Chien Lee (Taiwan composer)

Chien Lee (Chinese: 李健; September 26, 1932 – January 21, 1997), formerly known as Tsu-Chi Lee and also writing under the pen name Ji-Zi, was a Taiwanese composer and music educator. He was born in Haikou City, which was then part of the Hainan Special Economic Zone and is now part of Hainan Province, and he moved to Taiwan in 1950. Lee was skilled in composing and wrote many military songs, including "Squad of Heroes", "I Have a Rifle", "Night Raid", "Upright and Equal Spirit", and "Song of the Cheng-Kung Hill." He also composed choral music, operas, art songs, children's songs, and Bangdi concertos.

Early life Lee grew up in a family with a strong musical atmosphere and often played sizhu music with his elders while also self-learning the piano. In 1950, he moved to Taiwan with the Republic of China Army in Hainan and briefly worked as a music teacher at Kaohsiung Meinong Junior High School.

In October 1956, Lee entered the Music Department of Fu Hsing Kang College (later renamed Fu Hsing Kang College, National Defense University) and graduated from there. He was then reassigned to the Second Office of the Political Department of the Combined Logistics Command as the Second Lieutenant Music Instructor from 1958 to 1962. His wife was a music teacher at the Provincial School for the Deaf and the Blind (later renamed Taipei School for the Visually Impaired), and Lee composed several songs for children as teaching materials for her students during her tenure. Lee and Liu named their four children with "Yueh (music)", "Yun (rhyme)", "Sheng (sound)", and "Chin (plucked stringed instrument)". Their second son, Tzyy-Sheng, followed his father's footsteps and became renowned Taiwanese composer. Their daughters, Tzyy-Yun and Yu-Chin, have long dedicated themselves to music education and promotion From 1979 to 1992, he was employed as a full-time teacher in Chinese Music Department at National Taiwan Academy of Arts (later renamed National Taiwan University of Arts).

Musical genres According to the available literature, Lee composed 84 military songs and choruses, 15 art songs, 5 operas and cantatas, 27 children's songs, and 5 other types of works. "Long Live the Republic of China" "In Every Minute"

Operas and cantatas

"Attack on the Liao-Tung Bay" (1970) (won the Small Opera Silver Statue Award at National Defense Cultural and Artistic Awards)

Art songs'

"Hearing a Flute on a Spring Night in Luoyang" (1952/1972) "The Song of the War Drum" (1953/1961) (recognized as an Honorable Mention at the call for submissions contest held by the Chinese Writers' & Artists' Association) "Yearning" (1950s) "Moonlit Night" (1984)

Children's songs

"Happy Children Love to Sing " (1958) (won the Children's Song First Prize at the Broadcasting Corporation of China's Song Contest) "The Moon is Up" (1958) (won the Children's Song Honorable Mention at the Broadcasting Corporation of China's Song Contest)

Others

Bangdi concertos "Cowboy Love Song" (1979) (featured in the album "Cheng Si-Sum's Work: Bamboo") Orchestral music "Anti-Japanese War of Resistance Suite"