Long, Zhou - Taiping Drum - Violin & Piano
Taiping Drum for violin and piano
Zhou Long
Sample Pages
This piece draws on pentatonic folk tune material and is in rondo form. Both instruments imitate the drum beating with the music concluding with a climax of intensive double stopping and chords.
A version for clarinet and piano is also available.
Paperback
Published: 20 November 2003
Duration: 5 minutes
Difficulty: Difficult
20 Pages | 297x210mm
ISBN: 9780193865112
Zhou Long (b.1953) is internationally recognized for creating a unique body of music that brings together the aesthetic concepts and musical elements of East and West. Deeply grounded in the entire spectrum of his Chinese heritage, including folk, philosophical, and spiritual ideals, he is a pioneer in transferring the idiomatic sounds and techniques of ancient Chinese musical traditions to modern Western instruments and ensembles. Born in Beijing but a United States citizen since 1999, Zhou Long is married to the composer-violinist Chen Yi.
Zhou Long
Sample Pages
This piece draws on pentatonic folk tune material and is in rondo form. Both instruments imitate the drum beating with the music concluding with a climax of intensive double stopping and chords.
A version for clarinet and piano is also available.
Paperback
Published: 20 November 2003
Duration: 5 minutes
Difficulty: Difficult
20 Pages | 297x210mm
ISBN: 9780193865112
Zhou Long (b.1953) is internationally recognized for creating a unique body of music that brings together the aesthetic concepts and musical elements of East and West. Deeply grounded in the entire spectrum of his Chinese heritage, including folk, philosophical, and spiritual ideals, he is a pioneer in transferring the idiomatic sounds and techniques of ancient Chinese musical traditions to modern Western instruments and ensembles. Born in Beijing but a United States citizen since 1999, Zhou Long is married to the composer-violinist Chen Yi.
