Sheng SINGING GOBI DESERT

Bright Sheng

THE SINGING GOBI DESERT nonet for saxophone quartet, percussion, and Chinese instruments

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Bright Sheng

THE SINGING GOBI DESERT nonet for saxophone quartet, percussion, and Chinese instruments

duration circa 19 minutes

G. Schirmer, Inc. New York, NY

BRIGHT SHENG THE SINGING GOBI DESERT 大戈壁的鳴沙 I. Warmly (=60-63) II. Vivace (=138-144) III. Molto Adagio (=72-80) Nonet for Erhu/Zhonghu, Sheng, Pipa, Yangqin, Saxophone Quartet (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone Saxophones) and Percussion 2011

PROGRAM NOTE The Singing Gobi Desert was written for the PRISM Quartet and Music from China. The work calls for nine players: erhu/zhonghu (二胡/中胡), sheng (笙), pipa (琵琶), yangqin (扬琴), saxophone quartet (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone) and percussion (marimba [five octaves], crotales, glockenspiel, bell tree, small suspended cymbal, wind gong, large tam-tam, two bangos [high and low] and two congas [high and low]). The Gobi Desert, which covers much part of the famed ancient Silk Road, is well-known for a natural phenomenon—the singing-sands, a noise made by sand grains as they pass over each other when wind moves them across the surface of sand dunes. Unlike most sand particles, which are coarse and irregular, the particles of the singing-sands are round and smooth. In dry weather conditions, these particles of sand rub against each other, creating an eerie musical sound. I first experienced the singing-sands of the Gobi Desert in 2000, during a field trip of Silk Road music culture in northwest China. The overwhelming variety and beauty of folk and traditional music in the region profoundly changed me, and altered my understanding of Chinese history and Chinese culture. The title of the work, which is written in three continuous movements, reflects my personal experiences on the trip, and the music I heard and collected. —Bright Sheng

WORLD PREMIERE PERFORMANCE The Singing Gobi Desert was premiered by the PRISM Quartet and Music from China on February 3rd, 2012, at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York City.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Singing Gobi Desert was commissioned with generous support from the following organizations: PRISM Quartet, Inc. and Music From China The Koussevitzky Music Foundations The Singing Gobi Dessert was commissioned for The Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress, and dedicated to the memory of Serge and Natalie Koussevitzky. Chamber Music America The Singing Gobi Dessert has been made possible by the Chamber Music America Commissioning Program, with funding generously provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Aaron Copland Fund for Music, and the Chamber Music America Endowment Fund.

THE SINGING GOBI DESERT 大戈壁的鳴沙

BRIGHT SHENG (2012)

For the Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress, and dedicated to the memory of Serge and Natalie Koussevitzky

q = 63 - 66 Grandioso Sheng

Erhu Zhenghu

 



 

     



ff



ff

Soprano Saxophone

     

 

3

3

  

    3





f

3 3

3

  

    

         

ff

       gl.

ff

 



poco



poco



poco

 









3

  poco          3

3

3

3 3

poco

               

q = 63 - 66 Grandioso gl. gl.                  

3

poco

f Tam Tam, scrape with metal stick

     

poco

                 

3

Bongos and Congas

gl.

Alto Saxophone



       

      

Percussion

                  

3

   



Yangqin

  

 

poco



 

 

 

poco



  Pipa

 

poco

(q = 63 - 66) Warmly poco 3 3                   poco ff    poco   

3

   

          



poco

p

 

poco

p poco

 

p

f

(q = 63 - 66) Warmly poco         fff

poco   3           fff

 

 

3

f sub.

p

poco

     gl.

Tenor Saxophone

 

ff

     gl.

Baritone Saxophone

  

Corrected 08/12 Materials supplied by composer

ff

       gl.

         gl.

p

 

poco

p Copyright © 2012 by G. Schirmer, Inc. (ASCAP), New York, NY International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved. Warning: Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is prohibited by Federal law and subject to criminal prosecution.

     fff

     fff





 

poco

 

poco

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2

        

                 

4

Sheng



Pipa





















       

Yangqin

    



Alto Sax.











      





     











       



3





3

3



   

     



3

   Perc.    

Sop. Sax.

                    3

3

Erhu

   



 f

     3





 



 p



   f



    

p 3

Ten. Sax.











Bari. Sax.











     

6

Sheng

3

                                                         3 poco   

     

3

  



7

Erhu

Pipa

Yangqin

 

   

 











 









 



 



  Perc.   

Sop. Sax.





  

poco

      poco

 poco        poco       



  



  

poco

  











     









     

3

3      

3

  



                           

 

 



 









 







3

Bari. Sax.

       

 

poco

p

f

Ten. Sax.

3    

          





pp

poco

Alto Sax.

    

    





f

poco

poco

pp

 

4

  

9

Sheng

Erhu

Pipa

Yangqin

Perc.

