Zhuang Liu

Zhuang Liu (Chinese: 刘庄; pinyin: Liú Zhuāng, October 24, 1932 - June 30, 2011[1]) was a Chinese composer. She was born in Shanghai, and studied piano with her father as a child in Hongzhou. She graduated in composition from the Shanghai Conservatory, where she studied with Ding Shande, Sing Tong and Den Erjin. She continued her studies with Guroff in Russia.[2]

After completing her studies, Zhuang Liu taught music at the Shanghai Conservatory and then moved to Beijing, where she taught at the Central Conservatory of Music. She also served as composer for the Central Philharmonic Society of Beijing. From 1989-2003 she was scholar-in-residence and music teacher at Syracuse University.[3][4] She appeared as herself in the 1988 documentary A Tale of the Wind.[5]

Works

Selected works include:

Her works have been recorded and issued on CD, including:

Her music has been used on film soundtracks, including:

References

  1. ^ Dates of birth and death for Zhuang Liu per the United States Social Security Death Index
  2. ^ "CD Notes". Society for New Music. http://www.innova.mu/notes/616.htm. Retrieved 5 January 2011. 
  3. ^ Dees, Pamela Youngdahl (2004). A Guide to Piano Music by Women Composers: Women born after 1900. 
  4. ^ Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994) (Digitized online by GoogleBooks). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers. http://books.google.com/books?id=IvoQQU1QL_QC&pg=PA283&dq=Zhuang+Liu+norton&hl=en&ei=4tgkTczkNYet8Abqp-36AQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 5 January 2011. 
  5. ^ IMDB listing