Xi Wang (2010) for flute, clarinet (Bb/Eb), violin, cello, percussion and piano. Perusal Only

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1 Xi Wang Echo Poem Image (2010) orlute,clarinet(bb/eb),violin,cello,ercussionandiano CommissionedbyVoicesoChange PremieredbyVoicesoChange atthecaruthauditoriumindallas,txondecember5,2010 XiWangMusicPublisher Dallas,TX

2 Program Notes Echo Poem Imageisatheatricalcomositionorsixmusicians(lute, clarinet,violin,cello,ianoandercussion),threedancersandvisualeects.ideas romtraditionalchineseartsrovideanovelcontextoverthearoximately5 minutesothework. Thecomositioncombinesauralandvisualexeriencethroughmusic,dance, andvisualeects.image.poem.echoconsistsoivemovements,eachowhich deloysvariedcombinationsoinstrumentation,dance,textandimages. MusicalmaterialsdrawnromtraditionalChineseolksongsareincororatedintoa collage/montagearrangement. Theirstmovement,Silhouetteexlorestimbreusionandmicro variationo melodyandrhythm.nostalgiaisinsiredbyachineseoem.thismovement deictsalonelysoulandadesolateatmoshere.chinesecalligrahyandcomutergeneratedimagesarerojectedonalargescreenonstagealongsidethemusic. Tian Jing Sha. Qiu Si Ma Zhi-yuan (Yuan Dynasty A.D) Withered vines, gnarly old tree, a crow at twilight Miniature bridge, babbling brook, a hermit's cottage Ancient athway, the zehyr blowing, a scrawny horse The sun sinking into the western horizon The heart-stricken soul, anguishing riendless in a bleak void TranslatedbyXiWang Thethirdmovement,OeraticRhasody,emloysthemusicalmaterialsrom BeiJingOerawithrhasodicdeveloment.LoveSongisalyricalmovement.In Chineseruralareas,antihonalsingingisacustomoryoungwomenandmen exressingtheiradmirationtoeachother.theviolinistlaysatthechoralterrace andthecellistlaysonthestage,acingeachother.oneemaledancerandonemale dancerstartdancingromthetwosidesothestage,movingtowardeachotherand meetingatthecenterothestage.thelastmovement,carnival,eaturestheentire ensemble.towardstheendothismovement,themusicalmaterialsromthe reviousmovementsarejuxtaosedandcombinedvertically,roducingalayul antasy.suddenshitsodierenttemi,dynamics,andgesturesconcludethework withakaleidoscoicmontage.

3 Instrumentation 1 Flute 1 Clarinet in Bb/Eb 1 Violin 1 Cello 1 Percussion vibrahone 1tom tom 1airoingercymbals 8oeragong 1sandaer 1triangle 1gourd 1susendedcymbal 1 cowbell 5woodblocks 1 Piano/Tam-tam duration circa. 0 minutes

4 Stage Setu and Perormance Notes I. Silhouette Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Vibrahone and Piano (stage lights o, each layer uses individual stand light) Otional with two dancers dance behind a large aer/abric screen, with lights rojecting behind the dancers, in order to roduce the silhouettes o the dancers on the screen. Piano Cello Violin Percussion Clarinet Flute (light source) 2 dancers screen & candles II. Nostalgia Flute, Violin and Piano//Tam-tam (stage lights o, each layer uses individual stand light) Otional with images rojected on a large screen at the back wall (scree) o the stage. A large screen or image rojection Tam-tam/Piano Violin Flute III. Oeratic Rhasody Clarinet in Eb and Percussion (stage lights on) Percussion Clarinet IV. Love Song Violin and Cello (stage lights o, each layer uses individual stand light. violinist lays at the organ choral terrace, cellist lays on the stage, artially acing towards the violinist) Cello 2 dancers Violin (u at the choral terrace) V. Carnival Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Percussion and Piano (stage lights on) Piano Cello Violin Percussion Clarinet Flute

5 Score in C Silh!e"e Clarinet in Bb q=ca. 44 Rubato m m Xi Wang (2010) Violin Violoncello Vibrahone Vib. 6 Piano con sord. con sord. m m m m m m m m 2010 by Xi Wang

6 2 Vib m Vib. m A senza sord. m m sub. m m con sord. con sord. m senza sord. m m m m m m m m m

