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Ren Guang (; November 9, 1900 in
Zhejiang
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– January 1941), also known by a
pen name
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, Ren Qianfa (任前发), was a noted Chinese composer of the early 20th century.
Ren studied in Paris beginning in 1919, and there acquired the techniques of music composition. As a consequence, his works are influenced by Western music, particularly in their harmonic accompaniment. He returned to China and worked at
Baidai Record Company.
Among his best-known compositions are ''Rosy Clouds Chasing the Moon'' (彩雲追月, Cǎi Yún Zhuī Yuè), composed in 1935 for Chinese instrumental ensemble and transcribed for piano in 1975,
and ''Song of the Fishermen'' (渔光曲, Yú Guāng Qǔ), used as the theme song for
a namesake film .
Other films for which he provided songs include ''Kangdi ge'' (Resisting the Enemy), ''Dadi xingjunqu'' (Great World March), ''Yue guangguang'' (Bright, bright moon) and ''Wang laowu'' (Wang Five).
He invited the musician
Huang Yijun to compose ''The Flowers are Blooming and the Moon is Full'' (花好月圆) which was included on a 1935 recording Ren Guang supervised.
After another research trip to France, where he set up a Chinese choir, he returned home in 1938 to concentrate on anti-Japanese propaganda with the opera ''Hong bo qu'' (Turbulent Waves) and ''Gaoliang hong le'' (the sorghum is red.
He went to Southeast Asia in 1939 to assist the
National Salvation Movement
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and in 1940 he worked as composer for the
New Fourth Army
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, for which he wrote ''Xin Si Jun dongjin qu'' (The New Fourth Army marches east).
He died in the
Wannan Incident (also called the New Fourth Army Incident, during the
Second Sino-Japanese War
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) in Wannan, southern
Anhui
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, in January 1941.
References
External links
Ren Guang page''Colorful Clouds Chasing the Moon''An article about 彩雲追月 with three music videos
(Chinese)
(Chinese)
by Hon-Lun Yang
See also
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Nie Er
Nie Er (14 February 1912 – 17 July 1935), born Nie Shouxin, courtesy name Ziyi (子義 or 子藝), was a Chinese composer best known for "March of the Volunteers", the national anthem of People's Republic of China. In numerous Shanghai magaz ...
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Lü Ji (composer)
Lü Ji (; 1909 – January 5, 2002), originally named Lü Zhanqing (吕展青; pinyin: Lǚ Zhǎnqīng), was a Chinese composer. He was also a music writer, educator, and administrator.
He was born in Xiangtan, Hunan in 1909 and became interested ...
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Xian Xinghai
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He Lüding
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1900 births
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