作曲家原野，一九三六年三月出生於天津寶坻，二○○四年四月五日在北京逝世，享年六十九歲，名袁天祺，筆名白予。一九五一年，參加中國人民解放軍北京公安總隊文工團演奏手風琴，一九五五年，調公安文工團，次年改建民族樂隊，任板胡及高胡演奏員。一九五八年，隨團調往濟南軍區前衛歌舞團，歷任弓弦組副組長、組長、樂隊首席、樂隊副隊長、隊長等職，一九八五年，調北京武裝警察政治文工團任副團長、團長至一九九一年退休。在「前衛」的樂器改革潮中，原野參加了弓弦樂器特別是板胡系列的改革，與張長城合作設計出板胡的前共鳴罩、次高音板胡及在「碗碗腔」伴奏板胡的基礎上改制成中音板胡，一九七○年後，又製成活動雙千斤板胡。與張長城合作首創板胡二重奏形式，創作二重奏板胡曲《抬花轎》、《對口令》，又與何化均合作創作了《山東小曲》。原野是張長城的學生、創作及演奏的合作者，同時，亦是張在「前衛」生活時的夥伴，充滿友情與愛心，令雙目近於失明的張在生活與創作中，都獲得了信心與生機。
YUAN Ye
YUAN Ye was born in March 1936 in Baodi, Tianjin province and passed away at the age of sixty-nine on April 5, 2004 in Beijing. His name was YUAN Tian-qi also known as Bai Yu. In 1951, he joined the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Beijing Public Security Troop cultural work group as accordion player. In 1955, he was transferred to the Song and Dance Troupe of Beijing Public Security Army as banhu and gaohu player. In 1958, he went along with the troupe and transferred to the Progress Chinese Orchestra, Jinan as vice group leader, group leader, principal and officer in charge. In 1985, he was transferred to the Beijing Armed Police Politics Cultural Group as vice group leader and leader in later time until his retirement in 1991. He has participated in the musical instrument reformation in the Progress Chinese Orchestra, Jinan together with ZHANG Chang-cheng. In 1970, he invent the double-nut banhu and introduced the new performance form of banhu duet. He also composed together with ZHANG Chang-cheng Brother Comes Back, A Shangdong Tune (with HE Hua-jun) and many other banhu pieces.