Title: Poeticism and whirlwind

Composer:Chen Ning-chi

Year: February 2004

Genre:

• Large ensemble
• Original composition
• Chinese orchestral music

Call No.: SC1312

Description: Commissioned by the Music Office in 2004, "Poeticism and Whirlwind" is a piece for the modern Chinese orchestra composed by Chen Ning-chi. It depicts how the idealistic, rebellious phases of the youth lead to introspection and calmness. As such, the music oscillates between two poles: episodes of imaginative calmness versus rhythmic frenzies alongside a steady syncopation. It begins with a free meter section marked by zhonghu, guanzi, and qudi solos, followed by a three-note descending motif (D-C-A) that is developed throughout while the orchestra builds up and releases tension through numerous changes of tempo, meter, and dynamic. The music ends with zhonghu and guanzi solos dissipating in a slow and quiet coda.

Note:

• Commissioned work

Instrumentation: xin di/bawu (1), bang di (1), qu di (1), gaoyin sheng (1), zhongyin sheng (1), gaoyin suona/glockenspiel (1), zhongyin suona (1), zhongyin suona/cizhongyin suona/lglockenspiel (1), gaoyin guan (1), yangqin (1), liuqin (1), pipa (1), zhong ruan (1), da ruan (1), timpani (1), percussion (3), harp (1), gaohu (1), erhu (1), zhonghu (1), gehu (1), diyin gehu (1)