<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="2" > people's musician Shi Guangnan said: Patriotism is the eternal theme of my creation </h1>
Shi Guangnan and his wife
Today is the birthday of Shi Guangnan, a people's musician and an outstanding representative of the new generation of composers cultivated by our country after the founding of New China. I thought that someone would write an article in his honor, but when it came time to write, neither traditional media nor online platforms saw the text in this regard. This may feel a little unfair!
In October 1976, the "Gang of Four" was smashed, and Shi Guangnan turned the mood of the people raising their eyebrows and singing after the Wanma Qi and his own joy into a "toast song", which immediately spread throughout the land of China. It intoxicated hundreds of millions of Chinese people and became an ode to generations. That's when I knew his name and started singing the songs he wrote. Later, after reading relevant reports, I learned that his ancestral home was Jinhua, Zhejiang, and he was born in Chongqing on August 22, 1940. His father, Shi Fuliang, was an early leader of the Communist Youth League. His mother is a native of Jiangjin, Chongqing. Shi Guangnan returned to his hometown in Dongye Village in 1948 to attend primary school, and graduated from the primary school in Jinhua City in 1949.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he moved to Beijing with his parents and began to study composition under the influence of his father. After graduating from beijing 101 Middle School in 1957, he applied for the Central Conservatory of Music and was admitted. He first entered the Central Conservatory of Music's Attached Middle School for two years, and then transferred to the Composition Department of the Central Conservatory of Music to study. After graduating in 1964, he was assigned to the Tianjin Song and Dance Theater as a songwriter. Around 1970, he created "Playing the Tambourine and Singing", which conquered hundreds of millions of people with a unique artistic feeling and beautiful melody.
After "Toast Song", his songs such as "Premier Zhou, Where Are You", "On the Field of Hope", "Turpan Grapes Ripe", "If You Want to Know Me" and other songs have had a wide influence at home and abroad. These songs of his won the "Golden Disc Award" for the first time in China.
In July 1984, Shi Guangnan joined the Communist Party of China. Three years later, he attended the 13th Party Congress as a representative of outstanding Communist Party members in the literary and artistic circles. In 1985 he was elected as the youngest vice president of the 15 vice presidents of the Chinese Musicians Association. In the same year, of the 300,000 league branches across the country voting for the first "Favorite Song of Contemporary Youth" award-winning 30 songs, Shi Guangnan's works accounted for 3. In 1986 he was elected Vice-President of the All-China Youth Federation.
Shi Guangnan sang with his disciples
For many years, Shi Guangnan was lonely and lonely, unmoved by fame and fortune, and immersed himself in opera creation. In order to commemorate the centenary of Lu Xun's birth, he created "Wounded Death", which left a deep impression on the audience with its deep symphony and national characteristics. Before his death, he also devoted himself to adapting Guo Moruo's play Qu Yuan into an opera. He felt that Qu Yuan could best embody the spiritual temperament of the Chinese nation, and China needed large-scale musical works that could represent the national and national standards. He once said affectionately: Patriotism is the eternal theme of my creation.
Being willing to be poor and dedicating his life to the cause of the party and the people without reservation is Shi Guangnan's most prominent quality. Despite his great creations, the rewards he received were incredible. Composing and singing the classic song "Toast Song" in the country, he received 15 yuan in writing fees. After he fell ill, he received a remuneration for composing songs for the little hero Laining, which was only 10 yuan.
During his lifetime, most of the thousands of songs that Shi Guangnan had composed over the years had not yet become songs; a special collection of creative theories that condensed his life's experience had not yet been published; a concert of his long-raised personal works had not yet been held in Beijing due to lack of funds; and Qu Yuan, to which he had devoted all his efforts, had not yet been put on the stage.
On May 2, 1990, people's musician Shi Guangnan left the music he loved so much that he died at the age of 50. If he had lived to this day, he would have been 81 years old.
The musicians of the people should never be forgotten. On August 23, 1990, Shi Guangnan's long-planned but unpublished concert of solo vocal works was held at the Beijing Capital Theatre. Since then, for more than 30 years, the music industry has held many commemorative events for him.