Title: Finale

Composer:Tong Leung-tak

Year: [1980]

Genre:

• Large ensemble
• Original composition
• Music for mixed orchestra

Call No.: SC433

Description: "Finale" is Tong Leung-tak's arrangement of his earlier piece "Lion Dance: Fanfare." The occasion for which this piece was arranged is not indicated on the score. Nevertheless, judging from its use of both Chinese and Western instruments, it was likely intended as a closing piece for a special occasion concert that combines the Chinese and Western sections of the Music Office's student body. With neither a full score nor a list of instruments, one can only assume that "Finale" differs from "Lion Dance: Fanfare" in its use of fewer plucked strings and its replacement of Chinese bowed strings with Western ones (except the banhu); it retains the rest of the instrumentation in "Lion Dance: Fanfare" otherwise. It begins with a short and spirited introductory solo by gongs and drums before the rest of the orchestra enters in heterophony, playing a melody typical of folk music in northern China while maintaining a festive mood throughout.

Note:

Instrumentation: di (1), sheng (1), suona (1), yangqin (1), pipa (1), zheng (1), da gu (1), xiao gu (1), jing luo (1), large cymbals (1), small cymbals (1), erhu/banhu (1), violin (2), viola (1), cello (1), double bass (1)