Liu Tianhua (1895-1932) was a famous composer, national instrument player and music educator. Jiangyin county, Jiangsu province. Born into an intellectual family, he is the younger brother of Liu Bannong, a writer. In 199, he entered Changzhou Middle School and began to learn western wind instruments. In 1911, he dropped out of school because of the closure of the school and joined the "Anti-Manchu Youth League" military band. In 1912, he went to Shanghai to join the band Enlightened Drama Club. He returned to his hometown in 1914 and taught music in middle schools in Jiangyin and Changzhou. In the meantime, he studied erhu and pipa from Jiangnan folk musicians Zhou Shaomei and Shen Zhaozhou. Made a special trip to Henan to learn the piano; Learn a variety of folk musical instruments from monks, Taoists and folk artists; Record folk music scores and start music creation. In 1922, he was hired to teach in Peking University Music Institute. In the autumn of the same year, he also served as a music and physical education teacher in Beijing Women's Normal School. In 1926, he taught in the Music Department of Beijing Art College and the Music Department of Peking University Women's College of Arts and Sciences until his death. During my teaching, I studied Sanxian Opera, Kunqu Opera, Violin, Harmony, Theoretical Composition, etc. On the basis of extensive study of China folk music and western music. He composed erhu solos "Singing in a Sick Heart", "Moonlight Night", "Sorrow", "Good Night", "Singing in the Family", "Walking in the Light", "Dancing Alone" and "The Candle Shadows Shake Red", and Pipa solos "Song and Dance Introduction" and "Song and Dance Introduction" In 1927, the "National Music Improvement Society" was founded. In the same year, he edited and published "Music Magazine" and participated in the launch of "Aimeile Club". Mei Lanfang's singing was accurately recorded with staff and Gongchi notation (Mei Lanfang's Song Score 193). Collect Music Score of Anci County Noisy Club and Buddhist Music Score. In my life, I wrote 47 erhu etudes and 11 pipa etudes. It laid the foundation for erhu professional creation and performance.
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ten years ago, he became famous because of Chopin's international piano competition. Up to now, his performance has been dominated by Chopin's works; Last year was the bicentennial of Chopin, and he also held many concerts of Chopin's works. It can be said that he was "the first Chopin in China".