Aurora II

2020

for zheng and Chinese orchestra

  • Solo Zheng

    2 Bangdi (also Xiaodi in C)
    2 Qudi
    2 Xindi

    2 Soprano Sheng
    1 Tenor Sheng
    1 Bass Sheng

    2 Soprano Suona
    1 Alto Suona (also Alto Guan)
    1 Tenor Suona (also Bass Guan)
    1 Bass Suona

    2 Yangqin
    2 Xiaoruan
    4 Pipa
    4-6 Zhongruan
    2 Daruan

    Timpani
    3 Percussions
    ‍ ‍ Percussion I: Pair Cymbals, Chinese Bass Drum, Suspended Cymbal (normal mallets, snare drum sticks, to be shared with II), Gran Cassa, Tam-tam (to be shared), High-pitched Woodblock
    ‍ ‍ Percussion II: Crotales, Xylophone, Tam-tam, Glockenspiel 2, Suspended Cymbal (share with I), 2 Hu-luo’s (high / low)
    ‍ ‍ Percussion III: Wind Gong, Vibraphone (with motor, prepare two double bass bows), Glockenspiel 1

    6 Gaohu
    8 Erhu (divisi a2)
    6 Zhonghu

    8 Gehu
    4 Bass Gehu

To-be-premiered‍ ‍

Composed Aug 2019 - Jan 2020, rev. Feb 2020
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Scores for perusal

full score (full version, rev. 2020.2)
piano reduction (truncated 2020.4)
piano reduction (full ver., rev. 2020.2)
 
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