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

    

  3                   

9

                 9

 

( ff )

 





 





      













       





  

  

     

  

  

     

              

    

f 3

f 3





          





pp





  pp

pp





pp

 mf

   11     

粗粗粗

Sheng

fff p

Erhu

Pipa

Yangqin

Perc.

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

              3                                    fff

rit.                    

    

pp

(fff)



 







 









 





 





 





 



 



 



 

 

 

 



 

 





  





  





  





f

 

f

   

f

f





  f

  f



 

   

 

   

 

pp

pp



 

 

rit.

  

5

 



A a tempo (q = 63 - 66) Sheng

Warmly

 Erhu

Erhu



 3

3

3

           f

 Pipa

               全全

3

3

3

     f      

 Perc.  

3

3





3



 

           

    

3

 

Wind Gong

 

 



p

 

 

 

3        

       

 



3

3



 

      sim.          

 



f

Yangqin

  







15



6







A a tempo (q = 63 - 66)

Sop. Sax.

Warmly   

   

p sempre

Alto Sax.



3

  

p sempre

Ten. Sax.

   

pp sempre

Bari. Sax.

pp sempre



 



3

3 3                     3 3

mf

3

3

                 

3

3           3

p



 

 



 

 

  

(pp)



(pp)

3



7 18

Sheng

Erhu



  

      

 



 

      

3 gl.           

3

  

3

3                              

全全

     

Yangqin

           

 









7





 

gliss.

 

   

 Perc.  

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

      

3



   

             

 

3

3

   



Pipa







  

 

Wind Gong











(p)

  

 

 







3

3



 

           3

3

      

        3

  

mf

p

Ten. Sax.

 

 







     (pp)



Bari. Sax.

 

 







     (pp)





 

3

  

3

 

8 21

Sheng





    



3

3

3

p

 

       

  

全全

       3

Pipa



 

 

     

     

     



 

( f)

5



3

Yangqin



 

  

5

Perc.

Sop. Sax.

  

 

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.



   

 







 

( f)

  

 

  



5              

mf

ff

 

 

ff



  

   ff

5

p

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

p

 p



     



5

 

5

mp

          5

(p)



   3   3









         

3  3       

 



5

Alto Sax.

5



  

  

         





gliss .

Erhu

 



p

 pp



9 24

Sheng

                  3

3

f

Erhu

               fff

3

3

3

3

3

3           

 3     3                    

Pipa

 

                  3 3

 

3



Perc.

Sop. Sax.

        

     fff



 

Bari. Sax.



       

 

3

 





f

     

3

3

3

3           3

 

      

    

3

3

3

  





f

 

 3             

3         



p

p





3

3

 

p

 

mp



   



 



   



mp

p

       3



3



          

mf

Ten. Sax.





mf

Alto Sax.

3

3



Yangqin

pp

全全

3





全全

      

 

   p

       

 



 



mf



mf

10

细粗粗 3

3                                         3 3

27

Sheng

3

3

f

Erhu





 



3

3

5

3



3

p

        



3

3

ff

              gl.

Pipa

ff

3





     

    3    

 

3

Gong  Wind  Perc.  

全全

 

         5

3

  

     



               

 







Yangqin

3

          5



   



3







(p)

Sop. Sax.

       3

Alto Sax.

      f

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

      3

         3

f

 

  

  



  







3

3



p

     3     3

p



p



p

3

mf

 

11 30

Sheng

Erhu

 

 mf

3

    

3

         



 

         

 3

3

p

          

 3          

3

f

Pipa

             

 Yangqin

Perc.

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.













 





 



 

3

  



   







p

Bari. Sax.

    pp



3

    

 

pp

pp









    pp

3



f

       



3

           3





p

mf

  



  mp



 

  

   

p



3           f 





3

  

pp





( ff )



         全全

     3         

3



 

 p

pp

 

pp



3

p

   p

12

        

 

        

 gl.      

 

            

3

33

Sheng

f

Erhu

ff

Pipa

Yangqin



ff

   

3

3

  

ff

 

3

3



      

    3

    

3



Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

         3

 

3

       3



5

5

          

mf

p

  



p



3    



 



  

 

 

3

3

  

(p)

Alto Sax.

          3

3



Gong  Wind  Perc.  

Sop. Sax.

 

 

3

3            

          3

3

   3

 3

 

 









       

 p



3

  





  





5

 

p

3

 

13 36

Sheng

       

 

3             3

  

3

3

Erhu

Pipa

  

      

( ff )

3



  

3

( ff )

       



   

(mf )

mf

  

 



   





 

 

(p)

p



    

    



全全

 

 

 3   3            





                          3

3

3

3







Yangqin



Perc.

 



     5

Sop. Sax.

  



3

3

3



   

   

5

5

3                   

mf





5                   3 5 3

mp



p

5



   





Alto Sax.



Ten. Sax.

 





  



 

Bari. Sax.

 





  





14

     

39

Sheng

                 

     gl.         

