List Of Chinese Composers

List of Chinese composers by surname: * Chen Gang - (born 1935) * Chen Qigang - (born 1951) * Chen Yi - (born 1953) first Chinese female composer to receive a

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from the Central Conservatory of Music. * Chou Wen-chung - (1923–2019) noted protogé and longtime professor at

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Du Mingxin Du Mingxin (; b. August 19, 1928) is a Chinese composer known for his work on ballets, concertos and a symphonic Beijing Opera. Biography His early studies include time at the famous Yucai School in Chongqing. He moved to Shanghai in 1948, where ...

- (born 1923) * Du Yun - (born 1977) *

Ge Gan-ru Ge Gan-ru (; born July 8, 1954) is a Chinese composer of contemporary classical music and a professor at Columbia University. Biography Ge Gan-ru was born in Shanghai, China. His early years were spent in the Chongming Island during the Cultur ...

- (born 1954) * Jian'er Zhu - (1922-2017) *

Huang Ruo Huang Ruo (黃若, born 1976) is a Chinese-born composer, pianist and vocalist who now lives in the United States. Biography Born on Hainan Island off the southern coast of China in 1976, Huang was taught piano and composition from the age o ...

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Lei Liang Lei Liang (born November 28, 1972, in Tianjin, China) is a Chinese-born American composer who was a winner of the Grawemeyer Award and a Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Music. He is Chancellor's Distinguished Professor of Music at the Univer ...

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Liu Sola Liu Sola (Chinese: 刘索拉; pinyin: Liú Suǒlā; b. Beijing, China, 1955) is a Chinese composer, vocalist, music producer, and author. Biography After graduating from the Central Conservatory of Music with a degree in composition, she publi ...

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Jing Jing Luo Jing Jing Luo (; born 1953) is a Chinese composer. Early life and training Jing was born in Beijing. She received an undergraduate degree in Shanghai and postgraduate degrees from the New England Conservatory and the State University of New Y ...

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Ma Sicong Ma Sicong (; May 7, 1912 – May 20, 1987) was a Chinese violinist and composer. He was referred to in China as "The King of Violinists." His ''Nostalgia'' (思鄉曲) for violin, composed in 1937 as part of the '' Inner Mongolia Suite'' (內� ...

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Qu Xiaosong Qu Xiao-Song ( 瞿小松; surname Qu, b. Guiyang, Guizhou province, southwest China, September 6, 1952) is a Chinese composer of contemporary classical music. He is a 1983 graduate of the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, where he studied ...

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Bright Sheng Bright Sheng (Chinese: 盛宗亮 pinyin: ''Shèng Zōngliàng''; born December 6, 1955) is a Chinese-born American composer, pianist and conductor. Sheng has earned many honors for his music and compositions, including a MacArthur Fellowship in ...

- (born 1955) professor at

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Su Cong :''This is a Chinese name; the family name is Su.'' Cong Su (; born 1957 in Tianjin, China) is a Chinese composer. He studied at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, then in Germany. He has lectured on music theory, music analysis, film ...

- (born 1957) * Tan Dun - (born 1957) * Wang Xilin - (born 1937) * Xian Xinghai - (1905–1945) * Ye Xiaogang - (born 1955) *

Zhou Long Zhou Long (; born July 8, 1953) is a Chinese American composer. He won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Music. Biography Zhou Long was born in Beijing, China. Born into an artistic family, he began studying piano from an early age. Due to the artist ...

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Yang Jing Yang Jing (; born December 1953) is a former Chinese politician of Mongol heritage. He previously served as State Councilor and Secretary-General of the State Council, and the President of the Chinese Academy of Governance. Prior to his ascen ...

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Composers A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Classical music, Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. E ...