Beijing Drum (Peking Drums)
Concerto for Pipa
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Solo pipa & full orchestra - Moderately Difficult to Difficult
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pipa solo, 2 fl (I&II+picc), 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bn, 4 hn, 2 tpt, 2 tbn (with extension) 3 perc, str (min. players: 14.12.10.10.8.) Percussion: 1. xylo, set drums, temple blocks (5), crash cym, sus cym, Chinese bells (2'), Large Chinese gong. 2. SD, tom-tom, wblk (large), sus cym, small Chinese gong (7'), wind gong. 3. BD (on side), wblk (high), tam-tam, medium Chinese gong (12'), Chimes (tubular).
SKU: OU.9780193412750
Concerto for Pipa. Composed by Zhou Long. Study score. 60 pages. Duration 15'. Oxford University Press #9780193412750. Published by Oxford University Press (OU.9780193412750).ISBN 9780193412750. 12 x 8 inches.
for solo pipa and full orchestra
This work was inspired by traditional Chinese Shuo Chang (story-telling) and Jing Yun Da Gu ('Big Drum in Peking Style' - an operatic form that originated around Beijing in the early twentieth century). The solo pipa acts as the narrator, telling the story through the contrast between high, rolling notes and uplifting folk tunes. This concerto is exciting and lively, and it showcases the pipa as a virtuosic solo instrument.
Voicing
pipa solo, 2 fl (I&II+picc), 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bn, 4 hn, 2 tpt, 2 tbn (with extension) 3 perc, str (min. players: 14.12.10.10.8.) Percussion: 1. xylo, set drums, temple blocks (5), crash cym, sus cym, Chinese bells (2'), Large Chinese gong. 2. SD, tom-tom, wblk (large), sus cym, small Chinese gong (7'), wind gong. 3. BD (on side), wblk (high), tam-tam, medium Chinese gong (12'), Chimes (tubular).