Soprano, baritone, spoken
voice, mixed choir
(SSSSAAAATTTTBBBB, and 9
boys' voices, S/A) and
orchestra (Score) -
difficult
SKU:
HL.49006187
(The
Raft of the Medusa).
Composed by Hans Werner
Henze. This edition:
Paperback/Soft Cover.
Sheet music. Edition
Schott. Classical. Study
Score. Composed
1968/1990. 168 pages.
Duration 70'. Schott
Music #ED6326. Published
by Schott Music
(HL.49006187).
ISBN
9790001067270. UPC:
884088099282.
8.25x11.75x0.41 inches.
German - English.
Soprano voice, piano and percussion - difficult SKU: HL.49007151 Nach ...(+)
Soprano voice, piano and
percussion - difficult
SKU: HL.49007151
Nach Gedichten von
Federico Garcia
Lorca. Composed by
Wilhelm Killmayer. This
edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Edition Schott.
Classical. Score.
Composed 1954. 61 pages.
Duration 15'. Schott
Music #ED 7332. Published
by Schott Music
(HL.49007151).
Full orchestra - Difficult SKU: OU.9780193683167 William Walton Editio...(+)
Full orchestra -
Difficult
SKU:
OU.9780193683167
William Walton Edition
vol. 16. Composed by
William Walton. Edited by
Michael Durnin.
Orchestral parts for
sale. William Walton
Edition. Full score. 256
pages. Oxford University
Press #9780193683167.
Published by Oxford
University Press
(OU.9780193683167).
ISBN 9780193683167. 13
x 10 inches.
This
volume contains newly
edited versions of four
important later
orchestral works by
Walton: Capriccio
Burlesco, Improvisations
on an Impromptu of
Benjamin Britten, Prologo
e Fantasia, and Varii
Capricci. The first three
works were written for
American orchestras; the
last for the opening of
the Royal Festival Hall
in
1976.
Voic
ing Cappricio
Burlesco - picc, 2 fl, 2
ob, ca, Ebcl, 2 cl, bcl,
2 bn, cbn, 4 hn, 3 tpt, 2
tbn, btbn, tba, timp, 3
perc (SD, TD, BD, cast, w
blk, cym, whip, xylo,
tamb, bongo), hp, str
Improvisations on an
Impromptu of Benjamin
Britten - 3 fl
(III+picc), 3 ob
(III+ca), 3 cl (III+bcl),
3 bn (III+cbn), 4 hn, 3
tpt, 3 tbn, tba, timp, 3
perc (glock, xylo, clash
cym, sus cym, BD, tamb, 3
bongos, SD, MD), hp, str
Prologo e Fantasia - 3
fl, 3 ob (III+ca), 3 cl,
3 bn (IIII+cbn), 4 hn, 3
tpt, 3tbn, tba, timp, 4
perc (SD, cym, BD, xylo,
clash cym), hp, pn, str
Varii Capricci - 3 fl
(III+picc), 2 ob, ca, 3
cl, 3 bn, 4 hn, 3 tpt, 3
tbn, tba, timp, 3 perc,
cel, hp, str.
About William
Walton
Edition
In
March 2014 Oxford
University Press
published the last volume
in its magnificent
William Walton Edition,
the only complete
critical edition of a
20th-century British
composer's oeuvre. All 24
volumes are handsomely
printed and bound.
Walton's entire output is
now available to scholars
and performers in a
definitive and fully
practical edition, based
on the form in which the
composer ultimately
wished his music to be
performed. The general
editor, David Lloyd-Jones
- the eminent conductor,
English music specialist,
and founder of Opera
North - invited a
world-class expert to
edit each volume.
Carefully researched
introductory essays place
the works in their
historical context and in
the composer's oeuvre,
and there are full
critical notes.
SKU: HL.49005953 Ballet in ten Scenes. Composed by Werner Egk. Thi...(+)
SKU: HL.49005953
Ballet in ten
Scenes. Composed by
Werner Egk. This edition:
Paperback/Soft Cover.
Sheet music. Edition
Schott. Classical. Piano
reduction. Composed
1966-1968. 124 pages.
