Title: Spring welcoming dance

Composer:Tong Leung-tak

Year: [19--]

Genre:

• Large ensemble
• Original composition
• Chinese orchestral music

Call No.: SC367

Description: Composed by Tong Leung-tak, "Spring Welcoming Dance" depicts various scenes of Lunar New Year in five sections: "Dance of Folding Fan," "Fairies Spreading Flowers," "Children Dividing Red Pockets," "Dragon Dance," and "Finale." It portrays a lighthearted mood with the use of jingluo and banhu that is reminiscent of folk music in northern China.

Note:

Instrumentation: di (1), sheng (1), suona (1), yangqin (1), liuqin (1), pipa (1), zhong ruan (1), da ruan (1), sanxian (1), zheng (1), da gu (1), xiao gu (1), jing luo (1), large cymbals (1), small cymbals (1), ling (1), xylophone (1), gaohu/banhu (1), erhu (1), zhonghu (1), cello (1), double bass (1)