Ma Shui-long

Ma Shui-long (馬水龍, 17 July 1939 – 2 May 2015) was a Taiwanese composer, whose work is known for blending Western instrumentation with Asian pentatonic melodies.[1][2] He was born in Keelung, Taiwan. The New York Times once praised him for "letting his instruments speak in a European voice but with an Asian mind."[2] Among his best-known works are Rainy Harbor Sketch and Bamboo Flute Concerto.[3] He is the first Taiwanese composer to have had his work performed at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.[1] He died at the age of 75 on 2 May 2015.[4]

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