Tan Dun
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Tan Dun is a Chinese contemporary composer and conductor renowned for blending traditional Chinese music with Western classical forms, including his Oscar-winning score for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."
Aliases (1)
- 谭盾 ×1
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
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conductor → film score composer → human → |
| activeYearsStart | 1980s → |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Original Score
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Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media → Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition → |
| birthDate | 1957-08-18 → |
| birthPlace |
Changsha
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China → Hunan Province →
surface form: "Hunan"
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| composed |
The First Emperor (opera)
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surface form: "The First Emperor (Metropolitan Opera commission)"
score for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon → score for Hero (2002 film) → score for The Banquet (2006 film) → |
| countryOfCitizenship | China → |
| educatedAt |
Central Conservatory of Music
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Columbia University → |
| fieldOfWork |
music composition
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orchestral conducting → |
| genre |
contemporary classical music
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film score → opera → orchestral music → |
| influencedBy |
Peking opera
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Western classical music → traditional Chinese folk music → |
| knownFor |
blending traditional Chinese music with Western classical music
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use of unconventional instruments such as water and paper → |
| language |
English
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Standard Chinese →
surface form: "Mandarin Chinese"
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| movement | contemporary classical → |
| name | Tan Dun → |
| nationality | Chinese → |
| nativeName |
Tan Dun
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surface form: "谭盾"
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| notableWork |
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
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surface form: "Crouching Tiger Concerto"
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (film score) → Internet Symphony No. 1 "Eroica" → Paper Concerto → The First Emperor (opera) → Water Concerto → |
| occupation |
composer
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conductor → music educator → |
| positionHeld | Dean of the Bard College Conservatory of Music (China campus) → |
| sexOrGender | male → |
| website | http://www.tandun.com/ → |
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this entity surface form: "谭盾"
subject surface form: "Yo-Yo Ma"