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 andtext, performance notes, and a literal English translation
- 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
- recordings of performances of individual works
- simplified piano accompaniments for selected pieces
www.editionpeters.com/halfmoonrising
