曹东扶先生(1898—1970)是著名的河南大调曲子演唱家和古筝演奏家。他一生的艺术创造,为我国民族音乐事业的发展做出了积极的贡献,是一位令人尊敬的民间音乐艺术家。在六十年代,我有幸与曹东扶先生共事过一段时间。他为人谦虚谨慎,豁达开朗,艺术追求孜孜不倦。那时他虽年过花甲,仍潜心于艺术创造和对教学进行勤奋的探索,这给我树立了学习的榜样,遂结忘年之谊。在与他的交往中,我不仅有机会了解到他高 Mr. Cao Dongfu (1898-1970) is a famous Henan major melody singer and guzheng player. The artistic creation of his life has made a positive contribution to the development of our country’s national music career and is a respected folk music artist. In the 1960s, I was fortunate enough to have worked with Mr Tung Tung Fu for some time. He is modest and cautious, open-minded, tireless pursuit of art. At that time, though he spent more than a year, he still devoted himself to the creation of art and the diligent exploration of teaching. It set a good example for us to learn and made him forget his year-end friendship. In his dealings with him, I not only had the chance to know him high