Ding Shande Art Songs Collection

Author: Ding Shande
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: Ding Shande (1911–1995) was a Chinese composer and pianist. Born on November 12, 1911, in Kunshan, Jiangsu, he passed away in Shanghai on December 8, 1995. In 1928, he enrolled at the Shanghai National Conservatory of Music to study the pipa, but switched to piano and composition theory in 1929. In 1934, he premiered He Luting's award-winning work "The Shepherd's." He gave solo concerts in cities such as Shanghai, Beijing, and Tianjin. After graduating in 1935, he taught at the Tianjin Hebei Women's Normal College. In winter 1937, he co-founded the Shanghai Music Hall (later renamed the Private Shanghai Conservatory of Music) with Chen Youxin. In 1946, he became a professor at the Nanjing National Conservatory of Music. In 1947, he went to France to study composition at the Paris Conservatory. Upon graduating in 1949, he returned to China and became a professor at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, also serving as the head of the Composition Department. In 1956, he became the vice president of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and later served as the third and fourth vice president of the China Music. He was invited to serve as a judge for the 1956 Schumann International Piano Competition, the 1960 Chopin International Piano Competition, and the 1964 Queen Elizabeth International Piano Competition. His works include piano compositions such as the children's suite "Happy Festival," "Dance from Xinjiang No. 5," and "Toccata—Good News," as well as vocal works like art songs and the choral "Yellow River Ode." His orchestral works include "The Long March Symphony," among others. He also compiled "Ding Shande Piano Works" and "Ding Shande Art Songs."