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Anti-Japanese Protest Songs


Photo: Qu Xi-xian
77 year-old composer Qu Xi-xian, conductor Zheng Xiaoying, and a 13 year-old pianist in Shenyang relay the experiences of writing and performing music to protest the Japanese invasion of China. Professor Lu Xiaobo discusses the role of nonviolent protest.

Anti-Japanese Protest Songs (5:23)

Ploughing in the Spring (3:18)

Yellow River Cantata (6:28)

Mother and Child (4:00)


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