He Xuntian Explained

He Xuntian (; born in 1952 in Suining, Sichuan) is a composer and professor of music composition at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music.[1] [2]

Biography

In 1982, he graduated from the Composition Department of the Sichuan Conservatory of Music.
In 1981, he established Three Periods Theory and Theory of Musical Dimension;
In 1982, he developed RD Composition (Composition), the first compositional method of contemporary China;
In 1993, he established the Five Nons (Non-Western, non-Eastern, non-academic, non-folk, and non-non.) ;
In 1995, Sister Drum was launched, making him the first Chinese composer to have his record released worldwide. This album, together with a number of others including Voices from the Sky, was released in more than 80 countries with a total sales volume of several million copies;
In 1996, he established SS Composition (stream of structure Composition);
In 1997, he put forward Theory of Interspace;
In 1998, he became director of the Composition & Conducting Department at Shanghai Conservatory of Music.
In 2003, he composed Images in Sound, which was humanity's first gift of primordial music to all species of the natural world;
In 2008, he produced Ehe Chant, the first work of Preconsciousness Music in human history.[3] [4]

He has received 15 international composition awards, including the Outstanding Musical Achievement Award of the International New Music Composer Competition USA 1989–1990; 13 national composition awards, including the First Prize at the Third All-China Music Competition.

His works have been published globally by a number of international publishing companies, including Warner Music Group and Schott Music; and premiered and performed worldwide by many leading orchestras and ensembles, including BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and The Israel Symphony Orchestra.[5] [6] [7]

He is known for his compositions done for Dadawa, whose breakthrough was Sister Drum – an international bestseller that sold more than 2 million copies. He has been collecting Tibetan music for twenty years and this has heavily influenced his compositions.

Awards

Major works

Theory

Poems

He Xuntian: Passing By the Earth, 1999
(Every single living human being who encountered the first ray of light of this new century will pass away this century)
If I should make it to the final destination still clear-minded
could you even guess that my intangible hand would still be strumming your lost lute
If I should push open that sunlight-uncontaminated yet-to-be constructed city gate and still can find no place to rest
do you think that your departed face could ever find my unborn pair of eyes

source language:

(Chinese: 遭遇新世纪第一缕阳光的所有活着的人都将会在本世纪死去

Chinese: 如果我走完最后的终点仍然很清醒

Chinese: 你是否猜得出我那无形的手仍然在拨弄你那只消失的琴

Chinese: 如果我推开那座没有被阳光污染还没有被建成的城市之门仍然找不到休息地

Chinese: 你那逝去的脸是否寻得着我那双未出生的眼睛

何训田:《Chinese: 路过地球》, 1999

Chinese orchestra

Chamber music

Piano music

Orchestral music

Unconventional Instruments

Preconsciousness music

Film music

Multimedia music

Discography

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: He Xuntian. Musical Works. August 8, 2013. 0513-2436. 1–21. August 25, 2016. November 20, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181120180223/http://www.cnki.com.cn/Article/CJFDTotal-YYCZ201308002.htm. dead.
  2. News: Cover of People's Music, 2001–06 . People's Music . June 12, 2001 . April 26, 2014 . November 1, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181101170216/http://www.cnki.com.cn/Article/CJFDTOTAL-RMYY200106004.htm . dead .
  3. News: He Xuntian. . June 2012.
  4. News: Ehe Chant 832. Life. April 2012. November 27, 2016. March 31, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140331131011/http://www.chinalifemagazine.com/Web/ShowNews.asp?id=2151. dead.
  5. News: He Xuntian go hand in hand with The Israel Symphony Orchestra . eastday . September 19, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402143323/http://enjoy.eastday.com/e/20140919/u1a8350834.html . April 2, 2015 . dead .
  6. News: He Xuntian of "Pan-Exotic". Chinese Business News . December 8, 2014.
  7. News: The Music Is Etched on the Memory of All Generation . . February 10, 2015.
  8. News: Thus have I heard He Xuntian. Musical Works. August 8, 2013 . 0513-2436. 22–27.
  9. News: The Compositional Concept and Theory of He Xuntian. Dissertation of Shanghai Conservatory of Music. January 2011. April 26, 2014. April 26, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140426215149/http://cdmd.cnki.com.cn/Article/CDMD-10278-2011010158.htm. dead.
  10. News: He Xuntian's Ark . People's Music . January 12, 2005 . 0447-6573 . 28–31 . April 26, 2014 . October 16, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181016050149/http://www.cnki.com.cn/Article/CJFDTotal-RMYY200501015.htm . dead .
  11. News: Analysis of Dabo River Caprice. Dissertation of Sichuan Conservatory of Music . March 1984.
  12. News: Scent Dance III. Schott Music . July 2013.
  13. News: Scent Dance: Extraordinary Fragrance. Arts Criticism. February 4, 2015. 1672-6243. 84–87. November 27, 2016. January 5, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170105213115/http://www.cnki.com.cn/Article/CJFDTotal-YSPL201502019.htm. dead.
  14. News: Telepathy: He Xuntian Symphony Works Concert . People's Music. February 12, 1989.
  15. News: Analysis of Four Dreams Composed by He Xuntian. Dissertation of Shanghai Conservatory of Music. February 2009.
  16. News: Sounds of Nature: He Xuntian's RD Composition . Explorations In Music . January 1989.
  17. News: Impressions of Sounds of Nature. Music Lover . March 1987.
  18. News: Warrior Lanling. china daily . March 15, 2006 .
  19. News: Singing From Heaven. hangzhou.com.cn. October 23, 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20030227172923/http://www.hangzhou.com.cn/20020127/ca163691.htm. February 27, 2003. dead.
  20. News: Vocals are common to all mankind: Interview Xuntian He . Southern Weekly . April 8, 2009 . dead . https://archive.today/20140331183653/http://www.infzm.com/content/26626 . March 31, 2014.
  21. News: Touched sentient beings: He Xuntian's Ode to Good Fortune. music weekly. April 28, 2009. April 7, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407073321/http://www.qikan.com.cn/Article/yyzb/yyzb200913/yyzb20091309.html. dead.
  22. News: Analysis of He Xuntian. Dissertation of Shanghai Conservatory of Music . January 2011.
  23. News: China: Global Gaze. Modern Weekly No:21. January 18, 2003.
  24. News: Voices from the Sky. douban-music. December 19, 2013.
  25. News: Paramita . douban-music. December 19, 2013.
  26. News: The Sigh. douban-music. December 19, 2013.
  27. News: Seven Days. windmusic. 2007. July 4, 2009.
  28. News: Mystical Scent. windmusic. 2007. July 4, 2009. September 23, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160923045904/http://www.windmusic.com.tw/en/pro_detail.asp?PDT_NO=TCD-9168. dead.
  29. News: Tathagata . cdbaby.com . October 2008. December 21, 2013.
  30. News: Ehe Chant . https://web.archive.org/web/20140426215308/http://www.mtv.com/artists/he-xuntian/. dead. April 26, 2014. mtv.com . November 2012. December 21, 2013.