Half Moon Rising (Mixed Voice and Piano): Choral Music from Mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan: Choral Music from Mainl. China, Hk., Singap. & Taiw. 24 Orig./arr. (Edition Peters) - Softcover

John Winzenburg (Editor)

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9790577009087

Publisher: Edition Peters, 2015

Synopsis

Half Moon Rising offers a broad range of mixed voice choirs an informed and fascinating introduction to the performance of Chinese choral music.

The collection includes:

• a representative and contrasting selection of works from the past century –
• folksong arrangements; pieces mixing traditional Chinese and Western Romantic styles; and contemporary settings of ancient poetry
• a broad range of styles and dialects, illustrating the region’s rich diversity, all presented with the transliterated original text

To help conductors and singers:

• each piece includes a poetic English translation below the staves and an introduction containing information on the composer or arranger, the folksong andtext, performance notes, and a literal English translation
• the collection also includes a historical introduction to the repertoire and a Mandarin pronunciation table

Free supporting online resources provide:

• detailed written and aural pronunciation guides for each piece
• recordings of performances of individual works
• simplified piano accompaniments for selected pieces

Contents:

Ban Ge Yue Liang Pa Shang Lai (Half Moon Rising) - Xinjiang folksong, arr. Cai Yuwen

Ba Jun Zan (Magnificent Horses) - Fantasy on a Mongolian folk tune, arr. Yang Hongnian, adapted and arr. Jing Ling-Tam

Cha Shan Qing Ge (Tea Mountain Love Song) - Guizhou folksong, arr. Chen Tscheng Hsiung

Diu Diu Dang Ah (Old Train Song) - Taiwan Yilan folksong, arr. Chien Shan-hua

Dui Hua (Antiphonal Flower Song) - Anhui folksong, arr. Shi Jin Bo

Gai Tau Hong Mei (Street Calls) - Leong Yoon Pin

Ge Lao Huan Ge (Happy Song of the Gelao) - Gelao folksong, arr. Zhou Zhengsong

Hong Dou Ci (Red Bean Poem) - Liu Xue’an, arr. Hwang Yau-tai

Ken Chun Ni (Cultivating Spring Soil) - He Lüting (music) Tian Han (words)

Kuai Le De Ju Hui (Happy Reunion) - Ancient tune of Sun Moon Lake, arr. Chuan-Sheng Lu

Lok Sui Tien (Rainy Days) - Hakka folksong, arr. Toh Ban Sheng

Mo Li Hua (Jasmine Flower) - Jiangsu folksong, arr. Chen Yi

Mu Ge (Shepherd’s Song) - Eastern Mongolian folksong, arr. Qu Xixian

Pao Ma Liu Liu Di Shan Shang (Horses Run on the Mountain) - Xikang folksong, arr. Zhao Yushu

Qing Chun Wu Qu (Dance of Youth) - Uyghur folksong, arr. Wang Luobin, choral arr. Wang Shiguang

Ru Meng Ling (Like a Dream) - Richard Tsang

Seui Diu Go Tau (Under the Mid-Autumn Moon) - Chan Kai-Young

Shui Guang Lian Yan (Ripples Glisten Away…) - Chen Yihan

Shui Xian Hua (Narcissus Flower) - Chinese folksong, arr. Lin Sheng-shih

Tin O O (Dark Clouds) - Northern Taiwan children’s song, arr. Tsai Yu-Shan

Xiao He Tang Shui (Flowing Creek) - Yunnan folksong, arr. Ma Shuilong

Xiao Huang Li Niao (Little Oriole) - Mongolian folksong, arr. Chan Hing-yan

Yang Guan San Die (Parting at Yangguan Pass) - Ancient Chinese tune, transcribed by Xia Yifeng, arr. Wang Zhenya

Yi Wang (To Forget) - Hwang Yau-tai (music), Zhong Meiyin (text)

Edition details

• Publisher: Edition Peters
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9790577009087
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 244