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Zhou Long
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Biography, music, discography, and links from The Living Composers Project.
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Zhou Long American composer of mostly orchestral, chamber and vocal works that have been performed throughout the world. Mr. Zhou studied piano as a child, but the Cultural Revolution interrupted his musical progress in 1966. He later studied composition with Wu Zu-qiang...Background information, detailed biography, photograph, catalogue of works, discography, and program notes from Oxford University Press.
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OUP: Zhou Long Music books and printed musicTwentieth Century and New MusicZhou Long Biography Catalogue of works Discography Programme Notes Search the catalogue Join the OED-BBC Wordhunt Visit www.oed.com for more details Zhou Long Zhou conjures up a sense of terrible loneliness at...Recognition of his receiving a 2001 CalArts Alpert Award in the Arts with biography, musical philosophy, selected works and recordings, major awards and fellowships, and links.
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CalArts Alpert Award in the Arts Thinking about what we could do to share different cultures in our new society, I have been composing music seriously to achieve my goal of improving the understanding between peoples from various backgrounds. My conceptions have often come from ancient...Faculty page for the visiting professor from the University of Missouri Kansas City Conservatory of Music summarizes his life and career and provides contact information and further links.
http://www.umkc.edu/conservatory...faculty_detail.asp?Faculty_ID=14
Article from Newsweek and MSNBC examining his reception in the West and the growing impact of Chinese music, especially from survivors of the Cultural Revolution.
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Music From Memory Newsweek: International Editions MSNBC.com Chinese composers get a warm reception in the WestONSCENE Saddam Defies Court Trying Him for Murder Iraqi Sunnis Answer Call to Vote In Mosul, Referendum Appears to Go Smoothly Romania s Fight Against Bird Flu Suffering, Frustration After Quake Bogged...Glowing review of the works and performances on the CD by Derek Lim for The Flying Inkpot. Includes biographical and musicological information.
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Zhou Long Legends Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Lan Shui, BIS This article was last updated on 19 August, 2004 More Stuff: To Bach Is To Be Human A Tribute to the Master A SELECTION OF REVIEWS: Brandenburg Concerti The Orchestral Suites The Harpsichord Concerti Solo Harpsichord Concerti (Levin/Hänssler) Violin Oboe...Article from Art of the States includes complete work in RAM format and information on the piece, the composer, and the performers.
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Art of the States: Poems from Tang Tang for string quartet was commissioned jointly by the Ciompi, Chester, and Shanghai string quartets, made possible by a grant from the Meet the Composer/Reader's Digest Commissioning Program, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Lila...Biographical information from the Foundation for Chinese Performing Arts in Lincoln, Massachusetts detailing his integration of Eastern and Western musical theory and instruments.
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8 Though he began piano lessons at a young age, he was unable to escape the fate of most of his generation in China whose education was halted during the Cultural Revolution. He was sent to a state farm in a...