Duration 80'. Schott
Music #ED 6017. Published
by Schott Music
(HL.49005953).
Large orchestra (STP) SKU: HL.49033087 For large orchestra. Compos...(+)
Large orchestra (STP)
SKU: HL.49033087
For large
orchestra. Composed
by Hans Werner Henze.
This edition:
Paperback/Soft Cover.
Sheet music. Edition
Schott. Study Score.
Composed 1998. 132 pages.
Duration 22'. Schott
Music #ED 9429. Published
by Schott Music
(HL.49033087).
ISBN
9790001131599. UPC:
884088107635.
8.25x11.5x0.379
inches.
3 (2. auch
Picc., 3. auch Picc. u.
Altfl.) * 3 (3. auch
Engl. Hr.) * 3 (3. auch
Bassklar.) * Altsax. * 3
(3. auch Kfg.) - 4 * 3 *
Basstrp. * 3 * 1 - P. S.
(3 hg. Beck. * chin. Gong
* Trinidad Steel Drum * 3
Tamt. * 4 Tomt. * Tamb. *
kl. Tr. * gr. Tr. m.
Beck. * Kast. * Flex. *
Peitsche * Vibr. *
Marimba) (7 Spieler) -
Hfe. * Cel. * Klav. -
Str.
Orchestra (Score) SKU: HL.49004873 Study Score. Composed by Karl A...(+)
Orchestra (Score)
SKU:
HL.49004873
Study
Score. Composed by
Karl Amadeus Hartmann.
This edition:
Paperback/Soft Cover.
Sheet music. Edition
Schott. Classical. Study
Score. Composed
1951-1953. 128 pages.
Duration 26'. Schott
Music #ED 4419. Published
by Schott Music
(HL.49004873).
ISBN
9790001051866. UPC:
884088078638.
8.25x11.75x0.322
inches.
3 (auch 3
Picc.) * 3 (3. auch Engl.
Hr.) * 3 (3. auch
Bassklar.) * 2 * Kfg. - 4
* 3 * 3 * 1 - P. S.
(Trgl. * Beck. * Tamt. *
Tamb. * 2 Tomt. * Ruhrtr.
* Holztr. * Mil. Tr. *
kl. Tr. * gr. Tr. * Glsp.
* 2 Xyl.) (6 Spieler) -
Cel. * Klav. (auch 4 hd.)
* Hfe. * Mand. -
Str.
3 (auch 3
Picc.) * 3 (3. auch Engl.
Hr.) * 3 (3. auch
Bassklar.) * 2 * Kfg. - 4
* 3 * 3 * 1 - P. S.
(Trgl. * Beck. * Tamt. *
Tamb. * 2 Tomt. * Ruhrtr.
* Holztr. * Mil. Tr. *
kl. Tr. * gr. Tr. * Glsp.
* 2 Xyl.) (6 Spieler) -
Cel. * Klav. (auch 4 hd.)
* Hfe. * Mand. - Str.
Cello and orchestra (2 (2. auch Picc.) * 1 * Engl. Hr. * 2 (2. auch Altsax.) * 1...(+)
Cello and orchestra (2
(2. auch Picc.) * 1 *
Engl. Hr. * 2 (2. auch
Altsax.) * 1 * Kfg. - 4 *
3 * i 3 * 0 - P. S.
(Trgl. * Beck. * Tamt. *
Tamb. * Ruhrtr. * kl. Tr.
* Holztr. * i gr. Tr. *
Kast. * Glspl. * Xyl.) (2
Spieler) - Hfe. * Klav.
(auch Cel.) - i Str.)
SKU: HL.49005128
Dialog. Composed
by Hermann Reutter. This
edition: Paperback/Soft
Cover. Sheet music.
Edition Schott.
Classical. Piano
Reduction with Solo Part.
Composed 1958. 40 pages.
Duration 22'. Schott
Music #ED 4759. Published
by Schott Music
(HL.49005128).
