刘吉典同志是我国屈指可数的民乐作曲家之一，半个多世纪以来，他同欧阳予倩、田汉、马彦祥、阿甲、范钧宏、马少波、翁偶虹、李紫贵、郑亦秋等著名编导艺术家，及李少春、袁世海、叶盛兰、杜近芳、李和曾、张云溪、张春华、李慧芳、杨秋玲、刘长瑜、李维康和曲剧的魏喜奎... For more than half a century, Comrade Liu Jidian has been one of the few folk music composers in our country. For more than half a century, he has worked with famous directors such as Ouyang Yuqian, Tian Han, Ma Yanxiang, A Jia, Fan Junhong, Ma Shaobo, Weng Honghong, Li Zigui and Zheng Yiqiu, Yuan Shihai, Ye Shenglan, Du Jinfang, Li Hezeng, Zhang Yunxi, Zhang Chunhua, Li Huifang, Yang Qiu-ling, Liu Changyu, Li Weikang and Wei Xiqu