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Chiang Wen-yeh

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In Communist China, Chiang's cultural and political bonds to Japan and his aesthetic affinity with European modernism led him to be regarded as a traitor and a bourgeois. In order not to be expunged he was forced to recast his style of composition to comply with the more moderate taste of the
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influences. Due to the political turmoil surrounding his life, he came to be largely forgotten during the latter part of his life. After his death, however, his work has started to gain new recognition in East Asia as well as in the West.
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in the West. In his compositions, which range from for piano to choral and orchestral works, he merged elements of traditional Chinese, Taiwanese, and Japanese music with
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Following his exoneration, Chiang is today gradually being rediscovered by a new generation of East Asians including audiences in Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, and Japan.
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in 1966 made him a political target. Some of his compositions, including three symphonies with opus numbers, seem to have disappeared in the midst of these charges.
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who was visiting China and Japan at the time recognized Chiang's talent and published his works in Europe, the United States, and China.
241:. In 1933 he married his first wife, a Japanese woman. Around this time, he also started studying composition under prominent composers 583: 506:, Wei Tingge (ed.) Volume 2, pp. 98–110, Shenyang, China: Spring Wind Cultural Press. Translation by Elaine Chew, retrieved from 175:. While often known in the West by renditions of his Chinese name, the three Chinese characters that form his name are pronounced 249:. Soon he started to earn laurels as a composer himself, and a breakthrough came in 1936 when he submitted the orchestral work 223: 303:
In 1978 his honor was finally restored. By that time, however, he was afflicted with disease, and he died in Beijing in 1983.
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https://web.archive.org/web/20060209180244/http://www-rcf.usc.edu/~echew/projects/ChineseMusic/composers/jiang_wenye.html
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Initially, he was active as a singer, and in 1932, discovered by his choir leader, he became a baritone singer for the
211: 207: 273: 237:. A few years later he would become a member of the Opera Company led by one of Japan's foremost opera singers, 573: 269: 40: 293: 578: 525: 558: 553: 262: 258: 513: 297: 281: 246: 315: 219: 190: 445: 146: 319: 238: 35: 547: 487: 242: 473: 459: 215: 31: 58: 163:, June 11, 1910 – October 24, 1983) was a Taiwanese composer, active mainly in 435: 284:
in 1945 deprived him of his Japanese nationality; he became a composer of the
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at the time, and so his nationality was Japanese from birth. He is of
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Katayama, Motohide (2001). Biography in the booklet of audio CD
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Taiwanese (Japanese/Chinese) Musician "Chiang Wen-yeh"
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Modern and Contemporary Chinese Musicians' Biographies
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Chiang Wen-yeh was a theme of the 2003 Japanese film
171:. He was born in Da Dao cheng, Taipei, and died in 120: 112: 94: 68: 49: 526:"Taiwan in Time: Wrong times for a great talent" 228:Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music 202:Chiang was born in 1910 to Chinese parents in 180: 497:Jiang Wen-Ye (1910–1983) Piano Works in Japan 364:Capriccio "The Fisherman's Boat Song" Opus 56 355:Piano Sonata No. 3 "Jiangnan Scenery" Opus 39 214:, Fujian Hakka ancestry. In 1923, he went to 8: 502:Yu, Yuzhi (1994). "Composer Jiang Wenye" in 346:Ceremony sontata for Flute and Piano Opus 17 185:) in Japanese, and thus he is also known as 388:Symphonic Poem "Drowned in the Miluo River" 391:Piano Trio "High Up in Taiwanese Mountain" 361:Piano Sonata No. 4 "Carnival Days" Opus 54 57: 46: 367:Violin sontata "Hymns for Spring" Opus 59 599:Olympic competitors in art competitions 401: 296:in the 1950s and early 1960s, and the 292:government party. Events such as the 7: 218:, a small town in the prefecture of 370:Symphonia Lucis Universalis (1943) 358:12 Poems on Folk Festivals Opus 53 261:, which was honourably mentioned. 