Chou Wen-chung
Chou Wen-chung (Chinese: 周文中; pinyin: Zhōu Wénzhōng; July 28, 1923 – October 25, 2019) was a Chinese American composer of contemporary classical music. He was seen as one of the first Chinese composers who tried to translate authentic oriental melo-rhythms into the terms of modern Western music.[1]
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| Native name | 周文中 | ||||||||||||||
| Born | July 28, 1923 Yantai, Shandong, China | ||||||||||||||
| Died | October 25, 2019 (aged 96) New York City, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Citizenship | United States (from 1958) | ||||||||||||||
| Education | Harvard University (M.A.) New England Conservatory of Music (B.A.)National Chunking University (B.S.) | ||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Chang Yi-An (m. 1962–2016) | ||||||||||||||
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- This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chou.
Chou died in New York City on October 25, 2019 at the age of 96.[2]
References
- ↑ Peter Chang, Chou Wen-Chung: the Life and Work of a Contemporary Chinese-born American Composer (Oxford, U.K: The Scarecrow Press, 2006), 34.
- ↑ da Fonseca-Wollheim, Corinna (October 29, 2019). "Chou Wen-chung, Composer and Calligrapher in Sound, Dies at 96". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/29/arts/music/chou-wen-chung-dead.html. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
Other websites
- Chou Wen-chung official site
- Chou Wen-chung: Composer of Confluence by Michelle Vosper, Spiralis Music Trust, 2018
- Chou Wen-chung interview by Bruce Duffie, 1995
- "Chou Wen-chung: Living with History" Archived 2017-08-20 at the Wayback Machine NewMusicBox, 2013
- "An interview with Chou Wen Chung", Preston Wright, American Public Media, with Philip Blackburn, American Composers Forum, July 2002
- Chou Wen-Chung video interview by Thomas Crampton 2007
- Art of the States: Chou Wen-chung three works by the composer, Chou Wen-chung
- Chou Wen-chung going strong at 91 NYTimes, October 1, 2014
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