Half Moon Rising for SATB Choir and Piano - Choral Music from Mainl. China, HK., Singap. & Taiw. (24 Orig./Arr., Mand/Eng)

Half Moon Rising offers a broad range of choirs an informed introduction to performing 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
• poetic English translations below the staves and introductions containing information on the composers/arrangers; performance notes; and literal English translations

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