25: 594:Taiwanese people of Hakka descent 569:20th-century Taiwanese musicians 564:20th-century classical composers 480: 466: 452: 438: 318:directed by Taiwanese director 224:Musashi Institute of Technology 385:"Guluo River" (Symphonic Poem) 352:The Princess Shian-Fei Opus 34 159: 1: 589:Taiwanese classical composers 268:In 1938, in the midst of the 349:The Peking Myriorama Opus 22 524:Han Cheung (29 July 2018). 382:"Hometown Festival" (Suite) 131:Symphonia Lucis Universalis 615: 286:People's Republic of China 29: 584:Musicians from New Taipei 340:3 Dances for Piano Opus 7 181: 150: 56: 373:The song of Ali Mountain 270:Second Sino-Japanese War 510:, on February 27, 2008. 235:Columbia Record Company 294:Anti-Rightist Movement 259:Berlin Summer Olympics 337:4 Seiban Songs (1936) 376:A Confucian Ceremony 343:16 Bagatelles Opus 8 334:Five Sketches (1935) 331:Formosa Dance Opus 1 263:Alexander Tcherepnin 298:Cultural Revolution 63:Chiang in the 1930s 282:Japanese surrender 247:Kunihiko Hashimoto 208:Japanese territory 27:Taiwanese composer 274:Teacher's College 136: 135: 16:(Redirected from 606: 540: 538: 536: 490: 485: 484: 483: 476: 471: 470: 469: 462: 457: 456: 455: 448: 446:Biography portal 443: 442: 441: 425: 424: 422: 420: 410:"Chiang Wen-yeh" 406: 307:Renewed interest 184: 183: 161: 152: 123: 101: 78: 76: 61: 47: 21: 614: 613: 609: 608: 607: 605: 604: 603: 574:Hakka musicians 544: 543: 534: 532: 523: 486: 481: 479: 472: 467: 465: 458: 453: 451: 444: 439: 437: 434: 429: 428: 418: 416: 408: 407: 403: 398: 328: 320:Hou Hsiao-hsien 309: 255:art competition 239:Yoshie Fujiwara 200: 121: 108: 103: 99: 98:24 October 1983 90: 80: 74: 72: 64: 52: 45: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 612: 610: 602: 601: 596: 591: 586: 581: 576: 571: 566: 561: 556: 546: 545: 542: 541: 521: 511: 500: 492: 491: 477: 463: 449: 433: 430: 427: 426: 400: 399: 397: 394: 393: 392: 389: 386: 383: 380: 377: 374: 371: 368: 365: 362: 359: 356: 353: 350: 347: 344: 341: 338: 335: 332: 327: 324: 308: 305: 251:Formosan Dance 199: 196: 139:Chiang Wen-yeh 134: 133: 127:Formosan Dance 124: 118: 117: 114: 110: 109: 104: 102:(aged 73) 96: 92: 91: 82:Da Dao Cheng, 81: 70: 66: 65: 62: 54: 53: 51:Chiang Wen-yeh 50: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 611: 600: 597: 595: 592: 590: 587: 585: 582: 580: 577: 575: 572: 570: 567: 565: 562: 560: 557: 555: 552: 551: 549: 531: 527: 522: 519: 515: 512: 509: 505: 501: 498: 494: 493: 489: 488:Taiwan portal 478: 475: 464: 461: 450: 447: 436: 431: 415: 411: 405: 402: 395: 390: 387: 384: 381: 379:Taiwan Dances 378: 375: 372: 369: 366: 363: 360: 357: 354: 351: 348: 345: 342: 339: 336: 333: 330: 329: 325: 323: 321: 317: 312: 306: 304: 301: 299: 295: 289: 287: 283: 279: 275: 271: 266: 264: 260: 256: 252: 248: 244: 243:Kosaku Yamada 240: 236: 231: 229: 225: 221: 217: 213: 209: 206:, Taiwan – a 205: 197: 195: 192: 188: 178: 174: 170: 167:and later in 166: 162: 156: 148: 144: 140: 132: 128: 125: 119: 115: 111: 107: 97: 93: 89: 85: 71: 67: 60: 55: 48: 43: 42: 37: 33: 19: 579:Hakka people 533:. Retrieved 530:Taipei Times 529: 518:Taipei Music 517: 503: 496: 474:Japan portal 460:Music portal 417:. Retrieved 413: 404: 326:Compositions 316:Café Lumière 313: 310: 302: 290: 267: 250: 232: 201: 186: 176: 158: 142: 138: 137: 130: 126: 122:Notable work 100:(1983-10-24) 79:11 July 1910 39: 32:Chinese name 18:Jiang Wen-Ye 559:1983 deaths 554:1910 births 160:Jiāng Wényě 143:Jiang Wenye 36:family name 548:Categories 396:References 113:Occupation 75:1910-07-11 41:Chiang (江) 414:Olympedia 198:Biography 191:modernist 187:Koh Bunya 419:1 August 212:Yongding 177:Kō Bunya 116:composer 30:In this 535:29 July 432:Sources 278:Beijing 257:of the 253:to the 173:Beijing 147:Chinese 106:Beijing 220:Nagano 204:Tamsui 182:こう ぶんや 157:: 155:pinyin 149:: 88:Taiwan 84:Taipei 34:, the 169:China 165:Japan 537:2018 421:2020 245:and 216:Ueda 95:Died 69:Born 276:in 230:). 151:江文也 141:or 38:is 550:: 528:. 412:. 153:; 129:, 86:, 539:. 520:) 516:( 423:. 179:( 145:( 77:) 73:( 44:. 20:)

Index

Jiang Wen-Ye
Chinese name
family name
Chiang (江)

Taipei
Taiwan
Beijing
Chinese
pinyin
Japan
China
Beijing
modernist
Tamsui
Japanese territory
Yongding
Ueda
Nagano
Musashi Institute of Technology
Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music
Columbia Record Company
Yoshie Fujiwara
Kosaku Yamada
Kunihiko Hashimoto
art competition
Berlin Summer Olympics
Alexander Tcherepnin
Second Sino-Japanese War
Teacher's College

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