Melody of Dragon returns to CUUC with a program of traditional Chinese music. Read on for programming details, background on the group and the specifics works performed.
Melody of Dragon:
Centering Music: Melody of Dragon-- Chen, Tao (dizi); Xia,
Wen-Jie (erhu); Liu, Li (ruan)
In A Festive Mood
Jasmine Flower
Folk
Songs
Raindrops on the Plantain
Cantonese
Opening Music:
The Purple Bamboo:
Silk & Bamboo Music
Music for All Ages: with
Melody of Dragon
Offertory:
Autumn Moon over the
Placid Lake
Cantonese
Interlude:
Journey to Gusu
Jiang
Xian-Wei
Postlude:
Step By Step
Step By Step
Cantonese
About the Music:
1. In A Festive Mood Folk Song
A popular song in East
China. It’s often played at festivals, celebrations or any joyous gatherings.
2. Jasmine Flower Folk
Song
Famous folk tune with
beautiful melody, a tasty song of Silk & Bamboo music style.
3. Raindrops on the
Plantain Cantonese
Music
One of the most popular
compositions from the early period of Cantonese instrumental music, this piece
abounds with the beauty of southern China.
The lively rhythm evokes the sounds of raindrops falling on the plantain
leaves as the tree sway in the breeze.
4. The Purple Bamboo Silk
& Bamboo Music
This lively tune is a folk
song popular south of the Yangtze River. Traditionally, the main melody is
played alternately by the dizi, the strings and the plucking instruments and is
an example of the Silk & Bamboo Music.
5. Autumn Moon over the
Placid Lake Cantonese
Music
Cantonese music is a
distinctive school of Chinese folk music. It is highly descriptive,
characterized by vitality and inventiveness and usually played by a small group
where each player extemporizes on the same tune and the leader, playing the
goad, sets the pace. Set in the great seaports of southern China, Cantonese
music was exposed early to western influences.
6. Journey to Gusu Jiang Xian-Wei
Elegantly rounded tones
and fluid melodic phrases capture the scenic beauty of the Jiangnan region.
7. Step by Step: Cantonese
Music
This piece is drawn from
the Cantonese School of Music, a regional school of Chinese folk music. It is
highly descriptive, characterized by vitality and inventiveness and usually
played by a small group when each player extemporizes on the same tune and the
leader, playing the gaohu, sets the
pace.
Melody of Dragon, Inc., a Chinese music ensemble based in New York City, was founded in 1998, by four virtuoso musicians from the leading conservatories in China in order to introduce and promote Chinese musical repertory in the United States. The ultimate purpose of Melody of Dragon is to build a bridge of musical and cultural exchange between China and the United States.
Melody of Dragon maintains a full itinerary of concert performances and educational programs for schools and the general public. The members of Melody of Dragon are Chen Tao, master of the dizi (Chinese bamboo flute) and the ensemble's director; Chen Sisi , world-class soloist of the yangqin (hammered dulcimer); Zhang Bao-Li, master of the erhu (two-string fiddle); Liu li, renown performer of the guqin (ancient seven-string zither).
For more info, please
visit: http://www.melodyofdragon.org/
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