Grand Music of Tang (guitar, 24 pieces)
Ssu-Yu Huang
About this work:
This piece was commissioned by the Japanese classical guitarist Mr. Kazuhito Yamashita. Ten of the 24 pieces were world-premiered by Mr. Yamashita in Tokyo, Japan on February 4, 2000. The ten pieces were Deer Enclosure, Welcome Rain in a Spring Night, Drinking Alone with the Moon, Grass, Zither Song, Listen to the Zither, Li Ping Plays the Harp, Poem Without Title, Regrets While Playing the Zither, and Nostalgia from Viewing the Moon.
Program note
This guitar-solo suite is consisted of 24 pieces, each of which is inspired by a poem from the Tang Dynasty of China (618–907 AD). These poems can be grouped into four categories :
For Nature:
Deer Enclosure
Bamboo Lodge
Through the Yanzi Gorges
Autumn Night
Docking Overnight by Maple Bridge
Staying Overnight at De Jiang
Welcome Rain in a Spring Night
For Wine, Friendship:
Drinking Alone with the Moon
Bringing in the Wine
Liang State Verse
Wei City Song
Grass
For Music :
Listen to the Zither
Play the Zither
Zither Song
Listen to the Monk Playing the Zither
Li Ping Plays the Harp
Play the Flute
For Mood :
Nostalgia
Embroidered Zither
A Song of Pure Happiness
Regrets While Playing the Zither
Nostalgia from Viewing the Moon
Poem Without Title
Version: Guitar Solo
Year composed: 1999
Duration: 01:10:42
Ensemble type: Solo instrument, non-keyboard:Guitar (Classical/Acoustic)
Instrumentation: 1 Guitar (Classical/Acoustic)