Chamber Music Piano, soprano Saxophone

SKU: PR.114419290

Composed by Chen Yi. Edited by Chen Yi. Arranged by Wong Tak Chiu. Sws. Score and parts. 44 pages. Duration 20 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #114-41929. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.114419290).

ISBN 9781491135235. UPC: 680160676118. 9 x 12 inches.

Supported by a major commissioning award from the Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress, my Chinese Folk Dance Suite is written for violin solo and orchestra, and premiered by The Women's Philharmonic with violin soloist Terrie Baune, conducted by Apo Hsu, on March 10, 2001, at Yerba Buena Center For the Arts Theater in San Francisco. Inspired by various Chinese traditional folk dances, I've composed three movements in the suite: 1) Lion Dance. Traditionally, people dance with richly decorated hand made lions, accompanied by percussion ensemble, to celebrate happy occasions and major festivals throughout the country. In the composition, I use Chinese drum and other percussion instruments in the background, to form a dynamic and rhythmic texture responding to the solo part, which imitates the tunes played on the suona (traditional Chinese trumpet). The pitch materials came from traditional Guangdong Music tune and Chaozhou Music tune ; 2) YangKo. Originated in northern China, it's a major folk dance form in mass performance popularized in the country. In YangKo performance, people always play rhythmic patterns on the drums hung around their waists while singing and dancing. In my second movement, I have imagined a warm scene of YangKo dancing in distance. The solo violin plays a sweet and gracious melodic line while all members in the orchestra sing the non-pitch syllables in different layers as the soft background, to imitate the percussion sound which produces the ever going pulse. 3) Muqam. It is a large scale traditional music and dance form from Uygur nationality in Xinjiang province, originated in the 15th century. In my third movement, I keep the meter of seven eight and the melodic style of Muqam music. The fiery dancing gesture cumulates the sustained climax section at the end of the work, after a colorful violin cadenza in both improvisational singing style and polyphonic writing with woven lines. Scored for 2 flutes (2nd doubling piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in Bb, 2 bassoons, 4 French horns in F, 2 trumpets in Bb, 3 trombones, percussion 1 (3 congas, low tom-tom, temple block, paddle castanets), percussion 2 (snare drum, 6 small Beijing opera gong, 12 big Beijing opera gong, crotales, tambourine), percussion 3 (suspended cymbal, a pair of 6 Chinese cymbals, bass drum), solo violin, violins I, violins II, violas, cellos and double basses. Duration is about 16 minutes. The work is recorded on Bis [CD-1352] and released in 2003, performed by Cho-Liang Lin and the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, cond. by Lan Shui. Reduction for B-flat soprano saxophone and piano by Wong Tak Chiu (2017) and edited by Chen Yi (2018) The second movement YangKo is premiered by Dr. Wong and Korak Lerpibulchai at the Singapore Saxophone Symposium on 8/13/2017. The American premiere of the saxophone and piano reduction version of Chinese Folk Dance Suite is given by Chi Him Chik and Hao Yin at the Society for American Music National Conference in Kansas City, MO on 3/2/2018.

Clarinet and piano - Intermediate-Advanced

SKU: YM.GTW01091435

Woodwinds. Japanese Traditional Songs. Score & part with CD. Yamaha Music Media #GTW01091435. Published by Yamaha Music Media (YM.GTW01091435).

ISBN 9784636914351.

25 songs arranged for solo clarinet and piano. Clarinet part with a book for piano accompaniment and Karaoke CD.
20Shou Dan Huang Guan Du Zou Qu ,Gang Qin Ban Zou . Han Dan Huang Guan Pu Ji Gang Qin Ban Zou Pu &Ban Zou CD.

1. Soshunfu(Ode to Early Spring); 2. Hatsukoi(First Love); 3. Oborozukiyo(A Night with a Hazy Moon); 4. Hana; 5. Sakura Sakura; 5. Hana; 6. Hamabe no Uta(A Song at the Seaside); 7. Shabondama(Soap Bubbles); 8. Kono Michi; 9. Furusato(My Old Town); 10. Yuyake Koyake; 11. Chiisai Aki Mitsuketa(I've Found a Little Autumn); 12. Sato no Aki; 13. Aka Tombo(Red Dragonfly); 14. Kojo no Tsuki(Moon over the Ruined Castle); 15. Nagori Yukii(Snowfall at the end of the Winter); 16. Nada SouSou(Down Come My Tears); 17. Jidai; 18. Kawa no nagare no Yo ni(As a River's Running); 19. Sen no Kaze ni natte(A Thousand Winds); 20. Hana wa Saku(Flowers Will Bloom); 21. Haru yo Koi(Come spring!); 22. Hana; 23. Kazebue - Asuka' Theme; 24. Satoukibi Batake(In a Large Field of Sugarcane); 25. Miagete goran Yoru no Hoshi wo(Look up at the Night sky)
1. Zao Chun Fu ; 2. Chu Lian ; 3. Meng Long Yue Ye ; 4. Hua ; 5. Ying Hua ; 6. Hai Bin Zhi Ge ; 7. Fei Zao Pao ; 8. Zhe Tiao Lu ; 9. Gu Xiang ; 10. Wan Xia Jian Dan ; 11. Zhao Dao Liao Xiao Xiao De Qiu Tian ; 12. You Jian Chui Yan ; 13. Hong Qing Ting ; 14. Huang Cheng Zhi Yue ; 15. Can Xue ; 16. Lei Guang Shan Shan ; 17. Shi Dai ; 18. Chuan Liu Bu Xi ; 19. Hua Wei Qian Feng ; 20. Hua Zheng Zai Kai ; 21. Chun Tian ,Lai Ba ; 22. Hua ; 23. Feng Di ; 24. Gan Zhe Tian ; 25. Yang Wang Xing Kong.

