Zhu Jian'er


Zhu Jian'er, courtesy name Zhu Pu-chen, was a Chinese symphonic composer and songwriter.

Biography

Zhu was born in Tianjin, China. In his early years, his grandfather moved his family to Shanghai. His family consisted of flour millers, and his father died when Zhu was three.
Out of admiration for Nie Er, Zhu Rong-shi changed his name to Zhu Jian'er.
He began composing in 1940 and pursued composition studies at the Moscow Conservatory in 1955. He was a professor at the Shanghai Conservatory. He composed for both Western and Chinese instruments and his works have been performed around the world. In 2000 he was commissioned by Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Project to compose Silk Road Reverie.
His 1950 revolutionary work Days of Emancipation is well known in the West from its appearance on the 1981 CBS Masterworks compilation Phases of the Moon: Traditional Chinese Music.
Zhu died on August 15, 2017, in Shanghai.

List of major works

Orchestral:
  • Jieri Xuqu 节日序曲, Op.10
  • Symphony-Cantata: Yingxiong de Shipian 英雄的诗篇, Op.14
  • Ballet Music: Nanhai Changcheng 南海长城
  • Huainian 怀念, for Strings, Op.18
  • Jiaoxiang huanxiang qu 交响幻想曲: Jinian wei zhenli xianshen de yongshi 纪念为真理献身的勇士, Op.21
  • Jiaoxiang zuqu 交响组曲: Qianling Sumiao 黔岭素描, Op.23
  • Hudie qun zuqu 蝴蝶泉组曲: erhu yu guanxian yuedui二 胡与管弦乐队, Op.24
  • Jiaoxiang yinshi 交响音诗: Naxi Yiqi 纳西一奇, Op.25
  • Jiaoxiang shi 交响诗: Bainian Cangsang 百年沧桑
  • Nanhai Yuge 南海渔歌, Suite No. 1 Op. 16
Symphonies:
  • Symphony No.1
  • Symphony No.2
  • Symphony No.3,"Tibet"
  • Symphony No.4,"6.4.2-1", for Dizi and Orchestra
  • Symphony No.5, for Chinese drum and Orchestra
  • Symphony No.6,"3Y", for Tapes and Orchestra
  • Symphony No.7,"Tianlai, Dilai, Renlai" 天籟、地籟、人籟
  • Symphony No.8,"Qiu Suo 求索", for 16 percussions and a Cello
  • Symphony No.9, for Boy Choir and Orchestra
  • Symphony No.10,"Jiangxue 江雪, for Orchestra, with Guqin and Chanting

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