Yiu Kwong Chung
PEONY PAVILION
Short instrumentation: 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0, str
Duration: 12'
Solos:
violin
violoncello
Instrumentation details:
1st violin
2nd violin
3rd violin
4th violin
5th violin
6th violin
7th violin
8th violin
9th violin
10th violin
1st viola
2nd viola
3rd viola
4th viola
1st violoncello
2nd violoncello
1st double bass
2nd double bass
PEONY PAVILION
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Yiu Kwong Chung
1. Violine (PEONY PAVILION )
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Type: Solostimme(n)
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Work introduction
The Peony Pavilion is a romantic tragicomedy play written by dramatist Tang Xianzu in 1598. The play has 55 scenes, and the plot depicts a love story between the young scholar Liu and his beloved Du, a maiden of sixteen, whom he first meets in a dream and later successfully marries after she has died of longing for him. The play was originally written for staging as Kunqu opera, one of the traditional Chinese theatre arts genres.
Written for solo violin and solo cello accompanied by two antiphonal string ensembles consisting of 10 violins, 4 violas, 2 cellos, and 2 double basses, Peony Pavilion for Violin, Violoncello and Orchestra was first performed on March 12, 2009, by the National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan. The work has two sections. The first section depicts Du visiting her deserted family garden with her maidservant. The second section depicts Du sinking into a daydream in which she encounters Liu and falls in love with him, and then, the dream is suddenly interrupted. When Du wakes and realizes that all is a dream, she is heartbroken and falls ill.
Watch this movie clip to understand the style and tempo of the main theme "What beautiful shades of violet and red, a garden in full bloom!" from the original Kunqu Opera "Peony Pavilion". This theme starts from the 3rd beat of measure 15, in the Solo Violin part.
What is necessary to perform this work?
Watch this movie clip to understand the style and tempo of the main theme "What beautiful shades of violet and red, a garden in full bloom!" from the original Kunqu Opera "Peony Pavilion". This theme starts from the 3rd beat of measure 15, in the Solo Violin part.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK_27SRDcDs