1. Li Shutong (1880--1942)

The famous author of Chinese school songs in this century, his ancestral home is Pinghu, Zhejiang, and he was born in Tianjin into a Jinshi and salt merchant family. He was smart since childhood. , was famous for his poetry, painting and seal cutting when he was young. In 1901, he entered Shanghai Nanyang Public School, and from 1905 to 1910, he studied at Ueno Art College in Tokyo, Japan, where he studied art and music. During this period, he founded my country's earliest drama performance group "Chunliu Society" with Ouyang Yuqian and others, and He became the protagonist of the famous "The Story of La Traviata" and "The Record of the Black Slave". In the spring of 1906, he personally edited and published my country's earliest music magazine "Music Magazine". He has experienced legends throughout his life, integrating old and new cultures into one body. He composed more than 70 songs and had a great influence on later generations.

2. Xiao Youmei (1884--1940)

The founder of modern professional music education in China in this century, a composer, educator, and music theorist. A native of Zhongshan, Guangdong. In 1912, he went to Germany to study music and received a doctorate in philosophy with his thesis "Historical Research on Chinese Orchestras Before the 17th Century". In 1927, with the support of Cai Yuanpei and others, the first music conservatory in the history of modern Chinese music, the National Conservatory of Music (later Shanghai National Music College), was founded in Shanghai. A pioneer in music education in China, he has played an important role in establishing professional music education institutions and cultivating professional music talents.

3. Li Jinhui (1891--1967)

A representative figure and composer of children's singing and dancing music in modern professional music creation in this century. A native of Xiangtan, Hunan, he founded music groups such as the "China Song and Dance College" and the "China Song and Dance Troupe". Following the spirit of the May Fourth Movement, he was keen on reforming general music education and promoting Mandarin. His works excellently inherited the excellent tradition of school music and songs, and reflected the spirit of science and democracy in the May Fourth era. His plays were widely sung across the country and included in the music textbooks of primary and secondary schools at that time, which had a huge influence.

4. Wang Guangqi (1892--1936)

A pioneer in the field of musicology research in the history of modern Chinese music in this century. A native of Wenjiang, Sichuan, he was deeply influenced by feudal culture since childhood. In 1927, he entered the University of Berlin and majored in musicology. The research scope is wide, with 17 kinds of treatises handed down from generation to generation. Not only was he the first scholar in East Asia to practice comparative musicology research methods and put forward groundbreaking insights, he was also the first musicologist in the history of modern Chinese music to introduce Chinese music to countries around the world in a foreign language.

5. Mei Lanfang (1894--1961)

The most famous Peking Opera performing artist in this century. Originally from Jiangsu, born in Beijing. Inheriting his family tradition, he started learning opera at the age of 9 and joined a major at the age of 14. With a mellow voice, soft singing, graceful figure, and meticulous performance, she is well-known throughout the country. It has successively rehearsed "Chang'e Flying to the Moon", "Daiyu Buries Flowers", "The Goddess Scatters Flowers", etc., and has made useful explorations in expanding the expressive power of Peking Opera art. After Wang Yaoqing, based on long-term stage practice, he integrated Qingyi, Huadan, and Daomadan, consolidating and developing the "huashan" industry. In his middle age, he formed the graceful and luxurious "Plum School" art, which has far-reaching influence.

6. Liu Tianhua (1895--1932)

A national instrumental music master, composer, and music educator in the history of modern professional music development in this century. A native of Jiangyin, Jiangsu Province, he is the younger brother of the writer Liu Bannong. In 1909, he came into contact with Western wind instruments. In 1914, while teaching at the middle school in his hometown, he learned erhu and pipa from Jiangnan folk musician Zhou Shaomei and others. After that, he carefully studied various national musical instruments, recorded and compiled folk music scores, and entered the field of music creation. In 1922, she was employed by the Music Transmission Institute of Peking University, and later served concurrently at Beijing Women's Higher Normal School and other institutions. He accurately recorded Mei Lanfang's singing with five-line notation and collected several rare folk music scores. He was the most active person in the field of folk music creation and teaching at that time.

7. He Luting (1903--1999)

The representative figure of professional music creation in the anti-Japanese and national salvation movement in this century. Composer and music educator. A native of Shaoyang, Hunan. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he served as the president of Shanghai Conservatory of Music. In 1934, when he was a student, he won the first prize and the honorary second prize in the "Piano Music Competition with Chinese Flavor" for "Shepherd Boy Piccolo" and "Lullaby" respectively. Among them, "Shepherd Boy Piccolo" was an early combination of Chinese melody and Western complex music. The successful combination of adjusting techniques has attracted the attention of the world. Between 1934 and 1938, he composed soundtracks for 16 films, and some of his songs, such as "The Songstress of the End of the World", were widely circulated.

