Hwang Yau-tai
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Hwang Yau-tai 黃友棣 | |
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Origin | China |
Died | July 4, 2010 Kaohsiung, Taiwan | (aged 98)
Occupation(s) | Composer, writer and musician |
Website | mim.khcc.gov.tw/hyl |
Hwang Yau-tai (simplified Chinese: 黄友棣; traditional Chinese: 黃友棣; pinyin: Huáng Yǒudì) or Huang Yau-tai (January 12, 1912 – July 4, 2010) was a Chinese musician, writer and composer. He wrote over 2000 compositions, the most popular being "Azaleas," which was written in 1941 during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Biography
Hwang Yau-tai was born in 1912 in the western part of
From 1939 to 1945, he taught music at the Teacher's College of Sun Yat-sen University and the Provincial Institute of Art. He composed music for the army band and songs for various choral groups, conducting the performances himself. After the Armistice, Professor Hwang moved to Hong Kong in 1949. He obtained the diploma for violin from the Royal Schools of Music (LRSM) in 1955 and taught music while improving his composition technique. The songs he composed at this time include "Azaleas in Bloom," "Far from Home," and "Canton My Hometown," which were among the most popular. He discovered that the ancient melodies and folk songs were not limited to the major-minor system, but were actually in different modes. He felt that to compose good music in the Chinese style, modal harmony had to be used together with classical and modern harmony. After 1950, he followed that principle whole-heartedly, composing "Ali-Shan Variations," "Oriental Nocturne," "Lantern Dance" for violin and piano, "Black Mist," and "Ask the Nightingales and Orioles" for solo voice and chorus.
In 1957, with the help of friends from Tai Tung High School in Hong Kong, he furthered his studies in Europe. In London, Professor Harry Stubbs taught him practical composing techniques, and in Switzerland, Padre Kellin illustrated the use of modes in religious music. In Rome, two famous professors taught him musical composition. Maestro Franco Margola at the Pontifical Academy in Rome trained him further in classical harmony, modern harmony, and orchestration, while Maestro Edgardo Carducci taught him strict modal counterpoint and modern composition. After six years of hard work, he succeeded in obtaining a Master of Composition degree from the Mondiale Academy of Art. Hwang Yau-tai has earned his living by teaching, composing songs, copying manuscripts, and printing music. He has been invited to compose songs frequently for schools, institutes, and various associations. In Hong Kong, Taiwan, and cities in southeast Asia and the United States, his compositions are performed regularly, and his tutor, Maestro Margola, often conducts Hwang's orchestral works in Bologna and Parma, Italy.
Hwang loved
Throughout most of Hwang's life, China was enveloped in constant warfare. The
Hwang died of
Family
Hwang had three daughters, Mimi, Jane, and Nancy, to whom he dedicated his 1988 songbook, Lyrical Pieces for Piano Solo (with Vocal Score).
In 1960, Hwang composed two songs for his 11-year-old daughter Nancy, who showed him some of her poems. "Death of a Deer" and "Luckless Day" for mezzo-soprano solo and pianoforte accompaniment were published later in 1967 by Lucky Music Copy Service in Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Hwang married Liu Feng-hsien in 1943, but after living apart for over 20 years, the couple formally divorced in 1965.
Awards
- 1952 Composition Award of Patriotic Song, Chinese Writers' & Artists' Association
- 1962 The Culture & Arts Award, Ministry of Education
- 1963 The Overseas Chinese Innovation Award, Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission
- 1965 Dr. Sun Yat-Sen's 100-Year Memorial Award
- 1967 Chong Shan Culture & Arts Award
- 1967 Social Education & Service Award, Ministry of Education
- 1967 Hai Guang Medal, Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission
- 1968 Culture & Arts Medal of the Year of Music, Ministry of Education
- 1982 The 24th Honor Award, Chinese Writers' & Artists Association
- 1983 Special Contribution Honor, National Culture & Arts Award
- 1984 Pu Guang Gold Award, Ministry of National Defense
- 1984 Gold and Silver Honor, Military Culture & Arts Award
- 1986 The Senior Faculty Award of Overseas Chinese School
- 1987 Musician Memorial Award, Association of Chinese Folk Music in Hong Kong
- 1994 The Culture Medal, Executive Yuan
- 1996 Remarkable Musician Award, Kaohsiung City Government
- 1997 The 16th Special Contribution Honor, Culture & Arts Award, Kaohsiung
- 1998 The 1st Remarkable Alumni Award, National Sun Yat-Sen University
- 1999 Special Song Award of the Cultural Volunteer Composer, Cultural Department
- 1999 The 18th "Special Contribution Honor" of Culture & Art Award, Kaohsiung City Government
- 2000 The Senior Cultural Intellectual Award, Council for Cultural Affairs, the Executive Yuan
- 2000 The 19th Lifetime Achievement Award, Kaohsiung City Government
- 2001 National Files Award, the Bureau of National Confidential
Selected works
- Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Song 先總統蔣公紀念歌[2]
- New Asia College school song 新亞書院校歌
- New Asia Middle School school song 新亞中學校歌
- Fu Jen Catholic University Anthem (after the resumption of school) 天主教輔仁大學校歌(復校後) (view Video)
- Chinese Culture University Anthem 中國文化大學校歌
- National Taiwan Ocean University Anthem 國立臺灣海洋大學校歌
- National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences Anthem 國立高雄應用科技大學校歌
- Hong Kong, Zhuhai College school song 香港珠海學院校歌
- Hong Kong, Zhuhai College 60 Anniversary ode 香港珠海學院六十周年校慶頌歌
- National Hsinchu Senior High School Second alma mater 國立新竹高級中學第二校歌
- Lok Sin Tong Benevolent Society, Kowloonunder the secondary schools, primary schools, and kindergartens joint school song 九龍樂善堂屬下中學、小學及幼稚園聯合校歌
- Shun Tak Fraternal Association is a school alma mater 順德聯誼總會屬校校歌
- Liu Po Shan Memorial College school song 廖寶珊紀念書院校歌
- Chiu Lut Sau Memorial Secondary school song 趙聿修紀念中學校歌
- Azaleas in Bloom 杜鵑花[3]
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8zTV3_VsQs
References
- ^ "黃友棣音樂數位博物館/樂風泱泱". Archived from the original on 2010-02-12. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
- ^ changhsuehliang (26 February 2008). "總統蔣公紀念歌". Archived from the original on 2021-12-15 – via YouTube.
- ^ s006221 (15 June 2007). "黃友棣:杜鵑花". Archived from the original on 2021-12-15 – via YouTube.
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External links
- "A Bodhisattva of music, Yau-tai HWANG". Archived from the original on 2009-01-02. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
- Biography at khcc.gov.tw (in Chinese)
- Photo
- 國寶級音樂大師黃友棣教授與圓照寺
- 國寶級音樂大師--黃友棣教授追思會
- inmjh.kh.edu.tw
- Filling the World with Song-- The Musical Mastery of Huang Yau-tai Taiwan Panorama magazine, December 2005
- 黄友棣音樂會合唱團's channel on YouTube
- YouTube