Title: Lion dance : Fanfare

Composer:Tong Leung-tak

Year: [19--]

Genre:

• Small ensemble
• Original composition

Call No.: SC552

Description: "Lion Dance: Fanfare" is a piece composed by Tong Leung-tak for a Chinese instrumental ensemble. According to the scores in the Music Office collection, the piece is intended for a farewell concert. Moreover, the full score of the piece suggests that the music originally consists of five sections; it is evident from the score markings that the fourth section Youlong xizhu ("a dragon playing with a pearl") and the fifth section Jiewei ("coda") were repurposed as a fanfare, but the occasion in which this fanfare was performed is not indicated. The fanfare is further repurposed in a different occasion with a different orchestration (with Western strings) and renamed as Zhongqu (English title: "Conclusion"). The fanfare extracted from "Lion Dance" features a full range of instruments, including suona, banhu, and percussions. It begins with a short and spirited introductory solo by gongs and drums. 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:

• For farewell concert. Subtitle : Dragon plays bead

Instrumentation: di (1), sheng (1), da gu (1), xiao gu (1), jing luo (1), large cymbals (1), small cymbals (1), banhu (1)