Orchestra SKU: AP.1-ADV40005
Stars of Ice, Wheel of Moonlight Bright. Composed by Bliss Wiant. Arranged by Konrad Koselleck. Full Orchestra; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Advance Music. Multicultural. Score and Part(s). Advance Music #01-ADV40005. Published by Advance Music (AP.1-ADV40005). UPC: 805095400052. English. Ching-Fu T'ien.
Written by Bliss Wiant while on cultural exchange to China in 1923, this Adagio captures the atmosphere felt during the only full moon on a Christmas Eve in the 20th century. Wiant collected and notated Chinese traditional melodies and his love for their musical style is evident here.