2 pianos and orchestra (2 (auch 2 Picc.) * 2 (2. auch Engl. Hr.) * 2 (2. auch Ba...(+)
2 pianos and orchestra (2
(auch 2 Picc.) * 2 (2.
auch Engl. Hr.) * 2 (2.
auch Bassklar.) * 2 (2.
auch Kfg.) - 2 * 2 * 2 *
0 - P. S. (hg. Beck. *
Tamb. * kl. Tr. * Mil.
Tr. * gr. Tr. * Peitsche)
(2 Spieler) - Str.)
SKU: HL.49015259
Composed by Jean
Franç and aix. This
edition: Hardback/Hard
Cover. Sheet music.
Edition Schott.
Classical. Piano
Reduction for 3 Pianos.
Composed 1965. 146 pages.
Duration 25'. Schott
Music #ED 7125. Published
by Schott Music
(HL.49015259).
Ecrite
a la memoire de Joseph
Haydn. Composed by
Jean Franç and aix.
Sheet music. Edition
Schott. Classical.
Conductor's/study score.
Composed 1953. 76 pages.
Duration 19'. Schott
Music #ED 7708. Published
by Schott Music
(HL.49007462).
For
Piano and Orchestra -
Reduction for 2 Pianos, 4
Hands. Composed by
Mikis Theodorakis.
Arranged by Dimitris
Michas. This edition:
Saddle stitching. Sheet
music. Piano Duet.
Classical. Softcover.
Composed 1949-1955/2015.
78 pages. Duration 25'.
Schott Music #ED22590.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49045284).
ISBN
9790001161268. UPC:
841886029767.
9.0x12.0x0.232
inches.
Suite No. 1
is a hymn to the divinity
of the dance. The piece
explores all
possibilities of extreme
rhythm, harmony and
orchestration in order to
place special emphasis on
the piano as a solo
instrument with all its
possibilities: from
percussion instrument to
lyric simplicity. At the
end, the composer quotes
the style of his scores
together with the ancient
tragedies in an epilogue
with prominent signals
from the wind
section.
Cello and orchestra SKU: HL.49015261 En forme de Pas de trois. Com...(+)
Cello and orchestra
SKU: HL.49015261
En forme de Pas de
trois. Composed by
Bernd Alois Zimmermann.
This edition:
Paperback/Soft Cover.
Sheet music. Edition
Schott. Classical. Piano
Reduction with Solo Part.
Composed 1965-1966. 106
pages. Duration 24'.
Schott Music #ED 7164.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49015261).
ISBN
9790001075091.
9.25x12.0x0.305
inches.
3 (3. auch
Picc.) * 3 (2., 3. auch
Ob. d'am.) * 3 (3. auch
Bassklar.) * Altsax.
(auch Sopransax.) * 3 (3.
auch Kfg.) - 2 * 2 (auch
Cornett in B) * 2 * 1 -
P. (1 Spieler) S. (2
Beck. * 3 hg. Beck. *
Tamb. * Trgl. * Hi-Hat *
3 Tomt. * Ruhrtr. * kl.
Tr. * gr. Tr. * Holztr. *
Ratsche * Peitsche *
Schuttelrohr * Mar. *
Kuhgl. * Gurke * Kast. *
Clav. * Glsp. * Vibr.) (5
Spieler) - Git. (auch
E-Git.) * Mand. * Hfe. *
Klav. (auch Cemb.) *
Glasharfe (Cel.) * Zimbal
- Str. (7 * 7 * 6 * 5 *
4).
Aus
dem 16. und 18.
Jahrhundert. Composed
by Heinrich Sutermeister.
Sheet music. Edition
Schott. Classical. Piano
reduction. Composed 1979.
44 pages. Duration 20'.
Schott Music #ED 6913.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49006793).
Cello and orchestra (Score) - easy SKU: HL.49006190 En forme de Pas de...(+)
Cello and orchestra
(Score) - easy
SKU:
HL.49006190
En
forme de Pas de
trois. Composed by
Bernd Alois Zimmermann.
This edition:
Paperback/Soft Cover.
Sheet music. Edition
Schott. Classical. Study
Score. Composed
1965-1966. 104 pages.
Duration 24'. Schott
Music #ED 6329. Published
by Schott Music
(HL.49006190).
