Collection of ensemble pieces for folk plucked string orchestras

Author: Li Fubin
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Publish Date: 2003-03-01
Features: This book includes 11 orchestral scores for folk ensembles, composed by the author based on Chinese folk songs, folk music, and melodies, along with performance suggestions. The book's features are:
1. Broad Themes:
① Adapt, expand, and develop from the basis of folk tunes widely circulated in China, which have strong national and regional characteristics.
② Adapt, transplant, and arrange representative foreign works with distinct national characteristics to enrich and broaden the repertoire of Chinese folk plucked-string ensemble performances.
2. Moderate Difficulty: To accommodate ensembles of varying skill levels, this collection gathers 10 works of different difficulty levels, with appropriate arrangements.
3. Innovative Arrangement: In traditional instrumental music arrangements, more emphasis is placed on traditional techniques and traditional timbres. This collection, while retaining traditional methods, expands the range of new techniques and timbres of folk instruments. Another feature of this collection is using the human voice as an instrumentalized vocal part. This technique not only broadens the timbral range of folk instrumental music but also makes the sound of the works more novel and distinctive.
4. Well-Structured Ensemble: To ensure that ensembles from different regions and conditions can perform the works in this collection, I have combined the most widely used and common plucked-string instruments in China in terms of ensemble configuration.