Instants D'un Opera de Pekin pour piano.

Instants D'un Opera de Pekin pour piano. by Qigang Chen. Gerard Billaudot/Theodore Presser Company (588 N. Gulph Rd., King of Prussia King of Prussia,industrialized suburban area (1990 pop. 18,406), Montgomery co., SE Pa. It has glass and steel fabricating, food processing, printing and publishing, and varied manufacturing (textiles, liquified petroleum gas, water-treatment and electrical , PA 19406), 2000. 19pp., $19.95. Advanced. Instants d'un Opera de Pekin Pekin(pē`kĭn), city (1990 pop. 32,254), seat of Tazewell co., central Ill., a port on the Illinois River; inc. 1839. A processing, rail, and shipping point in a grain, livestock, and dairying area, Pekin has a large food industry. (Moments from a Beijing Opera) was composed as the required piece for the semi-final round of the 2000 Concours Concours or EU concours is a recruitment competition and examination to select staff to all institutions of the European Union. Explanation of Open Competition d'interpretation Olivier Messiaen (Olivier Messiaen Interpretation Competition). The work pays homage to the older composer and reveals a fascinating amalgam of French and Chinese musical influences. Messiaen observed that Qigang Chen's works "reveal a real inventiveness, a great talent and a perfect assimilation of Chinese thought to European musical conceptions." This difficult piece is full of Chinese and French sounds: parallel chords, many voicings that include open fburths and fifths, the use and combination of several "modes of limited transposition The modes of limited transposition are musical modes, which were first compiled by the French composer Olivier Messiaen.Based on the chromatic scale of twelve notes, these modes are made up of several symmetrical groups, the last note of each group being the first note of " (pentatonic pen��ta��ton��ic?adj. MusicOf or using only five tones, usually the first, second, third, fifth, and sixth tones of a diatonic scale.Adj. 1. pentatonic - relating to a pentatonic scale , whole-tone and octatonic to name a few) and unmarked, but clearly necessary, pedaling. Two primary themes alternate and interact as the piece moves from a whispered opening to an enormous culmination followed by a reflectively quiet epilogue. It reflects its provenance as a competition piece in the many types of technical, rhythmic and interpretive challenges offered. Textures run the gamut from two-voice counterpoint to martellato alternating-hands virtuosity, from large chords and octaves to quietly flowing, lyrically melodic passages. This is a terrific showpiece for the pianist who loves to explore exotic sounds, experiment with subtle shadings and pedaling, and create a stylized styl��ize?tr.v. styl��ized, styl��iz��ing, styl��iz��es1. To restrict or make conform to a particular style.2. To represent conventionally; conventionalize. tableau with careful articulation and voicing control. Reviewed by Andrew Hisey, Oberlin, Ohio.