The great Chinese composer(作曲家) had different names in different places. In China, he is remembered as Xian Xinghai, one of the greatest musicians. In Kazakhstan(哈萨克斯坦)，he was known as Huang Xun, a poor person with amazing talent.

Wherever he went, his music gave people courage and strength to fight against enemies during wartime. His Yellow River Cantata once encouraged millions of people. President Xi Jinping told the composer's story when he visited Kazakhstan in 2013.

When the war broke out in 1941, the composer was working in Moscow. He stopped working and tried to return home through Kazakhstan. But because of the war, he was left alone in the Kazakh city of Almaty. He was sitting on his suitcase with a violin in hand when Kazakh musician Baikadamov noticed him. Baikadamov spoke Kazakh and Russian,     ▲     the composer replied in English and French." But it was clear that the Chinese musician really needed help. So my father just took his hand and led him to us, " Baikadamov's daughter said. "From then on they became great friends. Together they overcame the wartime hardships and wrote a new chapter(篇章)in the history of music. "

Touched by the story, Chinese film-maker Shen Jian has turned it into a movie The Composer. We can learn more about the great composer in the movie.

How important is music? Many people usually think that listening to music is nice but not very important. It is often considered only as fun, but not the first choice for education. This opinion is wrong,.

Music reelects (反映) the musicians' thoughts and ideas, and the social environment they came from. Just as Mozart's music represents (代表) a lifestyle, rock music also represents a lifestyle. George Gershwin's music is another example. He introduced jazz style into his music,

 Science explains how the sun rises and sets. Music studies the emotive (情感的) meanings. Such as sadness and happiness. People need every possible way to learn about our world.

 It is a special language. We can "talk" to each other and exchange our thoughts, ideas and hopes. All of these can be shared with others. When we do not let our children receive a good music education, we take them away from the meanings that music expresses. Our children are lacking in a wonderful part in their lives.

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