             

3

f

mf

Erhu

 3                  3

     f

ff

3

3

3

3

mf



f

 

3

          3    gl.   



f

ff

3

全全

  Pipa

      5

      



3



5

   Yangqin

 

     

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

3

   





3                    3

3

(p)



pp







 

3

3

3

     





                 

Wind Gong





ff













                           5

5

5

5

5

pp 5

     

 





  



     

 





  



mf

Bari. Sax.

3

  



    

3

3

   

  Perc.       

ff

3

5

5

Sop. Sax.

3 3 3 3                                  

mf

15

                                         3 3 3 3 3

                               

42

Sheng

Erhu

Pipa

3

Perc.

3

 

3

 

3



3

   

3

3

3

3

3













 3      3      





 3      3       





3 3             





subtone

p

subtone

p

3

              

3

3

3

3

3



 3      3        

p

Bari. Sax.

3

3



subtone

Ten. Sax.

3

                  

p

Alto Sax.

3



subtone

Sop. Sax.

3

3

gl.                       

3

3

3

3

3 3  3   3               3                                       

  Yangqin

 gl.       

                  3

3



3      

        3

3       

        3

3

     3        3

3

      3         3

3

3          3

3

         3

3

16 45

Sheng



              3

poco accel.                

   



3

mf

Erhu

           

        

           

     3              

3

Pipa



3





 Yangqin

          3

Perc.

 

Alto Sax.



Ten. Sax.

            3

3

3

3

3

            3

 

( ff )



           

3

Bari. Sax.

   

            

3

( ff )

( ff )

3  3              

3

3





全全



3

   



     3

3

Sop. Sax.



   

3

  



3

3

3

3

   

  



   

    









  

poco accel. 3 3 3                   

  

                

  

                 

  

                

3

3

(p)

3

3

3

3

3

(p)

3

3

3

3

3

(p)

3

3

3

(p)

3

3

Sheng

Poco più mosso   48                  3

ff

Erhu



 Pipa



3

 

 Perc.  

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

 



 



fff



ff





fff





 

Wind Gong



mf

3

3









5

3

   

 

f

 

f

3

  

3

   







5

 

 

 



 



Marimba, heavy soft mallets

Poco più mosso  5             

f





 

f

     

          



ff



3

Bari. Sax.

 



f

Ten. Sax.



 

fff

   

 

3

 



Yangqin

 

17

 

 

 







 

 

 

5                                5 5

5

3

    3

  

   

 

 

  

 

 

   



 

5

5

   

 





3

3

3

3

                   



 

18

          

  

51

Sheng

3

Erhu

Pipa

f

Perc.

3

3

            3

3





















 

 

 Yangqin

                 

 

 

    

    

 



  



  





    







 





  



  



 

  







 



  

  

                                5                    5 5 5 5 5 5

Sop. Sax.

5

5

5

3

 

Alto Sax.

      

Ten. Sax.

        

3

Bari. Sax.

  

 

  

 



 



 

  

3

      mf 3

3 3 3              

        mf





               3



3

3

 

 





19

   

54

Sheng

Erhu

Pipa

  

  

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

p







 





 















  

 

 





               5                        5 5 5 5 5 5 mf

Alto Sax.







Sop. Sax.









  





Perc.

 



 

Yangqin

  

 



  



  

5

ff



                 

  



mf



 

5

ff

5

5

5





p

 

 



 

p



20 56

Sheng





Erhu





















 



Pipa

Yangqin

Perc.

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

 









 

  



  5

 ff

  5

  

5

5







 









 5

 

5

  



5

  

 

 

 

5

  





5

 

 











 



5

 



5



5

 



21

q = 50 - 52

Sheng



rit. al - - 

Erhu































 





57

Pipa

Yangqin

Perc.

Sop. Sax.

rit. al - -                  5

5

          5

Alto Sax.

mf

5

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

     

 5

q = 50 - 52



mf



mf

5 5              5              5 5

p

5                   5





5



p

5 5                                 5 5

mf

5

5

p

B

22 59

Sheng







 



 

  

 

pp dolce legato

Erhu

Pipa





 



 















pp sempre

                                                       5

 Yangqin

5

pp sempre

5

5

5





5

5



                                                  5

5

 

5



B

Sop. Sax.

5





5

Perc.

5

5

 

      

5

5

5





    

 

5



 

pp dolce legato

Alto Sax.

  

    

pp dolce legato

Ten. Sax.





  



   



    

 









 





pp dolce legato

Bari. Sax.

   

pp dolce legato

5



      



  

5

5



5

 



23 62

Sheng



Erhu

 

Pipa





Perc.

Sop. Sax.

 











5











5

 









 







5





























5

5

5





 



    

Ten. Sax.

  



5

Alto Sax.

Bari. Sax.



 





   Yangqin





 





 

 

 





 

5



 

 



24 63

Sheng

3

 

  



   

 

3

 



mf

Erhu

5

Pipa

Yangqin

Perc.

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

 





                   p 5









5

5

 

5

          

5

           

5

                 5                     5 5 5 p

5

5

5









 







  

     3

  

Ten. Sax.

 

Bari. Sax.

