Li Huanzhi

Li Huanzhi

Li Huanzhi (January 12, 1919 - March 19, 2000), born in Hong Kong, is a Chinese composer, conductor and music theorist. He was born in Jinjiang, Fujian Province (now Jinjiang, Quanzhou). He graduated from Lu Xun art college.

He came to Yan'an in August 1938, joined the Communist Party of China in November, and studied composition and directing under Xian Xinghai in Lu Xun Art Institute. After graduation, he will stay as a teacher. After the victory of the Anti Japanese War, he was the director of the Music Department of the school of literature and art of North China United University. After the founding of new China, he successively served as head of the music troupe of the Central Conservatory of music, art director of the central song and dance troupe, and head of the Central National Orchestra. "Spring Festival Suite" has become a must play in China's Spring Festival Gala; "good socialism" highly praises the prosperity of the people's Republic of China under the leadership of Chairman Mao of the Communist Party, which has set off the climax of socialist construction, and sings the strong determination of the people of the whole country to take the socialist road. Education and influence the thought and growth of several generations in New China.

On March 19, 2000, Li Huanzhi died in Beijing at the age of 81.

Character experience

Li Huanzhi spent his childhood in Xiamen, where he came into contact with Guangdong and Fujian folk music as a child. He also practiced chanting and organ playing in the Christian church choir. In his early years, he studied in Xiamen Shuangshi middle school and joined the school's chorus and brass band, which made him have a strong interest in music. In 1934, he studied in Quanzhou Peiyuan middle school. In 1935, 16-year-old Li Huanzhi composed music for Guo Moruo's poem "Elegy of shepherd", thus embarking on the road of music.

In the spring of 1936, he entered Shanghai National Conservatory of music and studied harmony under Xiao Youmei. In August 1938, he arrived in Yan'an and studied in the Music Department of Lu Xun art college. In November of the same year, he joined the Communist Party of China. After graduation, he continued to follow Xian Xinghai in senior class to learn composition and command, and stayed in school to teach after graduation.

In 1937, after the outbreak of the Anti Japanese War, he joined the Anti Japanese Youth Association, a peripheral organization of the Communist Party, in Hong Kong. He devoted himself to Anti Japanese literature and art activities and co wrote Anti Japanese songs with poets such as PU Feng, such as "Xiamen self singing" and "defending the motherland". After the victory of the Anti Japanese War, he left Yan'an for Zhangjiakou and became the director of the Music Department of the school of literature and art of North China United University.

In 1949, after the founding of new China, he served as the head of the music work group of the Central Conservatory of music and the director of the central song and dance art group.

Since 1954, he has served successively as executive director, Secretariat secretary and vice chairman of China Musicians Association, director of music creation Committee of China Musicians Association, editor in chief of music creation, etc. In 1985, he was elected president of China Musicians Association.

From 1940s to 1950s, he created more than 300 vocal music works. Among them, the prominent ones are Ode to youth, March of democratic construction, good socialism, etc. He also composed music for the films "storm", "on the road of the long march" and "Lu Xun's life", as well as for the large-scale group calisthenics of the 2nd and 4th National Games. He wrote the theme song chorus "Ode to the new Long March" and "Ode to the red flag". In order to perform Xian Xinghai's Chorus "the Yellow River", he arranged the score for many times, and arranged chorus, piano accompaniment and orchestral score for "the National Anthem". In addition, he has cooperated with others in some works.

For decades, according to the rich materials of Chinese folk and ancient music, combined with the requirements of the development of the times, Li Huanzhi has created works showing the spirit of the new era and emitting a strong local flavor, which are deeply loved by people at home and abroad. His representative works include "busy production", "tea ballad", "osmanthus blossoms everywhere in August" and other folk chorus; folk chorus "Su Wu" and folk chorus suite "Hu Jia Yin", as well as orchestral "Spring Festival Suite", Zheng Concerto "Miluo River Fantasia", konghou solo "high mountain flowing water", etc. His orchestral composition《

Spring Festival Suite

》Now it has become a must play repertoire in China's annual New Year Concert, and is a classic work of National Symphony.

chorus master

Li Huanzhi also has deep attainments in Chorus Conducting and theory. During the revolutionary war, he conducted the chorus "Yellow River" and the opera "white haired girl" for many times. In 1957, at the 6th World Youth Student peace and friendship Festival, he conducted the performance of Beijing youth amateur chorus and won the gold medal. His works on music theory include: composition course, how to learn composition, essays on music creation, number theory of national and folk music, on the art of composition, etc. after 1949, he successively served as the head of the music working group of the Central Conservatory of music, the art director of the central song and dance group, and the head of the Central National Orchestra. Since 1954, he has served successively as executive director, Secretariat secretary and vice chairman of China Musicians Association, director of music creation Committee of China Musicians Association, editor in chief of music creation, etc. In 1985, he was elected president of China Musicians Association. He has successively served as a deputy to the third National People's Congress and a member of the fifth, sixth and Seventh National Committee of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference.

