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Wang Xilin ( Chinese: 王西麟; pinyin: Wáng Xīlín; born December 13, 1936) is a Chinese composer. Life. Wang was born in Kaifeng, Henan province and spent his childhood in Pingliang in the Gansu Province. When he was 12 he taught himself music theory, the huqin, accordion, brass instruments, as well as instrumentation and arranging.
Wang Xilin ( b.1936 ) is one of the most significant composer in China and the contracted composer of Schott Music. Wang’s oeuvres included over 60 compositi...
Dec 11, 2015 · BEIJING — When the composer Wang Xilin’s haunting requiem for the souls of China’s millions of World War II dead rings out in Beijing on Sunday, half a century will have passed since he first...
May 24, 2022 · Xilin Wang (*1936) Symphony No. 4, for orchestra, op. 38 (1999/2000) 00:00 Part One 10:15 Part Two 21:52 Part Three 32:07 Part Four: Coda Basel Sinfonietta Francesc Prat, conductor Photo by...
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Jul 5, 2017 · Official acclaim followed, with three of his compositions awarded the highest prize in music offered by the Chinese government. His Third Symphony, which premiered in 1990, has been hailed as his Declaration of Human Rights, embodying his character and aesthetic ideals.
Described by one German music critic as one of the most original voices in China, his story is a compelling one that shows his own personal struggles, as an ordinary person of modest means, against oppressive ruling powers: Coming from a poor family background, Wang could not study the music that he wanted to due to government restrictions, was ...
A Letter form Professor V. N. Kholopova. Coming to China, I found here the genuine and vivid developer of the tradition of our great compatriot Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich—Wang Xilin, one of the leading composers of China, an experienced master.