 

  





  

 

















 





mf

   mf





 





 

3

 

25 65

Sheng

Erhu

 

  





Sop. Sax.







           

 

  

5

          

5



 

5

5

5

5

 

p

 



  



Ten. Sax.

 









Bari. Sax.

 

  







5





  



5

5

5

pp



    



5

                      

            



   

pp



5





5



Alto Sax.



5

5

5

Perc.

 

5 5 5                                  5

Yangqin

 

  





 Pipa

 

p

 



 

       

 







 





3

  

  

 

26 3

68

Sheng

       

 

  

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 



mp

Erhu





5 5                                           5 5 5 5

Pipa

 





5

5

p

mp







                                       5

Yangqin

Perc.

Sop. Sax.

p

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

5

5

5

5

mp









 







      3

Alto Sax.

5

5

5

  



 

 



 

 











mp











 

 

 

 







  







27

      

70

Sheng

 

 

 

 

Erhu

 



5                 5

Pipa

5

 

  Yangqin

5



5



   5

          5

5





5        5

5

5





Alto Sax.

Bari. Sax.

5

5

5

 









   



5

pp





p



 3

mf

  

mf

 

5

            



 

 

p

           

Marimba, hard mallets

 

  







mp

Ten. Sax.





p

p

5

  

   



                

 

   

pp



Perc.

Sop. Sax.

 









 

 

  

  

 







  

3

  

    

(p)



 

 





(p)

28 72

Sheng







Erhu





























Pipa

Yangqin



5                                       Perc.                     5 5 5 5    5 5

5

mp

Sop. Sax.

  

Alto Sax.

 

Ten. Sax.

 















 



 

mf

Bari. Sax.

 

mf

















 



 



3

3

     

 



 



 

 3



3

 

 



 

 



 

29 74

Sheng









Erhu









































Pipa

Yangqin

            5   5                                                                Perc.        5 5 5 5 f 5 5

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

  

    

 

    

 



3

3

3









3

  



  



    























3

3

    



 



3



3



3



 

     3



  

p

     3

p

  3

  

30 76

Sheng

 









Erhu

 









 









 









 









 









Pipa

Yangqin

5           Perc.       5

p

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

  

   

       f

    f

5

5





3







3

    

3







    

    

3

 

3

  3

      3



 3

5

p

  

mp

      3



3

    f

5

mf

      

3

f

5         5       5  5                   



 



 



 

    3

    3

  3     

 

    3

   3



31 79

Sheng







Erhu































Pipa

Yangqin

                        Perc.    5

Sop. Sax.

5

5

  



 

 



 







p

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

p

 

      p



p

3

Bari. Sax.







p

         



ppp



 













ppp



 















 



 













 



   3



5

5

  3



    3

 3

   3

ppp

ppp

   3

ppp

 

C

32

81

Sheng

q = 63 - 66 appassionato 3

3

      



3

f

Erhu

3

3

        



3



  

    

3

Pipa

            3





 Perc.  

 

Wind Gong

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.













   







                3

3

p



f

3

  



  



 

mf



 

 

3

3

3

         p

   

      

mf

Bari. Sax.

   



    

q = 63 - 66 appassionato

mf

Ten. Sax.

  

 



3

f

C

 



 

3

        

ff

3

  



     3









 

 

3



 Yangqin

                 ff

3

3

3



全全

3

         sim.      

 





3

3

p

ff



  

   

 

  

(p)



p



3



33

Erhu





     



    

gliss.

gl.

3

  

 

          

 





7

    





3

3                         

全全

3

   

             

 

3

   



   



 

Wind Gong



mf

      

     

gl. 3           



     

 



          

p 3

f

Alto Sax.



   



3

3

 Perc.  

Sop. Sax.

 

3         





  Yangqin





  



 Pipa



3



Sheng

 





84

  (f)

 



3

    

3

      

Ten. Sax.

 

 







     (p)



Bari. Sax.

 

 







     (p)



3

    

 

34

Erhu

 









Perc.

Sop. Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

 



  

     

   



 



          

  

5

p

5

(f )

5

   



      5



   

         

   



 

( f)

 

 

     

ff

 

3 3        

 



  

    ff

     3

        



3

5

3

3

p

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  (p)

 5

           5

mf



3





           5

Alto Sax.

   

           

3

3

Yangqin



全全

      

Pipa







Sheng

 

glis s.

87



mf

 f

35

           

90

Sheng

3

f

Erhu

             3

fff

3



                  

 

3

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

    

 



3

3

    3

3

      

      3

       3

 

f

 



 



p

      

          3

p

   



 



   



(f)







f

ff

f

   

  







 

(f)



p

3





  





       

3

f

Bari. Sax.

           

 

   

全全



3

fff

 

3

          3





Perc.

3

 3       

 3    3                  

3

3

Yangqin

3

         全全

Pipa

3

3      

3

3

3



  

( f)



  

( f)

 

36

细粗粗

3

3                                   3 3

93

Sheng

  p

Erhu

f

3

3

      

     

Pipa

s. glis

gl.