From 1940s to 1950s, he created more than 3000 vocal music works. Among them, the popular songs are Ode to youth, March of democratic construction, March of new China Youth, good socialism, etc. He has composed chorus, piano accompaniment and orchestral score for the National Anthem of the people's Republic of China.

Ancient musical heritage

In view of the rich heritage of Chinese folk and ancient music, how to excavate, sort out and create works with the spirit of the new era and strong local flavor and national tradition according to the requirements of the development of the times has been a field that Li Huanzhi has been concerned about and diligently explored for decades. In the 1950s, his adaptations of the Chinese folk chorus busy production, tea ballad and osmanthus blossoming everywhere in August have won the favor of people at home and abroad. Later, he adapted and created the Guqin string song chorus "Su Wu", the first "new singing of ancient music". In 1984, he also completed the piano song chorus suite "Hu Jia Yin", the female chorus "midnight four seasons song" accompanied by guqin, and the male chorus "King Qin's battle music" accompanied by Dagu and piano. He also actively practiced in the field of national instrumental music. In 1980, he composed the Guyu National Orchestra Concerto "mirage of Miluo River" based on the Qin song "Lisao"; in 1983, he composed the konghou solo "high mountains and flowing water" based on the Qin song "high mountains" and "flowing water"; in 1985, he also composed large-scale folk music ensemble and national orchestral Concerto, integrating the ancient song chorus with the national instrumental music creation based on ancient music A sexual attempt.

Memorabilia

Father Li sunxiu, mother Zheng Huizhen, from Taipei.

In 1957, the Beijing Youth Folk song chorus, led by Li Huanzhi and directed by Li Huanzhi, went to Moscow to participate in the sixth World Youth Festival Chorus Competition. It won the gold medal and won the honor for the motherland.

In October 1958, Li Huanzhi took part in a delegation of sympathy from the capital's cultural circles and came to Xiamen, which has been away for 22 years. He was very excited. He was inspired by the heroic spirit of the army and the people in the coastal defense front to create the first symphony - heroic island. The chorus "good socialism", composed by Xi Yang and Li Huanzhi, is widely sung throughout the country. Li Huanzhi also wrote a total score of harmonic orchestration for the National Anthem of the people's Republic of China.

In 1960, Li Huanzhi was the head of the Central National Orchestra. In his infancy, Li Huanzhi's passion for creation is surging, and his new works are springing up.

In 1981, as the chief representative of Chinese composers, Li Huanzhi went to Hong Kong to attend the "Asian composers conference and Music Festival". Based on the Guqin music Lisao, he composed the guzheng Concerto mirage on the Miluo River, which was premiered at the opening ceremony and was praised by people in the music circles of Asian countries. At this conference, Li Huanzhi also made a report on "an overview of contemporary Chinese music creation".

In June 1983, Li Huanzhi and some famous people in China's music circle came to Quanzhou and Xiamen to collect music themes about the reunification of the motherland.

On July 29, 1984, his "starter" was sent to Xiamen Radio Station

On September 29, 1986, this light, colorful and beautiful lyric "starter" was broadcast on Xiamen people's radio.

On the evening of February 6, 1985, the national culture palace in the capital was ablaze with lights. A concert of works by Li Huanzhi and his wife Li Qun was being held here. In this performance, Li Huanzhi and Li Qun presented more than 20 touching songs and music to the audience. Li Huanzhi, 66, also took the stage to conduct the concert, pushing it to a climax.

In early 1987, at the invitation of the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, Li Huanzhi created the "kongquyin", which is a concerto for the Kongs, chorus and national orchestral music. In April, it premiered in the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra and caused a sensation in Xiangjiang.

In 1987, China Music Association established the music volume Department of contemporary China series, with Li Huanzhi, then chairman of China Music Association, as editor in chief. His style of work is very thorough and meticulous. There are more than 600000 words in the whole book. He has repeatedly revised some difficult and complicated chapters, and his expression and modification of some controversial issues in the manuscripts are very subtle. Without rich life experience, political wisdom and deep writing ability, he can never reach this level.

In 1989, Xiamen and Beijing music circles jointly planned to shoot a TV music film "the song of egret goddess" with the theme of eulogizing the children of Heron Island. Xiamen lyricist Zhu Jiaqi first wrote a set of lyrics (a total of 9 songs) of vocal suite. Li Huanzhi and his wife Li Qun were invited to compose music for the theme song "song of egret goddess" and children's song "happy little egret", respectively, and the two old people readily agreed.

In 1997, when one of Li Huanyi received the lyrics of Hong Kong's return to China by Hong Kong poet Wang Yitao, he was overjoyed and said, "I can't help composing one piece at a time

Personal life

When I stayed in school to teach, I was deeply moved by chorus

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