Hsien Hsing-hai (1905-30 September 1945), French-trained composer. He combined music and leftist politics in such compositions as the National Symphony and War in a Noble Cause. The son of a Cantonese boat worker, Hsien Hsing-hai was born in P'anyü, Kwangtung. His father died before Hsien was born, and in 1911 Hsien's mother emigrated with her […]