     

3

ff

3

3

3

3

         ( ff )

全全                3

  

              

   



3







(p)

Sop. Sax.

        3

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

 

    f

     3

         3

f

 

    

  



  





3

3



p

    3    3 3

p



p



p

mf

3

3



5



p

3



 3           

Gong  Wind  Perc.  

3

5              





Yangqin

           



           



3

3

  

3

5

  3

3

 

37 96

Sheng

Erhu

Pipa





 mf

3

        

 

3

        

 3            f



        3

 

   

        

    3





3

p

  

               3

     3          (ff)













































 











 



Yangqin

Perc.

Sop. Sax.



             



3

3

mf

p

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

 

3

  

  







p

    pp

    



pp

pp

Bari. Sax.

3



 



  



3     



pp







  

p





  

pp





 



38

    

99

Sheng

Erhu

                 3 3

                 

     gl.       

             

3

f

     

  

ff

3

3



3

3

           3

mf

3

f

 

gl.       ff 3

f

全全



 

      



   Pipa

5

f

5

   Yangqin

 

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

3

3







                  







3

3

3

3

3

3

                 

   

5

   

ff

ff

f

  Perc.   

3 3 3 3                                               



5

      

Sop. Sax.

3

  

Wind Gong



(p)

  

 



3

3

3













pp

 

 



    



    



                            5

5

5

5

5

pp 5

 

   

 





   p



 

   

 





   p



mf

mf

39

                                          

                          

102

Sheng

3

Erhu

Yangqin

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3







 







                          

3

3

3

3

3



3   3           

              3

  

    

3 3            





  

    

Ten. Sax.

3   3          





 

    

Bari. Sax.

3 3               





  

    

subtone

p

subtone

subtone

3

3





p

3

 

Alto Sax.

3

 

subtone

Sop. Sax.

3

3

             gl.           

3

3

3

3

  3   3   3   3   3                                                 

3

Perc.

3

3

3

         gl.                            3

Pipa

3

3

3

           

3

           

3

         

3

         

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

40 105

Sheng

Erhu





                  3

          3

3



 Yangqin

           



Alto Sax.

3

3

3

3

             3

Bari. Sax.

3

             3

Ten. Sax.

3

              3

3

( ff )

 



              3



     

          

3

   

3

  



3

3

 







( ff )

   



3

3

Sop. Sax.

  



    

3                   



3

Perc.

           





3

3

             

poco accel.                

mf

全全

Pipa

         

( ff )



  

   

    









  

poco accel. 3 3 3                   

  



3

3

(mf )

3

                   3

3

3

3

(mf )

3

3

  

                 

  

                

3

3

3

3

3

(mf )

3

3

3

(mf )

3

3

Sheng

Poco più mosso    108                      ff

Erhu

 

3

 

Yangqin

Sop. Sax.

 



ff

fff













fff

Alto Sax.

  





 







 



mf



 

3



f







 









 

 

 







 

 

 

Poco più mosso 5 5  5                                                5

f

5

3

   

     f



      

3





Marimba, heavy soft mallets

Wind Gong

3

Bari. Sax.

 

ff

f

Ten. Sax.



     

 

fff

  

 Perc.  

 

3

 



Pipa



3

 

41

 

f

3

 

   3

   

5

5



3

    3

  

   

 

 

  

   

   



 

     

5

5

3

3

3

3

                    



 

42

          

Sheng

3

Erhu

Pipa

Perc.

Sop. Sax.















 

 

 

  



  



 

 

 

    

    

 

  



  



 

 







           5                     5 5  

           

 

   5



  

  

                 5

5

5

5

5

      

















3

Bari. Sax.



  

3 3 3               

 



 



        mf

 

 



3

     

mf

3

 

 

3



3

Ten. Sax.

3



5

Alto Sax.

3

3           



 Yangqin

                

  

111

        3



3

3

       

 

 

43

   

114

Sheng

Erhu

 

  





p















Yangqin

  



 

Pipa

  

  

 

 







 

















Perc.



Sop. Sax.

  

 

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.



                                    5 5 5 5 5 5 5 mf

Alto Sax.





 



 



  

5

ff



                  

  



mf



 



5

ff

5

5

5



p

 

 



 

p



44 116

Sheng







Erhu































 





Pipa

Yangqin

Perc.

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

   5                                     5     5 5 5  5 5 5    5 5                 5                   5    5 5 5 5                                        5 5 5

ff

Bari. Sax.





5

5

5

5



mp

45 118

Sheng







Erhu































 





Pipa

Yangqin

Perc.

Sop. Sax.

     p



       5

Alto Sax.









p

Ten. Sax.

5                                          

 

p

5

5

mp

5

6

6

6

5 5                                               5 6 5

Bari. Sax.

p

5

mp

6

6

46 120

Sheng







Erhu































Pipa

Yangqin

 Perc.   

Large Tam Tam, scraping



ppp

p

                                     7 6

Sop. Sax.

f

7

7

   







    







f

Bari. Sax.

