À l'âge de quatorze ans, Pavel Haas a commencé des études musicales systématiques à Brno, où il a travaillé toute sa vie et a eu une influence décisive sur la scène culturelle de la ville. Les deux premières chansons de la présente trois ' chinois Songs ' Opus 4-' Chagrin ' et ' À la rivière Io-Yeh' - remontent à son temps d'étude à la Conservatoire de Brno. La même année, 1919, il compose également la troisième chanson ' Printemps pluie ', quand il a fréquenté la classe de composition de Leos Janácek, comme il ressort de la légères interventions de l'enseignant dans le manuscrit de la chanson. Basé sur des textes de chinois du VIIIe siècle poètes de la collection 'Aus der alten chinesischen Dichtung' ('vieille poésie chinoise') par Jaroslav Psenicka, Haas a donné ses chansons un charmant ton archaïque qui ne nie pas l'influence du modernisme classique. / Voix Moyenne(s) Et Piano
SKU: FG.55009-680-6
ISBN 979-0-55009-680-6.
This work reveals Aho the sensual lyricist. The texts are Chinese love songs by three poets (in Finnish). According to Aho this work aspires to the intolerable lighness of life and existence - a phrase that captures perfectly the delicacy and passion charged in each song. This is the version for piano and soprano.
SKU: PR.312416820
UPC: 680160050376. 8.5 x 11 inches.
Chen Yi’s most performed and most beloved choral music is a series of 10 Chinese folk songs adapted for S.A.T.B. Chorus (published in 3 volumes: 312-41731, 312-41732, 312-41733). This special version is a setting of the familiar collection, adapted for children’s chorus and strings.Remembering when I studied composition in the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, I learned to sing hundreds of Chinese folk songs collected from more than twenty provinces and fifty ethnic groups, and went to countryside to collect original folk music every year. I got to know that the folk songs are a mirror of people’s daily lives, their thoughts and sentiments, local customs and manners. They are sung in regional dialects and use the idioms of everyday speech with their particular intonations, accents and cadences. This correlation between speech and music distinguishes folk songs of one region from another. I learned all songs by heart and sang them back in the exams every week. They melted in my blood and became my natural music language. The more I walk into the music life,the more I treasure the rich culture I have learned from my homeland. When I became the Composer-in-Residence of Chanticleer and was invited to write the first work for its concert program, as well as another version for its Singing-In-The-Schools program, I decided to introduce A Set of Chinese Folk Songs to my American audiences, and add a new flavor to Chanticleer’srich repertoire. The work includes ten folk songs, taken from eight provinces (Anhui, Shaanxi, Yunnan, Shanxi, Taiwan, Sinkiang, Jiangsu and Guizhou) and five ethnic groups (Han, Hasake, Uighur, Miao and Yi). I arranged them for choirs (men’s or children’s chorus) with various combinations in voices, to be sung mostly in Chinese, some in English.  From the mysterious mountain songs originally sung in the open air with high and long notes that can carry over great distances, the sweet and delicate melodies of young love compared with nature, the humorous antiphony by little children, and the lively dancing tune by villagers, you may get an idea of various music styles in Chinese folk songs according to geographic, ethnic and linguistic differences, and appreciate the beauty of the Chinese folk music. The pure choir sound and the sophisticated singing by Chanticleer, in terms of pitches, language and musical expressions, really attract and inspire me to create some more new works in the years to come. In thisedition of A Set of Chinese Folk Songs for standard SATB mixed choir (with piano rehearsal score), I divided these ten songs into three volumes. They are Fengyang Song, The Flowing Stream, Guessing, Thinking of My Darling, Mayila, Jasmine Flower, Riding on a Mule, Awariguli, Diu Diu Deng, andMountain Song and Dancing Tune.—Chen Yi.
SKU: CF.YAS226F
ISBN 9781491163085. UPC: 680160921836. Key: D major.
Chen Yi’s original A Set of Chinese Folk Songs included ten songs, first arranged for the vocal ensemble Chanticleer to perform with students in the “Singing-in-the-Schools†programs in the 1990's. Taken from a wide range of geographic regions in China, with rich characteristics and expressive contrast, the set has been sung by many choirs around the world in the past thirty years. Three songs from that collection have been thoughtfully arranged into a three-movement suite for intermediate string orchestras, bringing this beautiful Chinese folk music to even more young musicians. The celebratory Fengyang Song is from Anhui province which is popular in the whole country. The lyrical love song Flowing Stream is from Yunnan province in the southwest, and the passionate and vivid Mayila is from the ethnic group known as Kazakhs in the northwest.
SKU: CF.YAS226
ISBN 9781491162743. UPC: 680160921492. Key: D major.
SKU: HL.49045995
ISBN 9790001203692. UPC: 842819100195. 8.25x11.75x0.184 inches. German.
The history of the symphony is full of curiosities, ranging from works that are extremely long or scored for extensive instrumental forces to those of dubious authorship. There are also famous symphonies labelled as No. 0, works with alternate or multiple opus numbers, and a wealth of 'unfinished' symphonies. Krzysztof Pendereckis 6. Sinfonie can also be included in this category, since his Seventh and Eighth were completed decades ago. This work is comprised of eight songs on Chinese texts connected by solo intermezzos played on the Chinese stringed instrument,erhu. As in his two preceding works, the focus here is on vowels. This work, however, is scored for smaller orchestral forces and possesses a more intimate chamber music character, at times with greater melancholy than before. Penderecki has declared this symphony to be his farewell from the genre, although we know from experience that anything is possible with symphonies.
SKU: YM.GTP01101652
ISBN 9784636113334. 8.75 x 12 inches.
Here is the ultimate, official, complete edition of Studio Ghibli Piano Solo Collection, featuring 77 of Studio Ghibli's essential musical masterpieces, fully supported in three languages: Japanese, English and Simplified Chinese! From 20 of Studio Ghibli's most beloved films, including My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, and more, comes a piano solo collection featuring 77 iconic songs. In addition to timeless favorites, songs from popular soundtracks such as Kiki's Delivery Service and Porco Rosso are included. Featuring Studio Ghibli's musical masterpieces in solo piano arrangements, this collection includes the film's theme songs as well as fan-favorite instrumental music. The difficulty levels range from easy to intermediate, making them accessible to a wide range of players, and the simpler arrangements can be fully enjoyed by players who can feel the essence and atmosphere. The book cover features official Studio Ghibli artwork. The book is supported in Japanese, English and Chinese. This single volume offers a comprehensive, special collector's edition for enjoying the music of Studio Ghibli. Studio Ghibli 77 Selections is sure to take you on a musical journey through 20 Studio Ghibli films!