Yan Jinxuan ( simplified Chinese: 严金萱; traditional Chinese: 嚴金萱; pinyin: Yán Jīnxuān [1]) (21 May 1924 – 20 November 2014) was a Chinese composer.
She was best known for composing the music to the opera and ballet, The White Haired Girl. The opera was first performed in 1945. [2] Yan composed a ballet with music adapted from the opera. [3] The eight-act ballet premiered in 1965, performed by the Shanghai Dance Academy (now known as the Shanghai Ballet Company). [4]
Yan died in November 2014 at the age of 94. [5]
Yan Jinxuan ( simplified Chinese: 严金萱; traditional Chinese: 嚴金萱; pinyin: Yán Jīnxuān [1]) (21 May 1924 – 20 November 2014) was a Chinese composer.
She was best known for composing the music to the opera and ballet, The White Haired Girl. The opera was first performed in 1945. [2] Yan composed a ballet with music adapted from the opera. [3] The eight-act ballet premiered in 1965, performed by the Shanghai Dance Academy (now known as the Shanghai Ballet Company). [4]
Yan died in November 2014 at the age of 94. [5]