Qiao Yu
Qiao Yu
Qiao Yu, born in Jining, Shandong Province on November 16, 1927, is a ci writer and playwright. His masterpieces include "let's play double oars", "my motherland", "people say good scenery of Shanxi", "Third Sister Liu" and "unforgettable tonight". He is now the honorary president of Peking University Opera Research Institute.
When he was a child, his family was poor, and he relied on his brother to be a shop assistant. I worked as a primary school teacher in high school. At the beginning of 1946, he studied in the Northern University of Shanxi Hebei Shandong Henan border region. He began to publish poems and novels in newspapers, and also wrote opera of rice seedling. In 1948, North China United University and North China University merged into North China University, and transferred to the creation room of the third Department of Huada University.
On April 9, 2010, he served as honorary president of Peking University Opera Research Institute. He once served as president of China Opera and dance theater, chairman of China music and Literature Association, honorary president of China society Music Research Association, and member of the eighth CPPCC National Committee. Honorary member of the 10th China Federation of literary and art circles.
Character experience
Qiao Yu was born in Jining, Shandong Province on November 16, 1927.
In 1949, he joined the Communist Party of China.
In 1954, he joined the Chinese Writers Association.
In 1993, he was elected to the eighth CPPCC National Committee.
On April 9, 2010, he served as honorary president of Peking University Opera Research Institute.
Personal life
In 1954, Qiao Yu met his wife Tong Qi and married in the same year. The couple have two sons, Qiao Jing and Qiao Fang.
personal works
Scripts: Third Sister Liu, red child, victory train, flowers blooming all over the mountain, sisters in the orchard, banquet in the forest, 80th birthday and the horse of the universe.
Lyrics: my motherland, peony song, people say good scenery of Shanxi, let's paddle, miss, Liaozhai, Wushan Goddess, sunset, unforgettable tonight, ode to the motherland, sowing hope, fertile soil, big windmill, people all over the world unite.
Award winning record
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Character evaluation
Qiao Yu, treat people respectfully but not sparsely, close but not jokingly. His strong local accent is sonorous, his words are humorous and funny, and his gestures are dynamic and bright. At first glance, he gives people the impression of being energetic and energetic.
Qiao Yu was influenced by his father's literature when he was a child. At the age of 4, he could read 3000 characters. It was not difficult to read Hundred Surnames, thousand characters and three character classic. When he was a child, he learned metrical poetry, Yuefu and ancient and modern folk songs very early. Because of his strong knowledge and talent from the people, these laid a solid foundation for his lyrics writing. When Qiao Yu was young, he was determined and famous for his writing. Decades of life experience has given him the greatest knowledge. He often says that many feelings in writing come from life.
He used his talent to write songs, but in his eyes, writing lyrics is not a noble and sacred creation. Qiao Yu often said: "I always don't regard the lyrics as the beauty of the royal family. It's an indispensable part of ordinary people's daily meals, coarse cloth clothes, or a small warm courtyard though not spacious. " In his heart, with a simple atmosphere of life and soil fragrance is the best work. Some people say that Qiao Yu's "native style" is very authentic. His knowledge structure, can be said to be from the folk foundation and read ancient books set up a shelf, and with all kinds of ancient and modern Chinese and foreign "miscellaneous books" fill the door wall. So, people heard the most common lyrics: "the girl is like a flower, the boy is broad-minded, friends come to have good wine, if the Jackal comes, it is welcomed by the shotgun." There is also "people say that Shanxi has a good scenery, beautiful land, rich water and fragrant grains", which is so simple and concise. Qiao Yu said: "I don't like painting, I like straightforward vernacular." In fact, his lyrics seem to be very common language, but only Joe realized that they are "easy to write, difficult to write well".
Life of the characters
Qiao Yu was born in Jining, Shandong Province on November 16, 1927. When he was a child, his family was poor, and he relied on his brother to be a shop assistant. During high school, I worked as a primary school teacher.
In the spring of 1946, Qiao Yu, introduced by the underground workers of the Communist Party, secretly entered the Northern University in the border region of Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong and Henan. He began to publish poems and novels in newspapers and magazines, and also wrote Yang opera.
He graduated from the Art College of North University of Shanxi Hebei Shandong Henan border region in 1948. Qiao Yu was transferred to the creation room of the third Department of North China University and began his professional creation.
In 1949, he joined the Communist Party of China. In 1954, he joined the Chinese Writers Association.
In 1955, he wrote the lyrics "let's paddle together".
In 1956, he cooperated with Shi Youping in the creation of the film and literature script "red child", and in 1960, he adapted the color drama "Liu Sanjie" originally created by Guangxi Liuzhou color drama troupe in 1959 into the film script "Liu Sanjie". In the same year, he wrote the lyrics "my motherland".
In 1959, he wrote the lyrics "people say good scenery in Shanxi".
In 1963, he began to write the lyrics "missing" and published it in 1988. In the same year, Mao Amin sang it at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala.
In 1964, he participated in the writing of the poetry part of the music and dance epic Dongfanghong. After smashing the gang of four, he cooperated with Shuyuan to create the drama Yang Kaihui and continued to create the lyrics. He has successively served as a professional creative cadre of the Ministry of culture, China Dramatists Association and China Opera and dance theater, vice president and President of China Opera and dance theater, and a first-class screenwriter.
In 1980, he created the lyrics of the peony song.
In 1984, he composed the lyrics of the song "unforgettable tonight". In the same year, the song was sung by Li Guyi at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. Later, the song was sung by several singers at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala.
In 1997, he created the theme song lyrics of big windmill.
In the early 1990s, he wrote the lyrics "love China".
In 1993, he was elected to the eighth CPPCC National Committee.
On April 9, 2010, he served as honorary president of Peking University Opera Research Institute.
Works introduction
Main works
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Theatrical performances
On October 31, 2015, "my motherland - Concert of Qiao Yu's works" was held in Beijing. Wen Zhongjia, a famous composer, is the music director of the concert; Zhou Xiaodong is the general director of the concert; Zhang Zheng, a famous conductor, is the conductor of the concert. Symphony Orchestra and chorus are composed of Chinese opera and dance theater. The soloists of the concert are Li Guyi, Jiang Dawei, Yan Weiwen, Tong Tiexin, Zhang Ye, LV Jihong, Peng Kangliang, Zhang Yingxi, Wang Lida, Wang Chuanyue, Wang Zhe, Qu Dan, Yu Yueyue, Shi Peng, Cui Jinghao, the original singer of Qiao Yu's works, and the chorus of the primary school affiliated to Tsinghua University.
Features of works
His works eulogize the great motherland and people, sing about the beautiful life, and call for the true feelings in the world. His works are well known and sung by generations. His works transcend time and space, belong to the time and also belong to the future. His works have been enduring for decades and have strong artistic vitality. His lyrics are profound in meaning, unique in context, diverse in style, and easy to sing. His lyrics not only reflect the profound Chinese culture, but also record the wind and rain of history and the spirit of the times. The songs created by Comrade Qiao Yu and his collaborators are valuable spiritual wealth and still have good artistic charm.
In June 2019, "let's play double oars" was selected as "100 excellent songs celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the people's Republic of China" by the propaganda department.
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