Jia Daqun

Jia Daqun ( Chinese : 贾达 群, * August 1955 in Chongqing ) is a Chinese composer .

Jia took painting lessons from Wang Xing-yu at the Sichuan Art Institute from the age of eight to eleven before studying composition at the Conservatory. He is Professor of Composition and Music Theory at the Shanghai Conservatory. 1995–96 he was visiting professor at the University of Redlands and gave lectures on contemporary Chinese music a. a. at the University of Southern California , the University of Minnesota and the University of Michigan , the Music School of Manhattan and Cornell University .

With his Rondo for clarinet and piano, the piece The Dragon and Phoenix Totem for pipa and orchestra, and his symphony , he won prizes at national Chinese composition competitions. His string quartet was awarded the Irino Prize at the 12th competition of the IRINO Foundation for Chamber Music in Japan in 1991 . His works have been performed at festivals for contemporary republic and in numerous cities in China, Japan, Europe and the United States. He composed The Prospect of Colored Desert for Yo-Yo Mas Silk Road Ensemble in 2000 .

Works

• Two Pieces for piano, 1983
• Rondo for clarinet and piano, 1984
• The Dragon and Phoenix Totem for pipa and orchestra, 1985
• Three Temperaments for large choir, 1986
• Two Movements Symphony , 1986-87
• String Quartet , 1988
• Counterpoint of Times for wind septet, 1989
• Intonation for 14 musicians, 1990-94
• The Mountain Child for mixed chamber ensemble and children's choir, 1993
• Dialogues for solo voice, soprano, children's choir, choir and orchestra, 1993–94
• Overture for Chinese bass drum, Chinese wind instruments and percussion band, 1994
• Flavor of Bashu for two violins, piano and percussion, 1995
• Pole for Chinese percussion instruments, 1996
• Symphonic Prelude --- Bashu Capriccio for orchestra, 1996
• The Song Without Words for solo percussion, 1997
• Illusions of the Symphonic Stage of Tang Dynasty for Tang Dynasty orchestra, percussion, voices and large choir, 1998
• Dance Suite for Orchestra, 1999
• The Prospect of Colored Desert for violin, cello, sheng , pipa and percussion, 2000
• Three Movements of Autumn for nine Chinese instruments, 2000
• Sound Games for five traditional Chinese percussion instruments, 2000-01
• Fusion-I for mixed chamber ensemble, 2002 * Fusion-II , concert for solo percussion and orchestra, 2002
• Fusion-III for Irish flute, accordion, bodhrán , Sheng, Zheng , percussion, 13 strings and chamber choir, 2002–03
• The Three Images from Washing Painting for 17 musicians, 2005
• The Butterfly Dream , Opera, 2007
• The Crane Lake , ballet music, 2008

source

• Jia Daqun

Web link

• Jia Daqun's homepage