7

                                        7  7 f

Ten. Sax.

7

7

6

6

Alto Sax.

7

7

6

f

 

122

Sheng

D q = 138 - 144 Vivace



47

     



ff

Erhu

Pipa



 





 



 





      ff

Yangqin

 



 



  Perc.   

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

 

                  

 



3

Bell tree

    



f

 

D q = 138 - 144 Vivace 

                     



ff

fff



3

ff

Ten. Sax.

   





f

ff



fff

  

mf

   

fff

 

                            

ff

Bari. Sax.



 

                             

ff

48 124

Sheng

Erhu

Pipa

     

     

     



              

















   

    

       

 



       

    





 Yangqin

         

    

    



         

          

















 







Alto Sax.









Ten. Sax.

                                            

Perc.

Sop. Sax.

sim.

Bari. Sax.

                                             sim.

49 127

Sheng

Erhu

Pipa

Yangqin

 

     

 

         

           





















 

  

    

    

 



         

    

   

           

         

















 











Perc.

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

                    sim.        

ff

                  



          sim.            

( ff )

                

( ff )





50 130

 

Sheng

Erhu

Pipa



 

  

      



     



















 







Yangqin

    

  



  

   

 



  

  



     

 



 



 



 

















    

    

Perc.

Sop. Sax.

  

( ff )

          

Alto Sax.



  sim.                             

( ff )

                      

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

sim.                                        







                             sim.  ( ff )

            

51 133

Sheng

Erhu

Pipa

Yangqin

    

         

    

       (ff)

   

  

          

















 



   



         

    



   

  

 

 

    

(ff)



  



  

  

     (ff)

       

   



 

       

Perc.



Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.





Large Tam Tam, scraping



pp

                                                                                                                                                        







pp

52

    

136

Sheng

Erhu

Pipa

Yangqin

Perc.

Sop. Sax.

 

       

  

  





      fff





























   

 





   

 



    



    

     

   





  

 

 



   

 

     

fff



 

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.











 







fff



ff

                                   

                ( ff )

                ( ff )

 



   

    

( ff )

Alto Sax.





fff



       



            fff



                   fff

 

  



E

53

(e = e)

139

Sheng

 















Erhu

 















 















 















 















 















Pipa

Yangqin

3                                       Perc.         

Bongos H with S.D. sticks, butts 3 L   Congas H ff L

E

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

(e = e)

  

3

   

 









 

  



 









  



 









 



 









ff

Ten. Sax.

 



ff

Bari. Sax.

      ff



pp

  

ff

 

3

(ff)

(ff)

(ff)

(ff)

54

             

143

Sheng

f sempre

Erhu

Pipa

 







   





 





      

                                                                    ff sempre

                                                              

 











 











   



      ppp





Yangqin

Perc.

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

                 mp secco

     



     

        p sempre

pp

Ten. Sax.

pp

Bari. Sax.

                                          sim.

       pp





     p sempre



 



   

        

  

    

    

 

55 147



  

                 

 









                                                                                                                            



            



Sheng



Erhu



Pipa







































 

Yangqin

 Perc.  



 



Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.







Bari. Sax.

f

      

 

pp 5

      sim.                                              mp secco

Ten. Sax.

     

L. Tam Tam, scraping

 

f

   

         

           

 



   

 

        

 

5

pp sub.

 pp



pp

    

56 151

Sheng

Erhu

 







                                                     ff sempre

Pipa

Yangqin

 







 







                                                               ff sempre

 



  Perc.   

Sop. Sax.



Glockenspiel









p sub.

                                                 sim. p sub.

     





     

 

 



ff

p sub.





 

  





    





 



  

pizz., slap

f

Bari. Sax.

 

                                                           sim.

ff

Ten. Sax.



f

ff

Alto Sax.



 





57 154

Sheng

Erhu

Pipa

Yangqin







    



Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.













                                               



Perc.



  



                                 



         









 



 





              

                        

                

                         

   

    

 



 





  

 







    







 



 

  



58 157

Sheng

Erhu

Pipa

Yangqin

Perc.

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.









                  

 















  

 

         



  

   











                                 

          



                        



                            

 













 







                      



                        



 

 



 



    

 



(p)

  

(p)

  



(p)





 





59 160

Sheng

F







      

 ff

Erhu

Pipa



                    

















 





 

                  ( ff )





                              

  

ff

Yangqin

                   









 



ff (Ossia)

             

Bongos and Congas with hands

 Perc.  

       3







etc.



  

  

3

f

F

Sop. Sax.

                       

              





               









p

f

Alto Sax.

f

Ten. Sax.



Bari. Sax.



 



 





 

 

mf





 

p



  



 

60 163

Sheng

Erhu

    

          

Yangqin







Bari. Sax.



  





  

  



woodblock slap

p

  

    p

 

  

     p







  



       

  





3

woodblock slap

Ten. Sax.



                                                

3      Perc.   

Alto Sax.