Chamber Music violin, piano

SKU: PR.114419280

Composed by Chen Yi. Arranged by Wong Tak Chiu. Performance Score. 32+12 pages. Duration 20 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #114-41928. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.114419280).

ISBN 9781491132357. UPC: 680160676125.

Inspired by Chinese tradition, this concerto-like dance suite includes: 1. Lion Dance, 2. YangKo, and 3. Muqam. Each movement draws from melodies and rhythms characteristic of various regions of China many centuries ago. CHINESE FOLK DANCE SUITE is available for violin with full orchestra, or as a recital work with piano.
Supported by a major commissioning award from the Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress, Chinese Folk Dance Suite is written for solo violin and orchestra; it was premiered by The Women’s Philharmonic with violin soloist Terrie Baune, conducted by Apo Hsu, on March 10, 2001, at Yerba Buena Center For the Arts Theater in San Francisco.Inspired by various Chinese traditional folk dances, the suite has three movements:I. Lion Dance. Traditionally, people dance with richly decorated hand-made lions, accompanied by percussion ensemble, to celebrate happy occasions and major festivals throughout the country. In this composition, I use Chinese drum and other percussion instruments in the background, to form a dynamic and rhythmic texture responding to the solo part, which imitates the tunes played on the suona (traditional Chinese trumpet). The pitch materials came from the traditional Guangdong tune “Dragon Boat Racing,” and the Chaozhou tune “Lion Playing Ball.”II. YangKo. Originating in northern China, this is a major folk dance form in mass performance popularized in the country. In YangKo performance, people play rhythmic patterns on the drums hung around their waists while singing and dancing. In the second movement, I imagined a warm scene of YangKo dancing in distance. The solo violin plays a sweet and gracious melodic line while all members of the orchestra sing non-pitched syllables in different layers as the soft background, to imitate the percussion sound which produces the ever-going pulse.III. Muqam. This large-scale music and dance form, from the Uygur nationality in Xinjiang province, originated in the 15th century. My third movement use a 7/8 meter and the melodic style of Muqam music. The fiery dancing gesture culminates in the sustained climax section at the end of the work, after a colorful violin cadenza in both improvisational singing style and polyphonic writing with woven lines.

Old Time, Wire bound. Vocal. Book and online audio. 248 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #31104M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc

Flute and piano - Intermediate-Advanced

SKU: YM.GTW01091432

Woodwinds. Japanese Traditional Songs. Score & part with CD. Yamaha Music Media #GTW01091432. Published by Yamaha Music Media (YM.GTW01091432).

ISBN 9784636914320.

25 songs arranged for solo flute and piano. Flute part with a book for piano accompaniment and Karaoke CD.
25Shou Chang Di Du Zou Qu ,Gang Qin Ban Zou . Han Chang Di Pu Ji Gang Qin Ban Zou Pu &Ban Zou CD.

1. Soshunfu(Ode to Early Spring); 2. Haru no Umi(Sea in Spring); 3. Oborozukiyo(A Night with a Hazy Moon); 4. Sakura Sakura; 5. Hana; 6. Kono Michi; 7. Natsu no Omoide(A Memory from Summer); 8. Hamabe no Uta(A Song at the Seaside); 9. Aka Tombo(Red Dragonfly); 10. Momiji; 11. Nanatsu no Ko; 12. Furusato(My Old Town); 13. Kojo no Tsuki(Moon over the Ruined Castle); 14. Chiisai Aki Mitsuketa(I've Found a Little Autumn); 15. Yuyake Koyake; 16. Kita no Kunikara(From Northern Country); 17. Nada SouSou(Down Come My Tears); 18. Jidai; 19. Kawa no nagare no Yo ni(As a River's Running); 21. Haru yo Koi(Come spring!); 22. Hana wa Saku(Flowers Will Bloom); 23. Sen no Kaze ni natte(A Thousand Winds); 24. Satoukibi Batake(In a Large Field of Sugarcane); 25. Miagete goran Yoru no Hoshi wo(Look up at the Night sky)
1. Zao Chun Fu ; 2. Chun Zhi Hai ; 3. Meng Long Yue Ye ; 4. Ying Hua ; 5. Hua ; 6. Zhe Tiao Lu ; 7. Xia Ri Hui Yi ; 8. Hai Bin Zhi Ge ; 9. Hong Qing Ting ; 10. Hong Xie ; 11. Qi Ge Hai Zi ; 12. Gu Xiang ; 13. Huang Cheng Zhi Yue ; 14. Zhao Dao Liao Xiao Xiao De Qiu Tian ; 15. Wan Xia Jian Dan ; 16. Bei Guo Zhi Lian ; 17. Lei Guang Shan Shan ; 18. Shi Dai ; 19. Chuan Liu Bu Xi ; 21. Hua Zheng Zai Kai ; 22. Feng Di ; 23. Hua Wei Qian Feng ; 24. Gan Zhe Tian ; 25. Yang Wang Xing Kong.