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CHOU The Willows Are New for Piano
EP 6169
CHOU WEN-CHUNG
The Willows Are New CHOU WEN-CHUNG
THE(after WILLOWS ARE NEW Wang Wei’s ‘Yang Kuan’) (After Wang Wei’s Yang Kuan)
for Piano
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The Willows Are New (1957) Yang Kuan, another ch’in work bearing the name of the poem by Wang Wei (689-759) that inspires it, has been refashioned into a composition in which “mutations of the original material are woven over the entire range of the piano and embroidered with sonorities that are the magnified reflexes of brushstroke-like movements.” The title The Willows Are New (1957) comes from a line of the poem. The composer’s translation follows: In this town by the river, Morning rain Has cleared the light dust. Green, green around the tavern, The willows are new. * Let us empty another cup of wine For, once west of Yang Kuan** There will be no more friends. *Sprigs of willow, used in farewell ceremonies, are a symbol of parting. **Yang Kuan is mountain pass, known as the point of no return for a traveler. Duration: 7 minutes Instrumentation: Piano
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