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Modernization of Classical Music in Taiwan

古典音樂的現代化運動

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  • A History of Taiwanese Music
    From: United National Chinese Orchestra
    Date: December 19, 2007   Author: Chen Hong-ling, Chen Bi-juan

    Prior to 1960, Taiwanese composers worked predominantly within the compositional theories of Western classical music. This changed when Hsu Tsang-houei returned from studying contemporary music in France and gave a solo recital in 1960 that met with a decidedly mixed reception. Hsu actively organized composers into groups and arranged concert series. The output of composer collectives during this period was prolific: the “Music Making Circle” (製樂小集) held 8 concerts; “New Music First Performance” (新樂初奏), “River Wave Music Ensemble” (江浪樂集), and “Five Composers Ensemble” (五人樂集) each gave 2 concerts; and the “Sunflower Music Society” (向日葵樂會) held 4 concerts. This era saw an unprecedented flourishing of composer groups and individual concerts. Though their use of modern compositional techniques provoked considerable opposition, it spurred the entire music community forward — broadening the field of view beyond the Western classical canon to encompass late Romanticism and the full range of contemporary music.

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  • Hsu Tsang-houei
Modernization of Classical Music in Taiwan
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