刘天华(1895—1932)是我国“五四”时期一位具有爱国热忱、进步思想和改革精神的民族音乐家,今年六月,是他逝世的五十周年。刘天华以毕生精力从事民族音乐的研究、创作和教学,并且通过创作实践,对发展我国民族器乐提供了典型的经验,在我国现代音乐史上,占居重要的一页,产生了深远的影响。他对民族音乐的改革,表现在以下几个方面: Liu Tianhua (1895-1932) is a national musician with patriotic enthusiasm, progressive thinking and reform spirit during the May 4th Movement. In June this year, Liu Tianhua was the fiftieth anniversary of his death. Liu Tianhua devoted his life to the research, creation and teaching of national music. Through his writing practice, Liu Tianhua provided a typical experience in developing our country’s national instrumental music and had a profound impact on the important page in the history of modern music in our country. His reform of national music is manifested in the following aspects: