Traditional: The Rising of the Moon: SATB: Vocal Score

Half Moon Rising offers a broad range of choirs an informed introduction to performing 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; poetic English translations below the staves and introductions containing information on the composers/arrangers performance notes and literal English translations

As a follow-up to Roger's successful Riversong and Mountain Dance here is a delightful Irish folksong adapted for young voices. With a driving Celtic beat fiddle and tambourine The Rising of the Moon tells the story of Sean O'Farrell who is gathering up the troops for battle. Easily learned and cleverly arranged. Available for SATB SAB 2-Part and ShowTrax CD. Performance Time: Approx. 2:45.