Half Moon Rising offers a broad range of mixed voice choirs an informed and fascinating introduction to the performance of Chinese choral music. The collection includes: a representative and contrasting selection of works from the past century – folksong arrangements, pieces mixing traditional Chinese and Western Romantic styles, and contemporary settings of ancient poetry; a broad range of styles and dialects, illustrating the region’s rich diversity, all presented with the transliterated original text. To help conductors and singers: each piece includes a poetic English translation below the staves and an introduction containing information on the composer or arranger, the folksong and text, performance notes, and a literal English translation; n the collection also includes a historical introduction to the repertoire and a Mandarin pronunciation table. Free supporting online resources provide: detailed written and aural pronunciation guides for each piece; n recordings of performances of individual works; simplified piano accompaniments for selected pieces.
- ISMN: 9790577009087 (M577009087)
