Yan Jinxuan
Template:Chinese name Yan Jinxuan (simplified Chinese: 严金萱; traditional Chinese: 嚴金萱; pinyin: Yán Jīnxuān[1]) (born May 1924[2]) is a Chinese composer.[3]
She is best known for composing the music to the opera and ballet, The White Haired Girl. The opera was first performed in 1945.[4] Yan composed a ballet with music adapted from the opera.[5] The eight-act ballet premiered in 1965, performed by the Shanghai Dance Academy (now known as the Shanghai Ballet Company).[6]
References
- ^ "Library of Congress Name Authority File - Yan, Jinxuan". Library of Congress. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ^ "NLB SearchPlus - 严金萱". National Library Board. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ^ "严金萱". baike.baidu.com/ (in Chinese). Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "Chinese-style operas still have a way to go". China News Service. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ^ "Chinese Ballet Raises the Red Lantern in Europe". China Radio International. 1 November 2003. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ^ "Hair we go". China Daily. 21 February 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
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