                                                                                    



Sop. Sax.

 

                                       

 Pipa

       

   





  

 

3









 



 





 

  





     

  











 

61

   

    

166

Sheng

Erhu

Pipa



 

 

  

       

    

                                 



     

                                                                 

              

                                                  

        

Yangqin



  Perc.   

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

 

mp

  

 

 

   

 



3

        mp









mp



mp





3

     



   









     

   



  

   

3

  



           

   

  

   

 





         

62

  

169

Sheng

                                                  fff

( ff )

Erhu

                    

                                   

                  

                           

              

     

                        (ff)

       

(ff)

Pipa

Yangqin

(ff)



  Perc.    Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

3

 



     



Bari. Sax.

 





   

 



 









mf



  





    





   





  3

mf

Ten. Sax.

fff







  



    



fff

   







 





 

       f



 

         



 





   

   

   











  3

f

  

  

fff

  f

 

    p

p

   

f

G

63

     

172

Sheng

  

ff

Erhu

Pipa

 

to Zhonghu

 

    

      













  

    

     

ff

Yangqin

 

     





  

     ff

      

Tam Tam, scraping   Large    Perc.       

    

    



    

 











   

f

G

Sop. Sax.

  



                                                    sim.

Alto Sax.

ff sempre

Ten. Sax.

sim.                                                        ff sempre

Bari. Sax.

  





              ff sempre

64 175

Sheng

Zhonghu

Pipa

           

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

       



      

            

















           

 Yangqin

  









  

 

  

    





    

          

            sim.                   

ff sempre

               



                       (ff)

                         

 



             

 

   





      (ff)

sim.                                             (ff)



65 178

Sheng

  



( ff )

Zhonghu

Pipa





     





 

    





  

















  



 









  



( ff )

 





 

  







 



 



 



(L. T - Tam)

 



 





 



 







pp







 Perc.   

Sop. Sax.

 



( ff )

Yangqin

  

p

                                      ( ff )

Alto Sax.

                                   ( ff )

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

 

                

                 

( ff )







66 180

Sheng

Zhonghu

Pipa

     

 



Perc.

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

     







fff

 



 



 

 









    



  Yangqin

 



 

 



 



 

    

   

fff



    















fff

f

 









 



       







   

 



 







 









  



 













 



 



 









  fff



 









  



 fff

  



 



  



 fff







 

H

67

182

Sheng

 







 







pp

Zhonghu

 





Zhonghu



pp

Pipa

 







                                    

                  f

ff

    Yangqin

   

   

ff

       

                 Bongos and Congas with hands

Perc.

ff

H

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

    

open slap    

   

open slap    

        

ff

ff



open slap

ff







open slap     ff



   

       



             

   











   



   





 





 



   

       



      

p sub.

 







 









 









 







  

pp

68

  



185

Sheng





 

 

 









 





p

Zhonghu

Pipa

 

 mp





            

Perc.

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

 

     

    

pizz. slap

     

p

pizz. slap

     

p

    

      

   

      

pizz. slap

Ten. Sax.

p

pizz. slap

Bari. Sax.

            

  

 

p



f

pp

p

Yangqin





  

p

mf



















   



       

         



   

  





















     

     



   



  



               

  

189

Sheng

Zhonghu

Pipa

  

 









 

 

                 mp

Yangqin

Perc.

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.



69

  





pp

f

 

 



pp

 







                          p

f

















 









  



  







     



 



  







     



  





  





  





  





 

 





 

 

  

f sempre



      

  f



     



         



         



          

70











  

 









  































 









 











Ten. Sax.





          

Bari. Sax.





          

193

Sheng

Zhonghu

Pipa

Yangqin

Perc.

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.







 







                                          

           



    





    





    





    



197

Sheng

Zhonghu



 

 

 

 

 

Yangqin

Perc.

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.











 









( f)

  





( f)

Pipa

71































 









                                          

         



   





  







  







   

 



 



  





 



  





    







    







 



  

 



  

   



   



72

  

      

呼粗

201

Sheng

 

  

  

 

Pipa

Yangqin

Perc.

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

       ff

 



    ( ff )





 



                                

 

fff



        

    





















 









  

 





 





 

 





 





   







   







 





  

( ff )

ff

Zhonghu

  

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

            

   

（呼粗） 205

Sheng

Zhonghu

Pipa

Yangqin

Perc.

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.



  

I  

  

 

  

 

 





      



                                                

 



















 





               

I 

ord.  





ord.  













   

fff

 

 

  

73

pp

pp

         



    

f

 







ord.

         pp ord.



         pp





        

  

 







 



74

   

（呼粗） 209

Sheng

Zhonghu

Pipa

Yangqin

Perc.

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

   

    

  

 



  









                              

  

 





  

     











                         ff

                      



                    ff







 









          









      









 











  

  





  











  

  





   

（呼粗） 213

Sheng

Zhonghu

Pipa

  

 

75

  

 

  

  

 

 





















 

                       

            

           

                                                                  

Yangqin

 









 









Alto Sax.











