Ma Sicong was a Chinese violinist and lyrics writer. People call him the King of Violinists. His Nostalgia (思乡曲) was written in1937 as part of the Inner Mongolia Suite (内蒙组曲) was considered as one of the most favorite pieces of the 20th China. Ma died in Philadelphia on May 20,1987. |
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Xian Xinghai was one of the greatest lyrics writer of classical and traditional music. He was born in 1905. He is famous for the song Yellow River Cantata,which was written in 1939 in only six days. He used traditional Chinese music to introduce China to the rest of the world. But he died young in 1945. When he was only 40 years old,he is called the People's Musician,and his songs have been popular for more than 60 years. |
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Lang Lang was born in Shenyang in 1982. He began to play the piano when he was 3. At the age of 5,he won the first place in a piano competition in Shenyang. From then on,playing the piano became the dream of Lang and his parents. His father even left his work to help him. When he was 17,he became famous after he played in a great concert in Chicago,USA. Now Lang is famous all over the world for his great performances. |