Li taixiang

essential information

Acting experience

In 1956, he was admitted to the arts and Crafts Department of the National Taiwan Academy of Arts, and then transferred to the music department, majoring in violin. At the age of 15, he won the first prize in the Taiwan violin competition. In 1959, he joined the Chinese Youth Orchestra (the predecessor of the Chinese Youth Orchestra) as the chief violinist. In 1961, he graduated from the National Academy of Arts and held a solo concert accompanied by Fujita. Chief violinist of Taipei Municipal Symphony Orchestra. After graduation, I went back to my hometown Taidong to hold my violin recital. And Xu Changhui and others set up "music making collection". In the autumn of 1964, after graduating from the Music Department of the National Taiwan Academy of Arts, he was employed as the chief violin of the Taipei interchange ring orchestra. in the spring of 1971, he first tried experimental multimedia performance in Taipei. It was an epoch-making work publishing conference, which was of great historical significance. In the autumn of 1972, at the invitation of Goethe Institute in Germany, he formed a quartet with German professor konich and others, touring and performing in major cities in Taiwan and Southeast Asia. in the spring of 1973, he won a full scholarship from Rockefeller of the United States. At the invitation of the State Department of the United States, he went to major musical institutions and symphony orchestras of the United States to observe and study. After returning to China in the winter of 1974, he was employed as conductor of Taiwan Provincial Symphony Orchestra and National Taiwan University Orchestra, and devoted himself to writing in his spare time. In 1975, he published his orchestral work phenomenon and directed the Taiwan Symphony Orchestra to perform it for the first time. In 1976, he published "rain, Zen, ximenting" tapemusic. In addition, "the great God sacrifice" oratorio, later adapted from the Cloud Gate dance set into "Wu Feng" and "shooting the sun" dance performance. In 1978, he participated in the third Asian new music media performance in Japan. The recording and release of the album "Xiang" is the first to combine Taiwan traditional folk songs with Chinese folk songs with the grammar of popular music. The second traditional and prospective performance is Pipa solo and audio tape work Huanyuan. In 1979, he made and released the album olive tree for Qiyu. He won the Golden Horse Award for best film episode for "happy face". Their vocal and percussion work "three chapters of mirage" premiered at the flott World Music Festival in Germany. The third "tradition and prospect" performance is 13-25 vocal and percussion works "taixuyin". In 1980, he won the best music award of Panama film festival for his film "love of migratory birds". Production of opera "Zhang Qian biography". In 1981, he won the Golden Horse Award for best original music for his famous sword romance. He presented "three chapters of mirage" at the world concert in vlotho, Germany. in 1982, he recorded and released the special album "blessing" for Qiyu. The lyrics are all poems of poets and writers. In 1983, he produced and released the album "you are all my memories" for Qiyu, and won the best record award of Jinding award. "It's going to be cold by the lake this year" won the Golden Horse Award for best original music and best movie episode. in the spring of 1984, he wrote four piano and percussion works, and "salary biography" - orchestral music and other dance drama works for Cloud Gate Dance Collection. In the same year, he was commissioned by the military to create the mini opera "biography of Zhang Qian", which performed more than ten times. It was very popular and set a good example for the military. To make the album "there is a man" for Qiyu. In 1985, she released her albums beauty and sorrow and mistakes. On November 30, 1986, at the Commission of the Cultural Construction Committee of the Executive Yuan, he composed the Piano Quintet "three styles - Qi, Duan and Liu", which was premiered in the joint exhibition of contemporary Chinese composers. In the spring of 1987, he published a large-scale musical "chess king". In 1993, the chamber music mountain, string and nest, written in Mandarin, Taiwanese and Aboriginal languages for female voice, percussion, piano and String Quartet, was premiered at the National Concert Hall. he suffered from Parkinson's disease in 1988 and still insists on writing. In 1989, he released Hu Qin's and electronic synthesizer's album "mountains connected with water, water connected with heaven". In the same year, in the album "Retrospection (rebellion and retrospection)", Li taixiang used wind instruments to re voice popular songs. In 1990, he finished the soundtrack of "the egg less man". In 1991, he created piano and orchestral work mountain, fire and flowing cloud, and produced Minnan language album really want to fly for Xu Jingchun. In 1992, he went to Shanghai to record Xu Jingchun's album "where are you from (Taipei to Shanghai)". In 1994, he went to Beijing to record the soundtrack of the theme albums "chance and pursuit" and "Venice in love". Release "Li taixiang and his female disciples" double record. In 1997, he won the special award of Taiwan Golden Melody Award. in 2000, after receiving brain implantation pulse surgery, he completed a series of vocal music and piano string trio, chamber music, folk songs and art songs. In 2002, the epic jilaga mountain written by Mr. Li laiwang was used to create the AMI epic oratorio. From 2004 to 2005, he was commissioned to compile vocal and orchestral works of Hakka folk song "Hakka Folk Song - shanlaotian", and works of puppet opera, modern dance, vocal music, gongs and drums, and string music "startled to see neon pass", as well as newly compiled large orchestral works of Taiwan Folk songs such as "dark sky" and "lost copper", and completed the creation of vocal music and percussion music based on AMI epic And the large orchestral work hunting, in addition to being enthusiastic about public welfare, has spared no effort to promote the music and culture of Taiwan's native and Aboriginal people. in April 2013, he won the 32nd Taiwan "Executive Yuan" cultural award. In October 2013, he was hospitalized with acute pneumonia caused by a cold. On the evening of January 2, 2014, she died of multiple organ failure due to thyroid cancer in Xindian Tzu Chi hospice ward, and lived 73 years.

