板胡演奏家、作曲家原野，一九三六年三月出生于天津宝坻，二○○四年四月五日在北京逝世，享年六十九岁，名袁天祺，笔名白予。一九五一年，参加中国人民解放军北京公安总队文工团演奏手风琴，一九五五年，调公安文工团，次年改建民族乐队，任板胡及高胡演奏员。一九五八年，随团调往济南军区前卫歌舞团，历任弓弦组副组长、组长、乐队首席、乐队副队长、队长等职，一九八五年，调北京武装警察政治文工团任副团长、团长至一九九一年退休。在“前卫”的乐器改革潮中，原野参加了弓弦乐器特别是板胡系列的改革，与张长城合作设计出板胡的前共鸣罩、次高音板胡及在“碗碗腔”伴奏板胡的基础上改制成中音板胡，一九七○年后，又制成活动双千斤板胡。与张长城合作首创板胡二重奏形式，创作二重奏板胡曲《抬花轿》、《对口令》，又与何化均合作创作了《山东小曲》。原野是张长城的学生、创作及演奏的合作者，同时，亦是张在“前卫”生活时的伙伴，充满友情与爱心，令双目近于失明的张在生活与创作中，都获得了信心与生机。
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.