About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 48. Chapters: Ma Sicong, Kui Dong, Jeffrey Ching, Hwang Yau-tai, Joseph Koo, Chen Yi, Raymond Yiu, Chao Yuen Ren, Zhou Long, Tan Dun, Xian Xinghai, Yihan Chen, Cai Wenji, Chou Wen-chung, Wang Xilin, George Gao, Gao Hong, Hope Anne Keng-Wai Lee, Nie Er, Huang Ruo, Wu Man, Lu Ji, Chan Kwong-wing, Li Huanzhi, Lu Wencheng, He Luting, Bright Sheng, Xiao Shuxian, Xu Yi, Xi Kang, Qiang Wang, Qu Xiao-Song, Liu Tianhua, Ye Xiaogang, Huang Tzu, Shi Guangnan, Qigang Chen, Zhuang Liu, Bian Liunian, Wenchen Qin, Aaron Avshalomov, Ma Ke, Lam Manyee, Zhun Huang, Ho Wai-On, Cheng Maoyun, Xiaoyong Chen, He Xuntian, Jiang Tian, Wang Hesheng, Guo Wenjing, Lam Bun-Ching, Ren Guang, Cong Su, Zhu Jian'er, Xin Huguang, Du Mingxin, Liu Mingyuan, Doming Lam, Zhao Jiping, Xixian Qu, Peng Xiuwen, Jing Jing Luo, Liu Wenjin, Jiang Kui, Peter Kam. Excerpt: Ma Sicong (Chinese: pinyin: Mǎ Sīcōng; Wade-Giles: Ma Szu-ts'ung; May 7, 1912 - May 20, 1987) was a Chinese violinist and composer. He was referred to in China as "The King of violinists." His Nostalgia (思鄉曲) for violin, composed in 1937 as part of the Inner Mongolia Suite (內蒙組曲), was considered one of the most favorite pieces of 20th century China. During his youth, Ma went to Paris to study music, and was then admitted to the Conservatoire de Paris, majoring in violin. In early 1932, Ma returned to China, and got married in the same year. In the following period he composed many renowned pieces such as Lullaby, Inner Mongolia suite, Tibet tone poem (西藏音詩), and Madrigal (牧歌). Ma was appointed president of the newly established Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing by the Central government Politburo of the People's Republic of China in December 1949. When the Cultural Revolution broke out in June 1966, Ma became a target of the Red Guards and so-called...
