"A Concert of Classical Chinese Poems/Songs" by the Shanghai Normal University
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- This concert presents a selection of classical Chinese poems/songs from the Classic of Poetry (Shijing) and Tang Song Poetry (Tang Song shici). Featuring musician scholars from the Shanghai Normal University, this concert will highlight the poems/songs in historical and contemporary performance styles. Historical contexts and artistic features of the songs will be introduced before the performance.
The concert program includes the song lyrics in Chinese and English. You can view it at www.confucius.umich.edu/wp-con....
"Classical Chinese Poems and Songs"
featuring musician-scholars from
Shanghai Normal University and
the Shanghai Conservatory of Music,
and guest soprano Wang Jie
2:00 p.m., December 2, 2018
Helmut Stern Auditorium
The University of Michigan Museum of Art
INTRODUCTION 1
By Huang Yiou, Assistant Professor of Chinese Music
1. "Guan Guan Go the Ospreys" 关雎
Ancient lyrics, from the Classic of Poetry 诗经, compiled by Confucius (551-479 BCE)
Notated Music, from Twelve Shijing Songs 风雅十二诗谱, transmitted by Zhu Xi
朱熹 (1130-1220)
Performers: Yin Weijie, tenor; Ru Yi, qin; Wang Junkan, xiao
2. "Guan Guan Go the Ospreys" 关雎
Ancient lyrics, from the Classic of Poetry
Notated Music, from A Qin Music Primer from the Studio of Cultivated Heart
治心斋琴学练要, 1739.
Performers: Yin Weijie, tenor; Ru Yi, qin; Wang Junkan, xiao
3. "Deer Call" 鹿鸣
Original lyrics, from the Classic of Poetry
Notated Music, from Qin Music Anthology from the Studio of Self Expression
自远堂琴谱 (1801).
Performers: Wang Jie, soprano; Ru Yi, qin; Wang Junkan, xiao
4. "Osprey Calls" 关雎
Ancient lyrics, from the Classic of Poetry
Contemporary composition, by Zhao Jiping (b 1945)
Performers: Yin Weijie, tenor; Liu Yun, piano
5. "Apricot Blossom and Heavenly Shadow" 杏花天影
Lyrics and melody by Jiang Kui 姜夔 (1155-1221)
Instrumental rendition in traditional style
Performers: Wang Junkan, xiao; Liu Yun, piano
6. “Ancient Laments" 古怨
Lyrics and melody by Jiang Kui
Performers: Yin Weijie, tenor; Ru Yi, qin
7. “A Song on Yangzhou” 扬州慢
Lyrics and melody by Jiang Kui
Performers: Yin Weijie, tenor; Ru Yi, qin; Wang Junkan, xun
INTRODUCTION 2
By Huang Yiou
8. "The River Flows Eastward" 念奴娇:赤壁怀古
Ci lyrics, by Su Shi 苏轼 (1037-1101)
Historical Melody, from Notated Music for Northern and Southern Arias in Nine
Modes 九宫大成南北词宫谱 (1742)
Performers: Yin Weijie, tenor; Wang Junkan, xiao; Liu Yun, piano; Ru Yi, zheng
9. "The River Flows Eastward" 大江东去
Ci lyrics, by Su Shi 苏轼 (1037-1101)
Music composition, by Qing Zhu 青主 (1893-1959)
Performers: Wang Jie, soprano; Liu Yun, piano
10. "Moon Over Pass" 关山月
Shi lyrics by Li Bai (701-762)
Notated Music, from the Qin Anthology of the Mei’an School 梅庵琴谱
(published in 1931, based on materials compiled earlier.)
Performers: Ru Yi qin; Wang Junkan, xiao
11. "Southerner: Reflections on Climbing up the Northern Hill Pavilion"
南乡子 登京口北固亭有怀
Ci lyrics, by Xin Qiji (1140-1207)
Historical Melody, from Gems of Ci Songs 碎金词谱 (1844)
Performers: Yin Weijie, tenor; Liu Yun, piano.
12. "Southerner: Reflections on Climbing up the Northern Hill Pavilion"
南乡子 登京口北固亭有怀
Ci lyrics, by Xin Qiji (1140-1207)
Music composition, by Huang Zi 黄自 (1904-1938 )
Performers: Wang Jie, soprano; Liu Yun, piano
13. “Prelude in the Water Mode: When the Full Moon Appears"
水调歌头：名月几时有
Ci lyrics, by Su Shi 苏轼 (1037-1101)
Music composition in the kunqu style: Zhou Xuehua (b. 1952)
Performers: Yin Weijie, tenor; Wang Junkan, xiao; Liu Yun, piano; Ru Yi, qin.
The accompanying part this time is very good. But still the mandarin and westernized way of singing sounds awkward. I can kind of appreciate it as a blend. The piece selection is pretty good.
The thing that always annoys me is people always dress up in Qing clothing playing Han music. But I don’t blame you that’s gonna happen 99% of time Chinese people performing this kind of stuff. It’s just people in public are not educated enough in this.