Xuntian He
About Xuntian He
Xuntian He is a distinguished composer, creator of a new musical languages, and professor at Shanghai Conservatory of Music. In 1981, he established the Three Periods Theory and the Theory of Musical Dimensions. In 1982, he developed the Renyilv Duyingfa Method of Musical Composition, one of the first compositional methods of the People's Republic. His CD albums Sister Drum and Voices from the Sky, were released in more than 80 countries with a total sales volume of several million copies. In 1996, He established a new Method of Musical Composition and one year later, he put forward the Theory of Interspace. In 2003, he composed Images in Sound, which he calls mankind's gift of primordial music to all species of the natural world. In 2008, he produced Ehe Chant that includes Freudian Pre-consciousness as a composition technique. In Whirling Udumbara I for orchestra and Whirling Udumbara II for He drum and string orchestra and He drum (2012 and 2020), He draws upon the Buddhist legend of the Udumbara flowers, which, according to Mahayana scriptures, bloom only once every 3000 years, heralding the return of the benevolent King of the Turning Wheel.
He received 15 international composition awards, including the Outstanding Musical Achievement Award of the International New Music Composer Competition USA 1989-1990. Moreover, he was awarded 13 national composition prizes, including the First Prize at the Third All-China Music Competition as well as and a number of international and national honorary awards, including the 4th Mercedes-AMG National Spirit Achievers Award. His works have been premiered and performed globally by many leading orchestras and ensembles, including the BBC Symphony Orchestra and countless others.
Thousands of national and international news media and academic journals, including the New York Times, the Times Magazine, the Washington Post, The Times, BBC, ABC, CNN, NHK etc., have reviewed He’s works, composition techniques and ideas. His theories and works are believed to be groundbreaking and truly original music of his country. According to the New York Times, he “fulfilled the Chinese people’s dream to introduce their music to the world.”
Worklist
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for pianoComposer: Xuntian HeEdition: Separate editionSeries: Edition Schott
Instrumentation: pianoProduct number: ED 22654Product TypeIn stockAs low as €14.99Incl. Tax -
chant for soprano and orchestraComposer: Xuntian HeMedia Type: Hire/performance materialEdition: Performance materialInstrumentation: soprano and orchestraLanguage: Chinese
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A collection of new pieces for pianoMedia Type: Sheet musicInstrumentation: pianoLanguage: EnglishProduct number: ED 21470In stock€10.00Incl. Tax, Excl. Shipping
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Images in Sound 2Product TypeIn stockAs low as €8.99Incl. Tax
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for piccolo, flute and violinComposer: Xuntian HeEdition: Score and partsSeries: Edition Schott
Instrumentation: Piccolo, flute and violinProduct number: ED 21724Product TypeIn stockAs low as €17.99Incl. Tax -
for pianoComposer: Xuntian HeEdition: Separate editionSeries: Edition Schott
Instrumentation: pianoProduct number: ED 22958Product TypeIn stockAs low as €21.99Incl. Tax -
for 10 performersComposer: Xuntian HeMedia Type: Hire/performance materialEdition: Performance materialInstrumentation: ensemble
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for woodwinds and string orchestraComposer: Xuntian HeMedia Type: Hire/performance materialEdition: Performance materialInstrumentation: woodwinds and string orchestra
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for pianoComposer: Xuntian HeEdition: Separate editionSeries: Edition Schott
Instrumentation: pianoProduct number: ED 23699Product TypeIn stockAs low as €33.99Incl. Tax -
for piano without black keysComposer: Xuntian HeEdition: Separate editionSeries: Edition Schott
Instrumentation: pianoProduct number: ED 23065Product TypeIn stockAs low as €29.99Incl. Tax -
for piano and orchestraComposer: Xuntian HeMedia Type: Hire/performance materialEdition: Performance materialInstrumentation: piano and orchestra
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for clarinet soloProduct TypeIn stockAs low as €9.99Incl. Tax
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for viola soloComposer: Xuntian HeEdition: Separate editionSeries: Viola Library
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Scent Dance I
Instrumentation: violaProduct number: VAB 96Product TypeIn stockAs low as €10.99Incl. Tax -
for violoncello soloComposer: Xuntian HeEdition: Separate editionSeries: Cello Library
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Scent Dance I
Instrumentation: celloProduct number: CB 251Product TypeIn stockAs low as €9.99Incl. Tax -
for string quartetComposer: Xuntian HeEdition: Score and partsSeries: Edition Schott
Scent Dance I
Instrumentation: string quartetProduct number: ED 21454Product TypeIn stockAs low as €24.99Incl. Tax -
for pianoComposer: Xuntian HeMedia Type: E-score PDFEdition: Separate editionSeries: Edition Schott
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for pianoComposer: Xuntian HeEdition: Separate editionSeries: Edition Schott
Instrumentation: pianoProduct number: ED 23260Product TypeIn stockAs low as €29.99Incl. Tax -
for clarinet and orchestraComposer: Xuntian HeMedia Type: Hire/performance materialEdition: Performance materialInstrumentation: clarinet and orchestra
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for pianoProduct TypeIn stockAs low as €12.99Incl. Tax
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for violin and violaComposer: Xuntian HeEdition: Score and partsSeries: Edition Schott
Whirling Peach Blossom
Instrumentation: violin and violaProduct number: ED 22940Product TypeIn stockAs low as €30.99Incl. Tax -
Composer: Xuntian HeSeries: Edition Schott
Whirling Peach Blossom
Instrumentation: pianoProduct number: ED 22486Product TypeIn stockAs low as €15.99Incl. Tax -
for orchestraComposer: Xuntian HeMedia Type: Hire/performance materialEdition: Performance materialInstrumentation: orchestra
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for pianoComposer: Xuntian HeEdition: Separate editionSeries: Edition Schott
Instrumentation: pianoProduct number: ED 21999Product TypeIn stockAs low as €23.99Incl. Tax -
for viola, violoncello and He-drumComposer: Xuntian HeEdition: Score and partsSeries: Edition Schott
Instrumentation: viola, cello and He-drumProduct number: ED 22342Product TypeIn stockAs low as €20.99Incl. Tax -
for string orchestra and He drumComposer: Xuntian HeMedia Type: Hire/performance materialEdition: Performance materialInstrumentation: string orchestra and He drum