Zhang Fu-Xing
Zhang Fu-Xing (traditional Chinese: 張福興; simplified Chinese: 张福兴, February 1, 1888 – March 5, 1954) was a violinist who was born in Miaoli and later settled in Taipei.[1][2]: 50 He was the first Taiwanese musician to study in Japan, and helped train many musicians in Taiwan.[3]
Life[edit]
Zhang Fu-Xing was born in Toufenzhuang, Zhunan County (now Toufen City, Miaoli County).[1][4] After graduating from Toufen Public Elementary School, he enrolled in the Taiwan Governor-General’s National Language School and graduated in 1907. In 1908, he was recommended for admission to the Tokyo Music School in Ueno, and was the first Taiwanese to study music in Japan.[5] There he was given the opportunity to learn to play the organ, not yet introduced to Taiwan. In order to put his studies into practice, Zhang also took violin lessons in his final year of study. Zhang’s advisor was Akatarō Shimazaki.[6]: 61 His classmates included the composer Kiyoshi Nobutoki[7] and the cellist Hagiwara Eiichi.[6]: 62
Career[edit]
After returning to Taiwan in 1910, Zhang began teaching at his alma mater and also taught part-time at Taipei Second High School (now Taipei Municipal Chenggong High School). He actively trained local musicians, and in 1920 he founded the Ling Long Hui Orchestra, which gave public concerts from time to time.[8] In addition to teaching, Zhang was also an avid collector of Taiwan’s indigenous music. In 1922, he was invited by Government-General of Taiwan to conduct a survey of indigenous music, and in the spring of the same year he went to Sun Moon Lake to investigate indigenous folk songs.[2]: 131 [9] In October of the same year, Zhang submitted his manuscript Traditional Songs and Pestle Songs of the Thao at Sun Moon Lake, which was published on December 25.[10] This was the first book on Taiwan’s indigenous music,[11] and he was the first Taiwanese musician to collect and help organize Taiwan’s indigenous music.[12]
After the Japanese colonial period ended in 1945, Zhang continued his work as a music educator. For example, he was a professor at the Department of Music, Taiwan Provincial Teachers College (now renamed National Taiwan Normal University), and an editor of music textbooks for elementary schools.[13] After his retirement, Zhang continued to collect Buddhist music until his death in 1954.[4][6]: 121
References[edit]
- ^ a b 劉克明 (1930-11-30). 臺灣今古談 (in Chinese). 新高堂書店.
- ^ a b 陳郁秀、孫芝君 (2000). 《張福興 : 近代臺灣第一位音樂家 》 (in Chinese). 時報文化. ISBN 957-13-3097-3.
- ^ 呂鈺秀 (2023). 《臺灣音樂史》 (in Chinese). 五南出版. p. 79. ISBN 9789865228521.
- ^ a b "臺灣本土音樂的墾荒者──張福興". 臺灣記得你. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
- ^ "張福興：生平". 臺灣音樂群像資料庫. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ a b c 盧佳君 (2003). 《張福興 : 情繫福爾摩莎》 (in Chinese). 時報文化. ISBN 957-01-5703-8.
- ^ 信時裕子. "信時潔年譜". 信時潔研究 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ 陳淑美. "「台灣音樂」入鏡來". 台灣光華雜誌. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
- ^ 許常惠 (1986-04-05). "山的旋律 台灣山胞音樂的變遷". 財團法人許常惠文化藝術基金會. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ "張福興：大事紀". 臺灣音樂群像資料庫. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ "張福興-台灣近代第一位音樂家". 開拓文教基金會. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
- ^ "張福興". 臺灣大百科全書. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
- ^ 莊永明 (1980). "台灣新音樂之父──張福興". 大同雜誌.