My music should be dedicated to the motherland and to the people
Biography
Xian Xinghai (June 13, 1905 – October 30, 1945), formerly known as Huang Xun and Kong Yu, was a member of the Communist Party of China. His ancestral home was Panyu, Guangdong (present-day Lan Nuo Town, Nansha District, Guangzhou), and he was born in Macau.
A famous composer and pianist in modern and modern China, he is known as the "people's musician".
In 1929, he went to Paris to study work-study under the famous violinist Pani Obedodorfer and the famous composer Paul Ducas.
After returning to China in 1935, he actively participated in the Anti-Japanese Salvation Movement. In 1938, he went to Yan'an and later served as the head of the music department of Lu Xun Art College. In June 1939, he joined the Communist Party of China.
On October 30, 1945, Xian Xinghai died of lung disease in Moscow.
In 2009, Xian Xinghai was named one of the 100 heroic and exemplary figures who contributed to the founding of New China.
Patriotic return
In 1934, Xian Xinghai was admitted to the advanced composition class of the Paris Conservatory, where he studied composition and conducting. He was the first Chinese candidate in the class in decades.
His works were publicly performed in France and broadcast on the radio, and he became the hottest Chinese composer in Paris at that time.
But these reputations did not bring him happiness, and he often cried bitterly on the streets after hearing the news of the suffering of his motherland. In his heart, there is always a burning feeling for the motherland.
In 1935, Xian Xinghai ended his studies early and set off to return to China, determined to bring music to the disaster-stricken motherland.
The country will not be a country, what personal glory is there to talk about?
After returning to China, he threw himself into the anti-Japanese salvation movement, from "music for music' sake" to "music for the people's sake".
He successively created countless anti-Japanese salvation songs such as "On the Taihang Mountain", "Go to the Enemy's Rear", "Midnight Song", "Defending lugou Bridge", "Guerrilla Army Song" and so on.
"Composer Xian Xinghai" became the loudest title at that time.
In 1938, he responded to the call of the Communist Party to go to Yan'an, the holy land of revolution.
As soon as he arrived in Yan'an, Xian Xinghai was hired as a teacher in the music department, and in addition to teaching, he was responsible for music creation.
After hearing the "Yellow River Chant" recited by Guang Weiran, Xian Xinghai burst out of the inspiration for creating the "Yellow River Chorus".
In a simple cave dwelling, Xian Xinghai was sick in bed, using a charcoal pen to write a book on the short score, the pen was broken one after another, and it took six days and six nights to create the "Yellow River Chorus".
"Yellow River Chorus" premiered in Yan'an, a group of simple villagers performed with pots and pans, and the song of "defending the hometown, defending the Yellow River, defending North China, defending all of China" resounded in every corner of the motherland.
Defending their homeland, the people fight against the aggressors.
Defend the Yellow River, the Mother River can not tolerate aggression.
Defend North China and stop the pace of the invaders.
To defend the whole of China, the sons and daughters of China will never give up.
After the performance, Chairman Mao Zedong stood up and applauded, shouting "yes" three times. After learning about Xian Xinghai's difficulties in creating, Mao Zedong gave Xian Xinghai his Own Parker Pen to encourage him to continue creating.
Music is immortal
On October 30, 1945, Xian Xinghai died of illness while preparing the dubbing of "Yan'an and the Eighth Route Army" in Moscow, but he has always lived in our hearts with his immortal works.
"The Yellow River Chorus" made everyone sing "The wind is roaring, the horses are calling" and walking in the front line of the anti-Japanese resistance; "The Ninth And Eighteenth Chorus" uses music to write about national shame and depict the suffering of the three eastern provinces; "Go to the Enemy's Rear" plays the upright and healthy posture of the anti-Japanese athletes in guerrilla warfare with music.
This is the charm of music, and no matter what era this song sounds, it will be remembered.
Not only Xian Xinghai, but also many outstanding musicians of that period, their songs have become an irreplaceable weapon for the Chinese nation to resist Japan and save the country, and an immortal medal for The history of Chinese music and culture.
The work does not fade with the passage of time, and no matter how long it is still our main theme, sung by generations of people.
Here, Jing Xian Song sends tribute to the people's composer Xian Xinghai, and also hopes that everyone can feel the power brought by the "Yellow River Chorus" and let us continue to pass on this patriotic feeling.