Chen Zi

Chen Zi (陈紫, Huiyang, 1919–1999) was a Chinese composer. He was one of the composers at the original revolutionary Lu Xun Academy in Yan'an and one of the collaborators assisting Ma Ke in composition of 1945's The White-Haired Girl.^[1] Among his works are the 1954 opera Liu Hulan (opera), and the 1956 opera Spring Blossoms (迎春花开了; Yingchunhua Kaile) co-composed with Liang Kexiang to a libretto by Lu Cang (陆苍) and Wang Lie (王烈).^[2]

In 1981, Xiang Sihua (guzheng player), Chen Ailian (dancer), Wang Bingyan (gaohu player), Li Yuanhua (singer), Zhang Xiaoping (dancer), Ye Jianping (dancer), Wang Shuren (erhu player), and An Qingduan (yangqin player) formed a group of Chinese performing artists from China Opera and Dance Drama Theater to visit Europe, with Chen Zi as the leader.^[3][4][5]

References

1. Sheila Melvin, Jindong Cai -Rhapsody in Red: How Western Classical Music Became Chinese 2004 Page 169 "Ma Ke was the principal composer of The White-Haired Girl but he had many collaborators from the Lu Xun Academy. Working with him on the music were Zhang Lu, Qu Wei, Huan Zhi, Xiang Ou, Chen Zi, Liu Zhi."
2. China reconstructs Volume 28 - Page 393 Zhongguo fu li hui - 1979 "In 1972 the veteran composer Chen Zi and others were planning to create an opera The Miner's Daughter. I was asked to go to Beijing to coordinate.."
3. 文 (1981). "〈中國歌劇舞劇院表演藝術家小組參加法國、西班牙國際民間藝術節受到熱烈歡迎〉". 《人民音樂》 (11): 33. Archived from the original on 2021-09-17. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
4. 言韙 (1981). "〈音樂文化交流〉". 《中國音樂》 (4): 61. Archived from the original on 2021-09-17. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
5. 于文濤 (1982). "〈歡聚在歐洲歌舞之鄉——法國、西班牙國際民間藝術節散記〉". 《人民音樂》 (2): 37-41. Archived from the original on 2021-09-17. Retrieved 2021-09-17.