Wang Qiang (composer) explained

Wang Qiang (Chinese 王强, born 1935 in Shandong) is a Chinese composer.

Biography

Wang Qiang began her study of composition at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music in 1955. As a third-year student she won first prize in the 1959 World Youth Music Composition Competition with the choral piece River of Fortune. After graduating in 1960, she took a position teaching composition at the same school. She continued to work at the Conservatory until 1991, when she moved to live and work in Hong Kong.^{[1] [2]}

Works

Wang Qiang composes for orchestra, chamber ensemble, operetta, choral ensemble and film and television scores. Selected works include:

Orchestral Works:

• Ga Da Mei Ling (Chinese: 嘎達梅林) for Cello and Orchestra, 1960
• La Ba and Gu (Chinese: 喇叭與鼓) for Orchestra, 1980
• Overture - Aspiration (序曲﹣希望) for Orchestra, 1992
• Fantay Overture (Chinese: 幻想序曲) “ Love ” (Chinese: 愛) for Orchestra, 1993
• Violin Concerto No. 0 (Chinese: 小提琴協奏曲 零號) for violin and Orchestra, 1998
• Passacaglia (Chinese: 帕薩卡里亞) for Orchestra, 2002

Chamber Music:

• Trio (Chinese: 三重奏) for Flute, Viola and Arpa, 1979
• Cello Octet (Chinese: 八重奏) Twelve pieces for Eight cellists, 1989
• Cello and Contrabass (Chinese: 二重奏) Five pieces, 1989
• Quartet (Chinese: 箏四重奏) For four Zhengs, Twelve pieces, 1990
• Trio (Chinese: 三重奏) Two pieces, for Flute, Zheng and Erhu, 1991
• Untitled (Chinese: 無題) for Flute, Cello and Percussion, 1995
• Flower (Chinese: 花兒) for Soprano, String Quartet and Guitar, 2003
• Erhu and String Quartet (Chinese: 二胡和弦樂四重奏) Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, for Erhu and String Quartet, 2006
• Celestial dream dance (Chinese: 夢幻舞曲) for Flute, Clarinet and Percussion, 2006

Choral Music:

• River of Fortune (Chinese: 混聲大合唱) for Choral and Orchestra, 1958
• Chinese Folk song Choral (Chinese: 中國民歌合唱曲三首) Three pieces for Choir and Piano, 2003

Film Scores:

• Waiting for Tomorrow (Chinese: 等明天) for Film and Orchestra, 1962
• Mysteries of Bao Hu Lu for Film and Orchestra, 1963
• The dawn (Chinese: 曙光) for Film and Orchestra, 1979
• Girl's Sale Cake (Chinese: 賣大餅的姑娘) for TV play and Orchestra, 1980

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wang Qiang. 29 October 2010.
2. Book: The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers. Julie Anne. Sadie. Rhian. Samuel. 1994. W. W. Norton & Company . 9780393034875. 4 October 2010.