Personal life

Family situation

Li taixiang, an AMI native of Taiwan, was born in Malan tribe of Taitung County. His father was a minority of highly educated aborigines. He was an excellent insurance salesman during the Japanese occupation. His mother was from Puli township of Nantou County. When he was 5 years old, his family moved to Taipei to avoid the war during the Second World War. The father, who plays a beautiful violin, tries to teach his children to be more Han like than Han people, so he has high expectations of Li taixiang. When Li taixiang was in junior high school, his father's business failed and his family was in decline. His younger brother Li Taiming is a sound engineer and also engaged in music production. His former sister-in-law is Taiwanese singer Qi Yu, his younger sister Li Xueying, his ex-wife Xu Shoumei, his eldest son Li Yiqing and his daughter Li Ruoling.

Emotional marriage

Li taixiang, 15, took part in the violin competition and won the first girl who fell in love with his piano accompaniment. In order to attract the attention of girls, Li taixiang often adds some ideas to her performance, but she did not become Li taixiang's wife in the end. In his 20s, Li taixiang and his classmate Xu Shoumei fell in love. At that time, Xu Shoumei was a music teacher in a middle school. Her father was a famous surgeon and she had a good family background. Li taixiang's family was poor and had no fixed occupation, so she was not accepted by the Xu family. Friends were unwilling to let Li taixiang's talent be drowned out, so they made every effort to help him hold a concert, and reporter friends wrote reports for him. The concert was a success. Li taixiang made a special trip to propose to Xu Shoumei's hometown in Hsinchu, but he still couldn't persuade the Xu family. In 1966, with the help of Qiu Yanliang and other friends, Li taixiang and Xu Shoumei were directly married by Xu Changhui in Taipei without telling their parents. However, the news leaked. On the night of the wedding, Xu's parents found two people and took Xu Shoumei back to Hsinchu. although the two later entered the marriage with the help of friends and teachers, Li taixiang's love affair never ended. After marriage, Li taixiang is still uninhibited emotionally, and she is not intimate enough with Xu Shoumei. When Xu Shoumei was pregnant, she even rode her bicycle to the hospital to have a baby. Li taixiang doesn't know how to control himself emotionally. Coupled with his talent, many girls will stick to him and hurt his wife, children and friends.

Music works

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Award winning record

Character evaluation

Crossover master

Li taixiang wrote nearly a thousand songs and nearly a hundred orchestral pieces in his life. His creation mainly comes from five aspects: Gezai Opera, Beethoven, mountain music, Western songs and local music. In the 21st century, folk music of Hakka folk songs, gongs and drums, and folk music of Hakka opera were re woven. (Phoenix Online Review) in terms of scale, from chamber music to orchestral music, dance drama, opera and musical drama; in terms of technique, from romantic tonality to Impressionist mode, expressionist polyphony and atonality, electronic media music, concrete tape music, etc.; in terms of style, from serious art music to popular applied music and pop music, etc. (Qiushi theory online review) Li taixiang is a Taiwanese aborigine. He is more romantic and aesthetical. He always believes in sunshine. His works are not gray, and he hates to moan without illness. He hopes to sing bright songs like opera. His unique spirit is not to drift with the tide and to stick to his ideal. He has the feeling of embracing the Great China. In his works, we often see the chant of mountains and rivers. He broadened the definition of fashion. Fashion does not necessarily fade, it can also be immortal. When the classic is put on the coat of fashion, people can have a glimpse of the mystery of the classic in the pursuit of fashion. (comments by chief disciple Qi Yu) he has gone through poverty, war and chaos. Along the way, he moistens Taiwan, enriches its civilization and deepens its culture, which is almost the whole memory of Taiwan. (comments by Long Yingtai)

Music world Bole

If a good voice needs discovery, Li taixiang is the bole of many singers such as Qi Yu. Since then, olive tree has changed the trend of pop music and raised the level of pop music culture in Taiwan. Pop music can also have philosophy

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