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Dance concerto solo dancer, flute, percussion and strings
RSN:
61964
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Composition Date:
2006
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Revision Date:
N/A
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Duration:
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Cataloguing Information
Call Number
MI 8743 H678da
Genre
Mixed Septets, Woodwind(s) / Brass / Bowed String(s)
Material Type
Print-music
Acquisition Date
2009-12-18
Library Collection Publisher / Label
Unpublished, printed by CMC / Inédit, imprimé par le CMC
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Additional Information
1. Overture.
2. Drunken Beauty
3. Fair Maiden from a Distant Land
4. Interlude
5. Female Warrior
Solo Chinese dancer, solo flute, percussion, and strings
Master Location
Toronto
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Physical Description
Found 2 record(s)
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Extent of Item
1 score (160 p.) ; 28 cm.
7 parts ((296) p.) ;
Instrumentation
Daniels Instrumentation
Soloist: Chinese Dancer - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 - perc - str[1 1 1 1]
Found 2 record(s)
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Set No.
Category
Instrument
Number
33987
Dancer
Chinese Dancer
1
33987
Larger ensemble
Chamber Ensemble
1
Divided
No
Solo
Yes
Divided
No
Solo
No
Premiere
Sept. 20, 2008 Cook Hall, Memorial Univeristy St. John's Newfoundland Francesca Swann - Producer Terry Winsor - Recording Engineer The Newfoundland Symphony with dance soloist William Lau Peter Gardner, conductor.
See Also
63941, Dance concerto, AR2812, Alice Ping Yee Ho, 00:38:41
This composition is based on two famous Peking Opera excerpts: the Drunken Beauty and the Female Warrior. The Drunken Beauty is a stylish depiction about an aging concubine drowning her sorrows after being stood up by the emperor on a date. The Female Warrior displays the military competency and vibrancy of a young female guarding her village. These excerpts are preceded by an Overture, Narration, and Interlude respectively. These instrumental show pieces prepare the entrance of the dancer, who acts as “soloist” in a “concerto” format with the Western instrumental ensemble. While there is no specific “dance" assigned, the soloist becomes the “free artist” to create his or her dance choreography suggested by the multiple roles in these Opera excerpts. The instrumental ensemble expresses the “other personalities”, unfolding a theatrical scenario that reacts closely to the solo dancer. The composition itself is not so much about story telling, but a reinvention of the drama and emotional complexity find in Chinese Opera tradition. Various stylized vocalization, melodramatic approach of instrumental playing, use of invented folk melodies and percussive instruments insinuate the classical Chinese dance or opera ritual. The piece is commissioned by the Newfoundland Symphony’s Sinfonia, with conductor/music director Peter Gardner and written particularly for classical Chinese dancer William Lau, through a grant from the Toronto Arts Council.
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