The most iconic
大合唱 in Chinese music is
《黄河大合唱》 (Yellow River Cantata) - composed in 1939 by Xian Xinghai (
冼星海) with lyrics by Guang Weiran (
光未然), an eight-movement work blending Western chorus and orchestra with Chinese folk idioms, written during the war of resistance against Japan. Its fourth movement
《黄河颂》 is taught in nearly every Chinese school.
