瞿希贤（1919—2008），上海人。女作曲家。自幼爱好音乐。1944年毕业于上海圣约翰大学英文系，1948年毕业于上海国立音专作曲系，毕业后曾任北平艺专音乐理论系讲师。曾从师于弗兰克尔（德籍教授）、谭小麟教授等。解放后，长期在中央音乐学院音工团和中央乐团创作组工作。作品主要在声乐领域，包括合唱、独唱、群众歌曲及儿童歌曲等。作有无伴奏合唱《牧歌》、《红军根据地大合唱》，歌曲《全世界人民一条心》获第三届世界青年联欢节歌曲比赛一等奖。合唱曲《全世界无产者联合起来》获1964年全国群众歌曲一等奖，儿童歌曲《听妈妈讲那过去的事情》获全国第二次少年儿童文艺创作评奖音乐作品一等奖。歌曲《新的长征，新的战斗》于1980年被评为优秀群众歌曲。影响广泛的合唱作品还有：《飞来的花瓣》、《乌苏里船歌》等。电影音乐《青春之歌》、《红旗谱》、《为了和平》、《元帅之死》、《骆驼祥子》等。她还翻译出版了里姆斯基?科萨科夫的《管弦乐法原理》一书。1981年她和中国其他女作曲家的作品，应邀在意大利举行的妇女音乐联欢节上展出。1990年在京举行个人作品音乐会。

Qu Xixian (1919 - 2008), the people of Shanghai. Female composers. His childhood love of music. In 1944 graduated from the Department of English St. John's University in Shanghai, in 1948 graduated from the Shanghai National College of music composer, lecturer Department of Beiping Art School of music theory. Once he learned from Fraenkel (German professor), Professor Tan Xiaolin etc.. After the liberation, long-term work in the syndicalists and Central Philharmonic creation group of Central Conservatory of Music. Works mainly in the field of vocal music, including chorus, solo, popular songs and children's songs. As the unaccompanied chorus "Pastoral", "the Red Army base chorus" song ", people all over the world are" won the third session of the World Youth Festival song contest. The chorus of "workers of the world unite" won the 1964 national mass songs first, children's song "listen to the stories of the past" won the second national youth art creation awards music prize. The song "the new Long March, the new battle" was named outstanding mass song in 1980. Effects of the choral works include: "flying petals", "Wusuli boat song" etc.. Film music of "song of youth", "red flag", "peace", "death of the marshal", "camel Xiangzi" etc.. She also translated and published rimski Korsakov "orchestral principle" of a book. In 1981 she and Chinese other female composers, was invited to the exhibition held in Italy women's music festival. 1990 personal works concert held in beijing.