Title: Jasmine

Arranger:Yang Hongnian、Yau Yuen-hing

Year: June 2005

Genre:

• Large ensemble
• Arrangement
• Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with Chinese plucked string orchestra

Call No.: SC1462

Description: These two versions of "Jasmine" - a famous folk tune from Jiangsu province in China - feature Yang Hongnian's choral arrangement and Yau Yuen-hing's orchestral arrangement. The version with three-part treble voice was written for the joint performance by Hong Kong Children's Choir and Hong Kong Youth Chinese Plucked String Orchestra in Scotland. The other version is for the modern Chinese orchestra with a SATB chorus, wherein canon is utilized create a staggering effect through the chorus, while augmentation is deployed so that different vocal parts sing the same melody simultaneously but in varying tempos.

Note:

• Commissioned work
• Composed for the Hong Kong Children's Choir and the Hong Kong Youth Chinese Plucked String Orchestra for the 2005 Aberdeen (UK) Joint Tour. Choir arranged by Yang Hongnian

Instrumentation: bang di (1), qu di (1), gaoyin sheng (1), zhongyin sheng (1), yangqin (1), liuqin (1), pipa (1), zhong ruan (1), da ruan/sanxian (1), zheng (1), triangle (1), muyu (1), glockenspiel (1), cello (1), double bass (1)