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Chinese Mountain Songs: Chen Yi (Treble Chorus a cappella)

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Commissioned by the arranger's favorite women's choir, Kitka, and supported by commissioning grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Rockefeller Foundation, "Chinese Mountain Songs" is a set of five arrangements, which Kitka premiered June 17, 2001 at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco.

These mountain songs are among the many Chinese folk songs Chen Yi learned when studying composition at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. She selected songs representing provinces in the East, West, North and South of China, including music of the Han, Zang (from Tibet), Li (from Hainan Island) and Mongolian/Meng (from Inner Mongolia) ethnic groups.

Generally, mountain songs are love songs or work songs, praising beautiful landscapes and sweethearts. This set of mountain songs is arranged in antiphonal style highlighting the meaning of the text, and also taking best advantage of the venue of the premiere concert.

Includes the songs "When Will the Scholartree Blossom?" (SA), "A Ma Lei A Ho" (SA), "Gathering In the Naked Oats," (SA), "Mt. Wuzhi," (SA) & "Ga Da Mei Lin" (SSAA). Chinese characters are included for the lyrics of each song.
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Format: Sheet music octavo
Composer/Arranger: Chen Yi
Voicing: SA/SA divisi chorus a cappella
Publisher: Theodore Presser
Publisher Cat. No.: 312-41809
Style/Usage suggestions: Asian folk, secular folk
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