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Chou Wen-chung
Chinese American composer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chou Wen-chung (Chinese: 周文中; pinyin: Zhōu Wénzhōng; July 28, 1923 – October 25, 2019) was a Chinese American composer of contemporary classical music. He was seen as one of the first Chinese composers who tried to translate authentic oriental melo-rhythms into the terms of modern Western music.[1]
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Native name | 周文中 | ||||||
Born | (1923-07-28)July 28, 1923 Yantai, Shandong, China | ||||||
Died | October 25, 2019(2019-10-25) (aged 96) New York City, U.S. | ||||||
Citizenship | United States (from 1958) | ||||||
Education | Harvard University (M.A.) New England Conservatory of Music (B.A.)National Chunking University (B.S.) | ||||||
Spouse | Chang Yi-An (m. 1962–2016) | ||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 周文中 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 周文中 | ||||||
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Chou died in New York City on October 25, 2019 at the age of 96.[2]