Wang Qiang (composer) facts for kids
Wang Qiang (born in 1935 in Shandong, China) is a talented Chinese composer. A composer is someone who writes music. Wang Qiang has created many different kinds of music, from pieces for large orchestras to scores for movies.
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Wang Qiang's Life Story
Wang Qiang started studying how to compose music in 1955. She went to the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, which is a special school for music. When she was still a student, she won a big award in 1959. She got first prize in the World Youth Music Composition Competition for her choral piece called River of Fortune. A choral piece is music written for a choir, which is a group of singers.
After she finished school in 1960, Wang Qiang began teaching composition at the same music school. She worked there until 1991. Then, she moved to Hong Kong to live and continue her work there.
Wang Qiang's Music
Wang Qiang writes music for many different groups and purposes. She composes for large orchestras, small groups of instruments (called chamber ensembles), and even for operettas. An operetta is like a short, light opera. She also writes music for choirs and creates scores for films and television shows. Here are some of her well-known works:
Music for Orchestra
These are pieces written for a large group of musicians playing many different instruments.
- 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
Music for Small Groups
Chamber music is written for a small number of instruments, often played in a smaller room or "chamber."
- 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
Music for Choirs
These pieces are designed to be sung by a choir, sometimes with other instruments.
- 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
Music for Movies and TV
Wang Qiang has also composed music that is used in films and television shows.
- 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
