Chinese Ancient Dances (Set of Score and Parts)

Chen Yi

Chen Yi's music is greatly respected and widely performed, so this adaptation of Chinese Ancient Dances for soprano saxophone, the composer's first work for the instrument, is certainly an asset to the woodwind catalog. Originally written for B-flat clarinet and piano, the two movements of Chinese Ancient Dances are inspired by the ancient traditional Ox Tail Dance of the Ge Tian Shi ethnic group, and the Hu Xuan Dance as described in the poem "Hu Xuan Lady" by Bai Ju-Yi of the Tang Dynasty. For advanced players. Dur: 8'_______________________________________Text on the scanned back cover:CHINESE ANCIENT DANCES for B♭ Soprano Saxophone and Piano (114-41434)Also available for B♭ Clarinet and Piano (114-41262), CHINESE ANCIENT DANCES was co-commissioned by the Chamber MusicSociety of Lincoln Center, the Virginia Arts Festival, La Jolla SummerFest, and Chamber Music Northwest in Portland, OR. The two movements are inspired by the ancient traditional Ox Tail Dance of the Ge Tian Shi ethnic group, and the Hu Xuan Dance as described in the poem “Hu Xuan Lady” by Bai Ju-Yi of the Tang Dynasty.

Publisher: Theodore Presser Company

Key: G major

Duration: 8:00

Instrumentation: Soprano Saxophone, Piano

Pages: 12+4

Format: Set of Score and Parts

UPC: 680160596096

ISBN: 9781598063189

Item No: 114-41434