Yi Chen

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This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chen. Chen Yi (simplified Chinese: 陈怡; traditional Chinese: 陳怡; pinyin: Chén Yí) (born April 4, 1953) is a Chinese composer of contemporary classical music. She was the first Chinese woman to receive a Master of Arts (M.A.) in music composition from the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. She is also a violinist. Chen was born and raised in Guangzhou, China into a talented family. Her parents were doctors and musicians; her mother played the piano, and her father was a violinist. Her older sister was a child prodigy, and both she and their younger brother continue to work as professional musicians in China. Chen began studying piano at the age of three, heavily influenced by the music of Western composers such as Bach and Mozart. However, once the Cultural Revolution began in 1966, Western attitudes were severely shunned and arts were opposed. For ten years, education came to a halt and people were relocated to work in large communes in countryside. Chen's father and older sister were sent away, but she managed to stay in her hometown a while longer and continued to practice music, although she was forced to stuff a blanket inside her piano in order to dampen the sound and play her violin with a mute. When she was 15 years old, the family house was searched, all possessions were taken, and the rest of her family was dispersed to different locations to perform compulsory labor in the countryside. Chen used her time spent lab

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Chen: Momentum / Chinese Folk Dance Suite

Chen Yi: Concertos for String Instruments

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Chen Yi: Ba Yin (Version for Saxophone Quartet & Wind Ensemble)

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Chinese Rap: The Music of Chen Yi

Chen Yi: Sound of the Five

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Melodies

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Stucky: Dreamwaltzes / Chen: Duo Ye / Kilar: Krzesany

Best - Chen Yi

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Chen Yi: Music for Wind Band

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The Women'S Philharmonic: The Music Of Chen Yi

Zhou Long & Chen Yi: Symphony "Humen 1839"

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