Huang Tzu
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Huang Tzu was a famous Chinese musician. His courtesy name was Jinwu (Chinese: 今吾, Pinyin: Jīnwú).
, China
. In 1916, he studied in Tsinghua College
and started to touch the western music. After graduation in 1924, Huang went to study psychology in Oberlin College
, Ohio
, United States
and turned to Yale University
in 1928, studying the theory and composing of the western music. His composed the overture
In Memoriam there, which is the first large-scale orchestral work by a Chinese composer. In 1929, Huang came back to China and taught in the University of Shanghai, National Music College
and others. In 1935, Huang established the Shanghai Orchestra, the first all-Chinese orchestra, and taught many famous Chinese musician, such as He Luding, Zhu Ying, Jiang Dingxian, Lin Sheng, Lin Shengxi and Liu Xuean.
Huang's famous works have Philosophical Song (天倫歌), Plum Blossoms in the Snow
(踏雪尋梅), Flower in the Mist (花非花), Lotus Song (採蓮謠) and Benshi (本事). He was also the composer of National Flag Anthem of the Republic of China
. Huang died in Shanghai, 1938 because of the typhoid fever
.
Biography
Huang was born in Chuansha of ShanghaiShanghai
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, China
China
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. In 1916, he studied in Tsinghua College
Tsinghua University
Tsinghua University , colloquially known in Chinese as Qinghua, is a university in Beijing, China. The school is one of the nine universities of the C9 League. It was established in 1911 under the name "Tsinghua Xuetang" or "Tsinghua College" and was renamed the "Tsinghua School" one year later...
and started to touch the western music. After graduation in 1924, Huang went to study psychology in Oberlin College
Oberlin College
Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio, noteworthy for having been the first American institution of higher learning to regularly admit female and black students. Connected to the college is the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the oldest continuously operating...
, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
United States
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and turned to Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
in 1928, studying the theory and composing of the western music. His composed the overture
Overture
Overture in music is the term originally applied to the instrumental introduction to an opera...
In Memoriam there, which is the first large-scale orchestral work by a Chinese composer. In 1929, Huang came back to China and taught in the University of Shanghai, National Music College
Shanghai Conservatory of Music
The Shanghai Conservatory of Music , as the first music institution of higher education in China, was founded on November 27, 1927. The teachers and students have won numerous awards both home and abroad, thus earning the conservatory the name, “the cradle of musicians”.-History:The Shanghai...
and others. In 1935, Huang established the Shanghai Orchestra, the first all-Chinese orchestra, and taught many famous Chinese musician, such as He Luding, Zhu Ying, Jiang Dingxian, Lin Sheng, Lin Shengxi and Liu Xuean.
Huang's famous works have Philosophical Song (天倫歌), Plum Blossoms in the Snow
Searching for Plum Blossoms in Snow
Searching for Plum Blossoms in Snow , is a popular Chinese folk song with music written by the Chinese Composer Huang Tzu and lyrics by Liu Xue An. The song describes riding a donkey into the snow to gather plum blossoms and hearing the chiming off bells...
(踏雪尋梅), Flower in the Mist (花非花), Lotus Song (採蓮謠) and Benshi (本事). He was also the composer of National Flag Anthem of the Republic of China
Republic of China
The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...
. Huang died in Shanghai, 1938 because of the typhoid fever
Typhoid fever
Typhoid fever, also known as Typhoid, is a common worldwide bacterial disease, transmitted by the ingestion of food or water contaminated with the feces of an infected person, which contain the bacterium Salmonella enterica, serovar Typhi...
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