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Nie Er

Nie Er
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Nie Er, born Nie Shouxin, courtesy name Ziyi, was a Chinese composer best known for March of the Volunteers, the national anthem of the People's Republic of China. In numerous Shanghai magazines, he went by the English name George Njal, after a character in Njal's Saga.

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  1. Georg SoltiOctober 21, 1912 – September 5, 1997
  2. Gil EvansMay 13, 1912 – 1988
  3. Jean FrançaixMay 23, 1912 – September 25, 1997
  4. Nie Er (this page)February 15, 1912 – July 17, 1935
  5. Sergiu CelibidacheJune 28, 1912 – August 1996
  6. Woody GuthrieJuly 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967

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