Wang Qiang (composer)
Wang Qiang (Chinese 王强, born 1935 in Shandong) is a Chinese composer.
Biography
Wang Qiang began her study of composition at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music in 1955. As a third-year student she won first prize in the 1959 World Youth Music Composition Competition with the choral piece River of Fortune. After graduating in 1960, she took a position teaching composition at the same school. She continued to work at the Conservatory until 1991, when she moved to live and work in Hong Kong.[1][2]
Works
Wang Qiang composes for orchestra, chamber ensemble, operetta, choral ensemble and film and television scores. Selected works include:
Orchestral Works:
- Ga Da Mei Ling (嘎達梅林) for Cello and Orchestra, 1960
- La Ba and Gu （喇叭與鼓） for Orchestra, 1980
- Overture - Aspiration （序曲﹣希望） for Orchestra, 1992
- Fantay Overture （幻想序曲） “ Love ” (愛) for Orchestra, 1993
- Violin Concerto No. 0 （小提琴協奏曲 零號） for violin and Orchestra, 1998
- Passacaglia （帕薩卡里亞）for Orchestra, 2002
Chamber Music:
- Trio （三重奏） for Flute, Viola and Arpa, 1979
- Cello Octet （八重奏） Twelve pieces for Eight cellists, 1989
- Cello and Contrabass （二重奏） Five pieces, 1989
- Quartet （箏四重奏） For four Zhengs, Twelve pieces, 1990
- Trio （三重奏） Two pieces, for Flute, Zheng and Erhu, 1991
- Untitled （無題） for Flute, Cello and Percussion, 1995
- Flower （花兒） for Soprano, String Quartet and Guitar, 2003
- Erhu and String Quartet (二胡和弦樂四重奏) Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, for Erhu and String Quartet, 2006
- Celestial dream dance （夢幻舞曲） for Flute, Clarinet and Percussion, 2006
Choral Music:
- River of Fortune ( 混聲大合唱) for Choral and Orchestra, 1958
- Chinese Folk song Choral ( 中國民歌合唱曲三首) Three pieces for Choir and Piano, 2003
Film Scores:
- Waiting for Tomorrow （等明天） for Film and Orchestra, 1962
- Mysteries of Bao Hu Lu for Film and Orchestra, 1963
- The dawn （曙光） for Film and Orchestra, 1979
- Girl's Sale Cake （賣大餅的姑娘） for TV play and Orchestra, 1980
References
- ↑ "Wang Qiang". Retrieved 29 October 2010.
- ↑ Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers (Digitized online by GoogleBooks). Retrieved 4 October 2010.