7 Vib. Vib. 20 B 25 m m m m senza sord. senza sord. m m m m m m m

8 4 Vib. 29 m m m C con sord. con sord. m m m m m m m Vib. m

9 Vib. 8 Vib. m m m m 42 m m m m 5

10 6 No!algia Flute q=ca. 44 s m sub. m m Violin Piano 5 scratch tam-tam with metal beater m m m m 10 l.v. m m

11 A 14 m m sub. m Accel oco a oco. A temo 20 m m s.. ord. sub. m sub. 5 m m m s.. oco a oco

12 8 2 Rit. oo a oco 26 m B 1 m m m 5

13 6 m Accel. oco a oco m m Più mosso m 5 m m 5 m

14 m ort. m m m m 5 5 m

15 11 molto vib. 54 Rit. oco a oco (reduce vib. gradually) ort. molto vib. (reduce vib. gradually) 57 C molto vib. m ord. m m molto vib. m m scratch tam-tam with metal beater m m m m m 62 m m m

16 m scratch tam-tam with metal beater m

17 Oeratic Fantasy 1 8 Chinese Gongs q=ca. 42 q=ca. 84 q=ca.42 Accel... Rit... (gliss, bending itch) m s m s m s Accel... m

18 14 7 High itch WB Cowbell 10 8 q=ca. 42 Accel... q=ca. 84 q=ca. 42 Rit... q=ca. 52 s m m 11 m m m sz

19 14 m s s s s q=84 sz m m m m m 27 m sz sz 0 sz sz sz sz

20 16 m 7 m 41 m s 44

21 48 e=e 51 High itch WB Cowbell High itch WB Cowbell 54 e=e 5 m 59 s s 17

22 18 High itch WB Cowbell High itch WB Cowbell High itch WB Cowbell 6 q=18 67 m 69 High itch WB Cowbell 71 s

23 High itch WB Cowbell High itch WB Cowbell High itch WB Cowbell m m

24 20 High itch WB Cowbell High itch WB Cowbell High itch WB Cowbell m m s m 5 m

25 21 9 High itch WB Cowbell High itch WB Cowbell m 5

26 22 High itch WB Cowbell 10 5 s s s s High itch WB Cowbell High itch WB Cowbell m High itch WB Cowbell 108

27 High itch WB Cowbell 110 irregular rhythm and radom itches q=42 q=84 q=42 Accel...Rit...

28 (gliss, bending itch) s s m

29 25 Love Song Violin q=ca Rubato, exressive m A 2 m m m 5 6

30 26 9 m m 1 B 17 m m m m m m m m m m 20 m m m m m

31 27 24 m 27 Poco rit. C 0 m m m

32 28 Rit. oco a oco 6 D 9 42 m m m m 45 Rit. oco a oco. m m

33 29 Carnival Percussion 7 q=ca. 58 tom-tom Accel. oco a oco s A temo Perc. 10 Perc. m s s s s oera gong 1 s s s s s s Perc.

34 0 17 s Perc. 21 Perc. riction inger cymbals 2 ord. A q=66 Perc.

35 1 25 Perc oera gong m sand aer Perc.

36 2 4 Perc. 7 Perc.

37 B 40 Perc. Perc. 4 wood blocks gourd triangle triangle

38 4 47 s s Perc. Perc. s s sul ont. sul ont. 50 ord. ord. s s s s s triangle s s s s. cymbal sul ont. sul ont.

39 5 5 Perc. Perc. ord. 5 s ord. s wood blocks 56 tom-tom m gourd C wood blocks triangle

40 6 59 m W.B. wood blocks triangle 6 Poco rit. q=ca.44 m W.B. Vibrahone

41 Vib. 68 Vib. q=58 oco rit. q=ca.44 m q=58 D 7 s m m m 5 s m m m 7

42 8 75 (walk to the right back corner o the stage slowly) Vib. Vib s (walk to the let ront corner o the stage slowly) (walk to the right ront corner o the stage slowly) m (walk to the let back corner o the stage slowly) izz.

43 9 Vib. 80 Vib. (stay at the right back corner o the stage) 8 Poco rit. (stay at the let ront corner o the stage) (stay at the let backcorner o the stage) (stay at the right ront conner o the stage) oera gong m arco sz sz sz sz sz

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