Ten. Sax.











Bari. Sax.











Perc.

Sop. Sax.

76 （呼粗）

   

217

Sheng

Zhonghu

Pipa

Yangqin

 

 

        

 



  

  

 







                                                                 

                             

                                     









 









   pp

Alto Sax.











   pp

Ten. Sax.







Bari. Sax.







Sop. Sax.

      



 

Perc.

   





  





  

    pp

      

  

    pp

      

  

77

  

221

Sheng

mf

Zhonghu

Pipa

Yangqin

Perc.

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

 

 





 

 

 

 



 





                                                

( ff )

       

       

     

                                                                    



 



    

 

( ff )

 

 

 

 

 













 

 

 

 

 

 

        f

 

            f

      

        

          



      

        

          



       f

       f

J

78

     

                                  

225

Sheng

pp

Zhonghu

Pipa

Yangqin

(pp)







                                   



fff





fff













           

          

 Perc. 



          p 

 









with hands







J

Sop. Sax.



                   

pp

  











 



  







 



 



 











 



pp sub. sempre

Alto Sax.

pp sub. sempre

Ten. Sax.

pp sub. sempre

Bari. Sax.











79 229

Sheng

Zhonghu

                 

 Pipa

 

   gl. 

gl.  p

                



   gl.    

gl. 

 







    

  

gl.

gl.

gl.

pizz. slap

   

      

p





                

 













 





悶悶



            p



Yangqin

Perc.

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.





                   



ppp

  

















  

















 





























p

80 233

Sheng

                     





ff

Zhonghu













 



     (p)

        



Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

 



ord.

 

             









ff sub.











 





                    mp pp

 

  

 



    



    



    

      

 

ord.



 



  



  



p

(pp)

 



             

 





p

(pp)





p

(pp)

   

gl.

      



ff

  

gl.

       

gl.

ff





Yangqin

Sop. Sax.

 



Perc.

                 

 gl.      

Pipa

  





 

 

81

        

237

Sheng

pp

gl.

Zhonghu

Pipa

      

 

 

  p

gl.





gl.  gl.             







gl.

                        p sub. 















Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.





 





  









p

ff

   ord.               pp

ff

      ord.







悶悶

Yangqin

Perc.

           



 



                       p f 











 











mp



  mp



 





 mp



              

   

    



82

                                

241

Sheng





pp

Zhonghu

Pipa







    

      



 Yangqin

Perc.

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.



 gl.                 

to Erhu

















悶悶

               p ff



 





  



 





gl.







ff

gl.





                   



  

pp



  

pp







  

pp



       





              

pp



























p

 p

 p

   





                  

245

Sheng

Erhu

Pipa









 

Yangqin





p





Erhu



                   







ff



   

p





  

gl.

 

 

gl.

gl.

  

        

            p

 

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

   



 

 

gl. gl.       

mf





                                     

  

p

mp





hit two different spots on wood case to produce two types of sound



        



             

p













mp



   







  



 



f

mp





f



     f







mp



    f







gl.

f

Perc.

83







84

  

                  

249

Sheng

         

 

    

(ff)

      gl.

Erhu

Pipa

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

    gl.

  gl.

 

gl.    

gl.

 

mf

f



  

( f)

Perc.

gl.





pp

 gl.         

gl.



ff

                                         mf  f ff        

 Yangqin

  

gl.

  

      

 



     







       

  







p

    

 

 

  

    

  













 





  



pp

     

ord.

ff

     

ord.





 

   

 

   

 

   





  



  



 



( f)

( f)



( f)

    

85

  

253

Sheng

 

 

 

 

   

pp

Erhu

Pipa

 



Perc.

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

 

gl.       gl.  

 

 

 



    









 

 

 

 

 

       

p

f





















     Yangqin

 gl.    

gl.

     

   

 

 



  

 



 





 

         f

          

 

   



    







mf



  







   







   















mf







mf



 

 





mf







(p)

86

                                      

257

Sheng

Erhu







  

  

                                          ff



    



           

 

gliss.

ff

Pipa

















 Yangqin

Perc.

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.

         

      



        

f











   

fff

pp



        

          

            







 







 







 







pp





 































 





  

 



pp

pp

pp





       

261

Sheng

Erhu



           

    glgliss.  iss   .  

87

                                       



ff

fff

 Pipa

Yangqin

Perc.

      

gliss.



    



  



f

                 

    

  



fff

      

  

fff

       



   

















 

    

ff

    

 

( ff )



 



   

         

f

 







Alto Sax.









Ten. Sax.









    





Sop. Sax.

Bari. Sax.



pp

88

K

264

Sheng

           









pp

Erhu

Pipa





































悶悶



 Yangqin

Perc.

Sop. Sax.

Alto Sax.

Ten. Sax.

Bari. Sax.





 

 

mf

 















        mp

    

K







                  p                  

  





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pp

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          pp pizz. slap

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pizz. slap

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         

       

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Bari. Sax.

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       

 

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