Abstract
Sea Story, Evening Banquet, Nocturne, and Sunrise are the
four movements of a larger program music series titled Sea Story.
the piece depicts a one-day voyage on the sea, beginning in the
afternoon with the cozy Sea Story. as the day wanes, the work
transitions into the exotic Evening Banquet tango, followed by the
sleepless deep night in Nocturne. the final movement attempts to
convey the experience of witnessing a sublime Sunrise. Jasmine
Flower is a theme and variation for string quartet with the theme
borrowed from a chinese pentatonic-mode folk song, which is
traditionally performed by Jiang nan si zhu, a typical chinese
ensemble. this modern adaptation using common major and minor
modes, as well as classic music, gives a refreshing new feeling to
a time-honored favorite. Lotus in Spring is composed to create a
meditative ambience round through the flowing unfolding phrases,
lyrical and imitative melodies, and the hollow feeling from
weakened harmonies, as well as the asynchronous rhythm in different
lines. especially, the traditional chinese string-pluck instrument
pipa, together with the wood box and triangle, successfully create
a meditative, mysterious, and religious feeling. that mysterious
quality is precisely what Lotus in Spring strives to impart, not
only because the lotus is symbolic in Buddhism, but because it is
supposed to bloom in summer rather than spring.
Table of Contents
Sea Story
mvt1. Sea Story Piano Quintet
mvt2. Evening Banquet Piano Quintet Tango
mvt3. Nocturne Piano Solo
mvt4. Sunrise Piano Quintet
Lotus in Spring
Ensemble: 2 flutes, Pipa, Violin, Piano, Percussion
(Xylophone, woodbox, triangle, tambourine
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