Li Shaoxian
Lineage & School of Heritage
In 1941 Li Shaoxian went to live and train with the Tongle Troupe, to which his parents belonged. He subsequently studied under leading Changde Han opera artists such as Li Yangsheng, Li Chunbo, Zhang Jiu and Yi Yang, taking up percussion, suona, huqin and composition, and in 1956 he entered the Changde Municipal Han Opera Troupe to work on Han opera music composition.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, of Han ethnicity, born in 1934 in Changde, Hunan. He devoted his life to composing for Changde Han opera. For more than fifty years he worked to recover and collate the finest traditional plays of Han opera, achieving outstanding results for the inheritance and development of Changde Han opera art. His representative works include The Clever Match (Qiao Hun Ji) and Yearning for the Mortal World (Si Fan).
Honors & Recognition
National representative bearer of Gaoqiang (Changde Gaoqiang), a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project; National Second-Class Composer.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Gaoqiang Opera Ⅳ-7
- Gaoqiang Opera Ⅳ-7
- Gaoqiang Opera Ⅳ-7
- Gaoqiang Opera Ⅳ-7
- Gaoqiang Opera Ⅳ-7
- Gaoqiang Opera Ⅳ-7
Profile
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