Title: Pearl dance

Arranger:Tong Leung-tak

Year: November 7, 1979

Genre:

• Large ensemble
• Arrangement
• Chinese orchestral music

Call No.: SC818

Description: "Pearl Dance" was a piece for a Chinese instrumental ensemble arranged by Tong Leung-tak in 1979 for dance accompaniment during the second Tsuen Wan Arts Festival cum Chinese Music and Dance Night in 1980. According to the existing program notes, the dance is based on a romantic tale about the transformation of a beautiful lady into a shell in the South China Sea; the pearl inside the shell comes from the bright and pristine heart of a lady who has deep affection for the nature and the ocean.

Note:

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