Traditional and modern Chinese art songs /
[compiled by] Mei Zhong.
Description
- Language(s)
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Chinese ; English
- Published
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Geneseo, N.Y. : Leyerle Pub., c2009.
- Summary
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Contains 26 settings of Chinese poetry, mainly from the Tang and Song dynasties (618-1279 A.D.). Fifteen are "modern" songs, composed in the first decade of the 21st century by Western-trained musicians, and 11 are "traditional" songs, composed in the first half of the 20th century by the earliest Chinese composers of Western-style art song. Songs are presented twice, first in a transposition for medium-to-high voice, then for medium-to-low voice, with the exception of the selections composed by Chin-Chin Chen, which are only in medium-to-high. Includes pronunciation guide, texts in Chinese (characters and Pinyin transliteration), word for word and poetic English translations, biographical notes on the composers and poets, and short commentary on each song.
- Note
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Accompanying compact disc contains a performance of each song by Mei Zhong, soprano, and James Helton, piano; tracks 11-15 with Mel Mobley, vibraphone and Mark McCleery, violoncello. Tracks 27-52 are spoken pronunciations of the words to each song. Leaflet accompanying disc contains biographical notes on the composers and performers, and words to the songs in Chinese (characters) with English translation.
Chiefly for voice and piano; the 5 songs of Autumn heart for voice, vibraphone, and violoncello.
- Physical Description
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1 score (222 p.) ;
28 cm. +
1 sound disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
- ISBN
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9781878617774
187861777X
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