8. Huang Zi (1904--1938)

A representative of professional music creation in the first half of this century, composer and music educator. A native of Chuansha, Jiangsu. In 1916, he studied at Tsinghua School in Beijing and began to study music. In 1924, he went to the United States to study, majoring in psychology and music. In 1929, he returned to China to teach at the National Music College, which was famous for its rigorous and high quality. He cultivated a group of composers with high professional standards and played an important role in the history of modern music education in China. The oratorio "Song of Everlasting Sorrow" is the first work of this genre in the history of modern music in my country, and the concert overture with heavy lyrics is the first symphonic orchestral piece to be well received abroad.

9. Nie Er (1912--1935)

The standard bearer of the "left-wing music movement" in this century, the author and composer of the national song, a native of Yuxi, Yunnan. He loved music since he was a child. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1933 and became a main member of the "Left-Wing Alliance". In a creative career of less than three years, he left a number of precious treasures for future generations. His creations mainly focus on the fields of mass songs and lyrical songs. The former is most important with "March of the Volunteers" and "Song of March", while the latter is most prominent with "Song Girl Under the Iron Heel" and "Song Girl Beyond the Wall". He is the first composer in the history of the development of modern music in my country to accurately and profoundly reflect the image of the proletariat in our country.

10. Xian Xinghai (1905--1945)

A great people's musician and composer. Originally from Panyu, Guangdong, he has loved music since childhood.

In 1930, he went to France to study and studied under famous composers such as Dandy and Ducasse. Later, he was admitted to the Paris Conservatory of Music, majoring in composition and conducting. During this period, he composed well-received works such as "Wind" and "Wandering Son Song". He returned to China in 1935 and actively participated in the anti-Japanese and national salvation movement. The creation truly reflects the life of the Chinese people in the 1930s and 1940s in the anti-Japanese struggle to save the nation from peril. He has composed hundreds of songs including "Guerrilla Army", "On the Taihang Mountains", "Yellow River Cantata", etc.

11. Ma Sicong (1912-1987)

Famous composer, violinist, native of Haifeng, Guangdong. In 1923, he went to France to study, learned violin from Oberdelfer in Paris, and was later admitted to the Boucherie violin class at the Paris Conservatoire. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he served as the dean of the Central Conservatory of Music and other positions. He was persecuted during the "Cultural Revolution" and immigrated to the United States in November 1966. An artist with both political integrity and talent, he was not only an outstanding violinist in the history of modern Chinese music, but also a famous composer, conductor and educator at that time. The violin piece "Pastoral" and other works laid the foundation of modern Chinese violin music.

12. Wang Luobin (1913--1996)

The king of western singers, composer, and folk music collector. A native of Beijing, he went to Shanxi after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War in 1927, and went to Lanzhou in July 1938 to carry out anti-Japanese singing activities there. In 1949, he joined the Chinese People's Liberation Army and entered Xinjiang. He has been extensively exposed to the music of various ethnic minorities in the northwest in Gansu, Xinjiang and other places, and has recorded and translated a large number of Uyghur and Kazakh folk songs, such as "The Girl from Dabancheng", "Half Moon Climbs Up", etc. Because of their deep and lasting roots in the northwest , becoming a pioneer in developing the treasure house of ethnic minority music in northwest my country.

13. Zhu Jian'er (1922--)

A famous contemporary Chinese composer. Born in Tianjin, he studied in Shanghai. After school, he studied harmony with Qian Renkang and taught himself piano. In 1955, he studied in the Soviet Union and studied under Xie Balasanian. He returned to China in 1960. With strong creative power and diverse genres, he is also known as "Southern Zhu and Northern Luo" together with Luo Zhongluo. Songs such as "Knock Your Head Off" and "Sing a Folk Song for the Party" have been sung all over the country. A large number of works such as the folk ensemble "The Day of Turning Over", "The Narrative Poetry "Thinking of the World"", the orchestral music "Festival Overture", etc. have unique styles and changeable languages. In symphonic music, they are good at combining European traditional techniques, Western modern techniques and Chinese national styles. Together, the sound effects are unique and unique.

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