ISBN
9790001067300.
8.25x11.75x0.301
inches.
3 (3. auch
Picc.) * 3 (2., 3. auch
Ob. d'am.) * 3 (3. auch
Bassklar.) * Altsax.
(auch Sopransax.) * 3 (3.
auch Kfg.) - 2 * 2 (auch
Cornett in B) * 2 * 1 -
P. (1 Spieler) S. (2
Beck. * 3 hg. Beck. *
Tamb. * Trgl. * Hi-Hat *
3 Tomt. * Ruhrtr. * kl.
Tr. * gr. Tr. * Holztr. *
Ratsche * Peitsche *
Schuttelrohr * Mar. *
Kuhgl. * Gurke * Kast. *
Clav. * Glsp. * Vibr.) (5
Spieler) - Git. (auch
E-Git.) * Mand. * Hfe. *
Klav. (auch Cemb.) *
Glasharfe (Cel.) * Zimbal
- Str. (7 * 7 * 6 * 5 *
4).
Large orchestra (3 (auch 3 Picc.) * 3 (3. auch Engl. Hr.) * 3 * 3 (3. auch Kfg.)...(+)
Large orchestra (3 (auch
3 Picc.) * 3 (3. auch
Engl. Hr.) * 3 * 3 (3.
auch Kfg.) - 4 * 3 * 3 *
1 - P. S. (Beck. *
tiefer Gong * Tamb. *
2 kl. Tr. * gr. Tr. *
Xyl.) (4 Spieler) - Cel.
* Hfe. - Str.)
SKU:
HL.49007606
Composed
by Karl Amadeus Hartmann.
This edition:
Paperback/Soft Cover.
Sheet music. Edition
Schott. Classical.
Conductor's/study score.
Composed 1944-1945. 106
pages. Duration 25'.
Schott Music #ED 7887.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49007606).
Orchestra (3 (auch 3 Picc.) * 3 * 3 * 3 (3. auch Kfg.) - 4 * 3 * 3 * 1 - P. S. (...(+)
Orchestra (3 (auch 3
Picc.) * 3 * 3 * 3 (3.
auch Kfg.) - 4 * 3 * 3 *
1 - P. S. (Trgl. * Gong *
Beck. * Tamt. * Tamb. *
Holztr. * kl. Tr. * gr.
Tr.) (2 Spieler) - Cel. *
Hfe. - Str.)
SKU:
HL.49004758
Study
Score. Composed by
Karl Amadeus Hartmann.
This edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Edition Schott.
Classical. Study Score.
Composed 1948-1949. 88
pages. Duration 36'.
Schott Music #ED 4273.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49004758).
ISBN
9790001050395. UPC:
073999663082.
8.25x11.75x0.26
inches.
Cello; Orchestra - easy SKU: HL.49007333 Study Score. Composed by ...(+)
Cello; Orchestra - easy
SKU: HL.49007333
Study Score.
Composed by Krzysztof
Penderecki. This edition:
ED7566. Sheet music.
Edition Schott.
Classical. Study Score.
Composed 1982. 80 pages.
Duration 35'. Schott
Music #ED 7566. Published
by Schott Music
(HL.49007333).
ISBN
9790001078948. UPC:
073999376289.
10.5x14.75x0.311
inches.
Picc. * 2 *
2 * 2 * Bassklar. * 2 (2.
auch Kfg.) - 4 * 3 * 2 *
1 - P. S. (Trgl. * Crot.
* Gong * hg. Beck. * 2
Tamt. * Mil. Tr. *
Ruhrtr. * 6 Tomt. * Gl. *
Tamb. * 5 Timbales *
Bong. * Guiro * Rototoms
* 4 Tempelbl. * Glsp. *
Xyl.) (5 Spieler) - Cel.
- Str.
For Full Orchestra. By Johannes Brahms. Arranged by Roy Phillippe. Orchestra. Fo...(+)
For Full Orchestra. By
Johannes Brahms. Arranged
by Roy Phillippe.
