Tan Xiaolin

Tan Xiaolin (Chinese: 谭小麟; pinyin: Tán Xiǎolín; Wade–Giles: T'an Hsiao-lin; April 25, 1911 – August 1, 1948) was a Chinese composer.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tan.

He was born in Shanghai to parents from Kaiping, Guangdong. He composed works for Chinese instruments and several songs while studying music theory and the pipa at the Shanghai Conservatory. In 1939, he moved to the United States, where he did further studies with Paul Hindemith at Yale and the Oberlin College. He had won a John Day Jackson scholarship with his string trio (1945). He returned to Shanghai in 1946 to teach at the Conservatory. His pupils include Qu Xixian, Chen Peixun and Sang Tong. In 1948, he died in a hospital in Shanghai when he was only 37 years old.[1]

Most of Tan's works in the Western classical music style are art songs and chamber works. His later pieces show the influence of Hindemith and his interest in aspects of neoclassicism. Some of his songs are published in Tan Xiaolin gequ xuanji (A selection of songs by Tan) (Beijing, 1982). Tan is regarded as one of the pioneers of the modern art music of China.[2]

References
  1. 网易. "谭小麟短暂人生留下丰厚财富_网易新闻". news.163.com. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  2. "谭小麟百年诞辰系列活动举行_资讯频道_凤凰网". news.ifeng.com. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
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