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Traditional and modern Chinese art songs

Title

Traditional and modern Chinese art songs / [editing, translations, IPA transcriptions and commentary by] Mei Zhong.

Publication

Geneseo, New York : Leyerle Publications, [2009]
©2009

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Description

1 score (222 pages); 28 cm +

Summary

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.

Series Statement

Anthology of Chinese songs ; volume 2

Uniform Title

Anthology of Chinese songs ; v. 2.

Alternative Title

Chinese art songs

Subject

Genre/Form

Musical settings.
Chamber music.
Songs.
Scores.
Sound recordings.

Note

Chiefly for voice and piano; Autumn heart for voice, vibraphone, and cello.
Accompanying CD contains performances of each song and spoken pronunciations of each song text.
Includes pronunciation guide (pages 194-195), commentary and translations.
Biographical notes on the CD performers and the arranger, and lyrics in Chinese with English translations (10 pages : portrait) inserted in CD container.

Language (note)

Words in Chinese (Chinese characters) and in I.P.A. (International Phonetic Alphabet); three works by Derek Healey also include English words; also printed as texts with English translations following score.

Contents

Modern art songs. Songs of distance = Yao ge. Farewell gift, II = Zeng bie qu er ; Evenings in Xuyi County = Xi ci Xuyi Xian ; Liangzhou verses = Liangzhou ci ; The jade terrace = Yutai ti ; Longxi verses = Longxi xing ; Untitled = Za shi ; A streamside dwelling = Xi ju / Paul SanGregory -- Three album leaves, op. 107a = Ge ji zhong de san ye. The ravine = Xi gu ; Spring blossoms = Chun hua sheng kai ; The hunt = Shou lie / Derek Healey -- Autumn heart = Qiu xin. Die lian hua : [5 settings of works by four different poets] / Chin-Chin Chen.
Traditional art songs. Longing for home = 思鄉 ; Lovesick in the spring = 春思曲 ; Flower or not flower = 花非花 ; Rose's three wishes = 玫瑰三願 / Huang Zi -- Three tunes of Yang Guan = 陽關三曡 ; 鬲溪梅令 / music transmitted, Yang Yinliu ; piano arr., Wang Zhengya -- I live by Yang-zi River = 我住长江頭 ; Grand River gone east = 大江東去 / Qing Zhu -- Autumn flowers and butterflies = 秋花秋蝶 / Huang Youdi -- Dawn of spring = 春曉 / Li Yinghai -- Yellow Crane Tower = 黃鶴樓 / music, Liu Wenjin ; piano arr., Qiu Xiaoshan.
Traditional art songs. Longing for home = Si xiang ; Lovesick in the spring = Chun si qu ; Flower or not flower = Hua fei hua ; Rose's three wishes = Mei gui san yuan / Huang Zi -- Three tunes of Yang Guan = Yang guan san die ; Ge xi mei ling / music transmitted, Yang Yinliu ; piano arr., Wang Zhengya -- I live by Yang-zi River = Wo zhu Chang Jiang tou ; Grand River gone east = Da jiang dong qu / Qing Zhu -- Autumn flowers and butterflies = Qiu hua qiu die / Huang Youdi -- Dawn of spring = Chun xiao / Li Yinghai -- Yellow Crane Tower = Huan He Lou / music, Liu Wenjin ; piano arr., Qiu Xiaoshan.
CD contents: Farewell gift, II ; Evenings in Xuyi County ; Liangzhou verses ; The jade terrace ; Longxi verses ; Untitled ; A streamside dwelling / Paul SanGregory -- Three album leaves : op. 107a. The ravine ; Spring blossoms ; The hunt / Derek Healey -- Autumn heart. Die lian hua [5 settings of works by four different poets] / Chin-Chin Chen -- Longing for home ; Lovesick in the spring ; Flower or not flower ; Rose's three wishes / Huang Zi -- Three tunes of Yang Guan ; Ge xi mei ling / music transmitted, Yang Yinliu ; piano arr., Wang Zhengya -- I live by Yang-zi River ; Grand River gone east / Qing Zhu -- Autumn flowers and butterflies / Huang Youdi -- Dawn of spring / Li Yinghai -- Yellow Crane Tower / music, Liu Wenjin ; piano arr., Qiu Xiaoshan -- Pronunciation tracks for each songs.

Call Number

JMF 17-172

ISBN

187861777X
9781878617774

OCLC

319547451

Title

Traditional and modern Chinese art songs / [editing, translations, IPA transcriptions and commentary by] Mei Zhong.

Publisher

Geneseo, New York : Leyerle Publications, [2009]

Copyright Date

Type of Content

notated music

performed music

Type of Medium

unmediated

audio

Type of Carrier

volume

audio disc

Series

Anthology of Chinese songs ; volume 2

Anthology of Chinese songs ; v. 2.

Performer

Performers on accompanying CD: Mei Zhong, soprano ; James Helton, piano (except Autumn heart) ; Mel Mobley, vibraphone, Mark McCleery, violoncello (Autumn heart).

Alternate Script for Contents

Modern art songs. Songs of distance = 遙歌. Farewell gift, II = 贈別, 其二 ; Evenings in Xuyi County = 夕次盱眙縣 ; Liangzhou verses = 涼州詞 ; The jade terrace = 玉臺體 ; Longxi verses = 隴西行 ; Untitled = 雜詩 ; A streamside dwelling = 溪居 / Paul SanGregory -- Three album leaves, op. 107a = 歌集中的三頁. The ravine = 溪谷 ; Spring blossoms = 春花盛開 ; The hunt = 狩獵 / Derek Healey -- Autumn heart = 秋心. 蝶戀花 : [5 settings of works by four different poets] / Chin-Chin Chen.

Alternate Script for Contents

Traditional art songs. Longing for home = 思鄉 ; Lovesick in the spring = 春思曲 ; Flower or not flower = 花非花 ; Rose's three wishes = 玫瑰三願 / Huang Zi -- Three tunes of Yang Guan = 陽關三曡 ; 鬲溪梅令 / music transmitted, Yang Yinliu ; piano arr., Wang Zhengya -- I live by Yang-zi River = 我住长江頭 ; Grand River gone east = 大江東去 / Qing Zhu -- Autumn flowers and butterflies = 秋花秋蝶 / Huang Youdi -- Dawn of spring = 春曉 / Li Yinghai -- Yellow Crane Tower = 黃鶴樓 / music, Liu Wenjin ; piano arr., Qiu Xiaoshan.

Language

Words in Chinese (Chinese characters) and in I.P.A. (International Phonetic Alphabet); three works by Derek Healey also include English words; also printed as texts with English translations following score.

Staff notation.

Local Note

NYPL lacks CD.

Chronological Term

618-1999

Added Author

Zhong, Mei, editor, singer.

Helton, James, instrumentalist.

Mobley, Mel, instrumentalist.

McCleery, Mark, instrumentalist.

Container of (work): SanGregory, Paul, 1964- Songs of distance.

Container of (work): Healey, Derek, 1936- Album leaves.

Container of (work): Chen, Chin-Chin, 1964- Qiu xin.

Container of (work): Huang, Zi, 1904-1938. Songs. Selections.

Container of (work): Li, Quigzhu. Songs. Selections.

Container of (work): Huang, Youdi, 1912-2010. Qiu hua qiu die.

Container of (work): Li, Yinghai. Chun xiao.

Container of (work): Liu, Wenjin, 1937-2013. Huan he lou.

Other Form:

Research Call Number

JMF 17-172

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