Orchestra. For Flute I,
Flute II, Oboe I, Oboe
II, Clarinet I, Clarinet
II, Bass Clarinet,
Bassoon I, Bassoon II,
Horn I, Horn II, Horn
III, Horn IV, Trumpet I,
Trumpet II, Trumpet III,
Tenor I, Tenor II, Tenor
III, Tuba, Timpani,
Percussion I, Snare Drum,
Bass Drum, Percussion II,
Tambourine, Bells,
Percussion III, Finger
Cymbals, Violin I, Violin
II, Violin (Viola, Treble
Clef), Viola, Cello,
Contrabass. This edition:
score & parts. Carl
Fischer Performance
Series - Concert Full
Orchestra. Classical.
Level: Medium
Easy/Medium. Score and
parts. 16 pages.
Published by Carl
Fischer.
Solo Parts, Dancers and Orchestra (STP) SKU: HL.49032768 Opera in one ...(+)
Solo Parts, Dancers and
Orchestra (STP)
SKU:
HL.49032768
Opera
in one act. Composed
by Hans Werner Henze.
This edition:
Paperback/Soft Cover.
Sheet music. Edition
Schott. Study score.
Composed 1993-1995. 302
pages. Duration 70'.
Schott Music #ED8772.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49032768).
ISBN
9790001121965. UPC:
884088863036.
8.25x11.75x0.75
inches.
Altpos. *
Tenorpos. * Basspos. *
Tb. - S. (Tamb. *
Trinidad steel drum *
chin. Bl. * Peitsche *
Flex. * Vibr.) (2
Spieler) - Hfe. - Str. (4
* 0 * 3 * 3 * 1)Orchester
II 'Adonis': 3 Ob. (3.
auch Engl. Hr.) * 3 Fag.
(3. auch Kfg.) - 4 Hr. -
S. (P. * 4 Tomt. * 4
Woodbl. * Kast) (2
Spieler) - Cel. - Str. (4
* 0 * 3 * 3 * 1)Orchester
III 'Mars': 3 Klar. (2.
auch Es-Klar., 3. auch
Bassklar.) - 3 Trp. *
Basstrp. - S. (P. * 3 hg.
Beck. * 3 Tamt. * chin.
Gong * kl. Tr. * gr. Tr.
m. Beck. * Marimba) (3
Spieler) - Klav. - Str.
(4 * 0 * 3 * 3 *
1)
Altpos. *
Tenorpos. * Basspos. *
Tb. - S. (Tamb. *
Trinidad steel drum *
chin. Bl. * Peitsche *
Flex. * Vibr.) (2
Spieler) - Hfe. - Str. (4
* 0 * 3 * 3 *
1) Orchester II
'Adonis': 3 Ob. (3. auch
Engl. Hr.) * 3 Fag. (3.
auch Kfg.) - 4 Hr. -
S. (P. * 4 Tomt. * 4
Woodbl. * Kast) (2
Spieler) - Cel. - Str. (4
* 0 * 3 * 3 *
1) Orchester III
'Mars': 3 Klar. (2. auch
Es-Klar., 3. auch
Bassklar.) - 3 Trp. *
Basstrp. - S. (P. * 3
hg. Beck. * 3 Tamt. *
chin. Gong * kl. Tr. *
gr. Tr. m. Beck. *
Marimba) (3 Spieler) -
Klav. - Str. (4 * 0 * 3 *
3 * 1).
2 treble recorders (flutes, violins) or other melodic instruments (TREB REC) - e...(+)
2 treble recorders
(flutes, violins) or
other melodic instruments
(TREB REC) - easy
SKU:
HL.49008171
Suite
C major. Composed by
Jean Baptiste Dupuits.
Edited by Hugo Ruf. This
edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Edition Schott.
Classical. Playing score.
Op. 2/2. 20 pages. Schott
Music #ED 8822. Published
by Schott Music
(HL.49008171).
ISBN
9790001123228.
9.0x11.75x0.087
inches.
These 15
short pieces form an easy
and musically pleasing
suite. Offering a wide
selection of traditional
dance forms, frequent
changes from major to
minor keys and a variety
of expressive devices
they are particularly
suited for young
students.
