Xian Xinghai

Xian Xinghai or Sinn Sing Hoi (; Yale Romanization: Syǎn Syīng-Hǎi; 13 June 1905 – 30 October 1945) was a Chinese composer. He was among the first composers in his country to draw on western classical music and has influenced many later Chinese musicians. Xian composed in the major musical forms (two symphonies, a violin concerto, four large scale choral works, nearly 300 songs and an opera), and is best known for the Yellow River Cantata upon which the Yellow River Piano Concerto is based. parents whose ancestors were from Panyu, Guangdong. He moved frequently in his early life with his mother as his father had died before Xian was born. That year, Xian went to the Soviet Union to compose the score of the documentary film Yan’an and the Eighth Route Army. * Production Cantata, Op. 8 (1939) * Suite No. 4 “Man Jiang Hong”, Op. 15 (1943) * Symphony No. 2 “Holy War”, Op. 17 (1943) * Chinese Rhapsody, Op. 26 (1945) Personal life Xian developed pulmonary tuberculosis due to overwork and malnutrition. After the war, Xian returned to Moscow for medical treatment but died of pulmonary disease on 30 October 1945 at the age of 40. In May 2019, a movie titled The Composer directed by Xierzhat