【人物】 李永剛
|作曲家、音樂教育家|
李永剛,作曲家、音樂教育家;1911年出生於河南太康,1995年逝世於臺北。從小跟隨父親李錫昌學習風琴,開始接觸音樂。1949 年,舉家搬來臺灣,任教於國防部政工幹校(今政治作戰學校),退休後改以音樂文字的寫作來宣揚他的現代中國音樂創作理念,重要音樂論述有《指揮法》、《作曲法》、《無音的樂》,一生致力於音樂教育推廣,創作超過一百五十多所學校的校歌,曾獲教育部六藝獎章、第一屆師鐸獎等。
LI Yong-Gang was born in Taikang, Henan in 1910. His father, Li Xi-Chang, taught him how to play organ when he was a child, which was the beginning of his music education. He moved to Taiwan with his family in 1949, teaching at Ministry of National Defense’s War School. After retiring, he started writing about his thoughts on modern Chinese music composition. His most important writings include “Conducting,” “Composition,” and “Soundless Music.” He dedicated his life to music education. He wrote school songs for more than 150 schools. Li was awarded the Ministry of Education’s Medal for the Six Arts and the first Teacher’s Award. He died in Taipei in 1995.