Mixed choir (SATB) with soloists (AB), speakers and small orchestra or 2 pianos ...(+)
Mixed choir (SATB) with
soloists (AB), speakers
and small orchestra or 2
pianos and percussion
(STP) - advanced
SKU:
HL.49033080
3
morality plays after
Aesop's fables.
Composed by Hans Werner
Henze. This edition:
Paperback/Soft Cover.
Sheet music. Edition
Schott. Study score.
Composed 1967. 154 pages.
Duration 23'. Schott
Music #ED9417. Published
by Schott Music
(HL.49033080).
ISBN
9790001131483.
8.25x11.75x0.389 inches.
English -
German.
'I. Frosche
wunschen sich einen
Konig. Sie missverstehen
die Warnung Jupiters vor
diesem dummen Wunsch,
darauf schickt er ihnen
einen Kranich, der sie
frisst. II. Fruher
konnten die Krahen
wunderschon singen. Doch
als sie versuchen, das
modische Gewiehere von
Pferden nachzuahmen,
verlieren sie diese
Fahigkeit. III. Eine
Schiffsgesellschaft gerat
in einen Seesturm und
fleht zu den Gottern um
Hilfe. Nach dem schadlos
uberstandenen Seegang
lachen sie in der
wiedergewonnenen
Lebensfreude alle
Autoritaten aus und
feiern ein ausgelassenes
Fest.' (Einfuhrungstext
im Programmheft des
Jugendmusikfestes
Deutschlandsberg 1991)
'Dies sind drei
Lehrstucke oder
Schulopern, komponiert
Anfang 1967 fur das
Musikfest in Cincinnati,
wo sie im Mai 1968
uraufgefuhrt wurden. Ich
stelle mir vor, dass sie
in Musikschulen,
Opernstudios und Colleges
aufgefuhrt werden konnen,
konzertant oder szenisch.
[...] Das erste Lehrstuck
handelt von der
Schwierigkeit, die
Vorzuge anarchistischer
Lebensweise zu erkennen,
das zweite vom
Modernismus und das
dritte vom schnellen
Vergessen einer
Gesellschaft, die glaubt,
noch einmal davongekommen
zu sein. Jedes der drei
Operchen ist in Nummern
aufgeteilt, es sind
Kurzformen, kleine Arien,
Rezitative,
Chorensembles.' (Hans
Werner Henze)
1
(auch Picc. ad lib.) * 1
* 1 * 1 - 1 * 1 * 1 * 0 -
P. S. (hg. Beck * 3 Tomt.
* Tamb. * Mil. Tr. * gr.
Tr. * 3 Woodbl. * Glsp. *
Bassxyl. * Xyl. [ad
lib.]) (5 Spieler) -
Klav. - Str.Reduzierte
Fassung fur
Schulauffuhrungen mit
Orff-Instrumentarium: 2
Klav. (o. 2 Klav. u.
Cemb.) - P. S. (3 hg.
Beck * 3 Tomt. *
Schellentr. * Mil. Tr. *
gr. Tr. * 3 Holztr. *
Glsp. * Bassxyl. [auch
Xyl. ad lib.]) (5
Spieler)
1 (auch
Picc. ad lib.) * 1 * 1 *
1 - 1 * 1 * 1 * 0 - P. S.
(hg. Beck * 3 Tomt. *
Tamb. * Mil. Tr. * gr.
Tr. * 3 Woodbl. * Glsp. *
Bassxyl. * Xyl. [ad
lib.]) (5 Spieler) -
Klav. -
Str.
Reduzierte
Fassung fur
Schulauffuhrungen mit
Orff-Instrumentarium: 2
Klav. (o. 2 Klav. u.
Cemb.) - P. S. (3 hg.
Beck * 3 Tomt. *
Schellentr. * Mil. Tr. *
gr. Tr. * 3 Holztr. *
Glsp. * Bassxyl. [auch
Xyl. ad lib.]) (5
Spieler).
Chinese Folk Dance Suite Saxophone Soprano et Piano [Conducteur et Parties séparées] Theodore Presser Co.
Chamber Music Piano, soprano Saxophone SKU: PR.114419290 Composed by Chen...(+)
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.