Shi Lemeng (Chinese: 时乐濛; pinyin: Shí Lèméng; b.12 October 1915 – 2008) was a Chinese composer who served in the People's Liberation Army.[1][2][3][4] He was born in Yichuan county, Shaanxi province in China. Among his best known works in the Chinese-language western-style opera Two Women of the Red Army (Liangge nv hongjun) to a libretto by Chen Qitong.

Shi Lemeng
时乐濛
Born(1915-10-12)October 12, 1915
Died2008 (aged 92–93)
NationalityChinese
CitizenshipPeople's Republic of China
OccupationComposer

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  1. ^ “解放军作曲家”时乐濛逝世 享年93岁
  2. ^ A Critical History of New Music in China - Page 314 C. C. Liu - 2010 "... late 1950s, some large-scale and very effective works were being produced, among them the mixed chorus Yingxiongmen zhansheng le Dadu he [The heroes have triumphed at the Dadu River] by Luo Jingxian and Shi Yuemeng;"
  3. ^ The Harvard Dictionary of Music - Page 265 Don Michael Randel - 2003 "and "Ge chang Erlaing shan" ("Song of the Erliang Mountain"), in Henan folk song style by Shi Lemeng (b. 1915). A composer and conductor who served in the People's Liberation ..."
  4. ^ Women of China - 1993 "We again met our teachers Zhong, Shao and famous conductors Yan Liangkun, Shi Lemeng and Hu Defeng who had become elderly people with white hair and had students everywhere."