Shih Wei-Liang
Taiwanese composer
Shih Wei-Liang (September 3, 1926 – February 14, 1977) was a Taiwanese composer, ethnomusicologist and one of the most influential and representative figures in the modern history of Taiwanese music, who made outstanding contributions to Taiwanese National Music. He died of lung cancer in 1977 at the age of 50.
Early life
Shih Wei-Liang was born in Yingkou City, Liaoning Province. During the Sino-Japanese War, he participated in the underground anti-Japanese work of the Chinese Nationalist Party’s “Northeast China Party Affairs Commissioner” under the pseudonym “Shi-Li.” In his teens, Shih participated in underground intelligence work as a disguised printing factory worker and was later arrested and imprisoned. After World War II, Shih Wei-Liang, who originally studied music at the National Beijing Art College, moved to Taiwan in 1949 as an exiled student due to the outbreak of the Chinese Civil War and enrolled in the second grade of the Music Department at National Taiwan Normal University. During this period, he participated in the art performing group of the “China Youth Anti-Communist National Salvation Corps” (the predecessor of the China Youth National Salvation Corps), actively participated in various armed forces entertainment activities, and created many patriotic songs such as “ROC 40 Chorus: for a Bright Future” and “Anti-Communist Chorus.” After graduation, Shih taught at numerous educational institutions, including Affiliated Primary School of Taipei Teachers College, Affiliated Senior High School of National Taiwan Normal University, Affiliated Taoyuan Agricultural and Industrial Senior High School of National Taipei University of Technology, National Keelung Senior High School, and National Taipei University of Education. Also during this period of time, he produced and hosted the broadcast program “Concert Hall on Air” on the Broadcasting Corporation of China.
Experience of Studying Abroad
In 1955, Shih Wei-Liang passed the Study Abroad Examination of the Ministry of Education. However, at that time, he could not afford to go abroad because of his financial situation. With the help of several friends who raised money for him, he finally went abroad.
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