Shi Lemeng Explained
| Shi Lemeng |
| Native Name: | 时乐濛 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh-hans |
| Birth Date: | 12 October 1915 |
| Nationality: | Chinese |
| Citizenship: | People's Republic of China |
| Occupation: | Composer |
Shi Lemeng (; b.12 October 1915 – 2008) was a Chinese composer who served in the People's Liberation Army.[1] [2] [3] [4] He was born in Yichuan county, Shaanxi province in China. Among his best known works in the Chinese-language western-style opera Two Women of the Red Army (Liangge nv hongjun) to a libretto by Chen Qitong.
Notes and References
- http://www.china.com.cn/culture/txt/2008-06/20/content_15859956_2.htm “解放军作曲家”时乐濛逝世 享年93岁
- A Critical History of New Music in China - Page 314 C. C. Liu - 2010 "... late 1950s, some large-scale and very effective works were being produced, among them the mixed chorus Yingxiongmen zhansheng le Dadu he [The heroes have triumphed at the Dadu River] by Luo Jingxian and Shi Yuemeng;"
- The Harvard Dictionary of Music - Page 265 Don Michael Randel - 2003 "and "Ge chang Erlaing shan" ("Song of the Erliang Mountain"), in Henan folk song style by Shi Lemeng (b. 1915). A composer and conductor who served in the People's Liberation ..."
- Women of China - 1993 "We again met our teachers Zhong, Shao and famous conductors Yan Liangkun, Shi Lemeng and Hu Defeng who had become elderly people with white hair and had students everywhere."
