A Selection of Chinese Folk Song Choruses

Author: Shanghai Music Publishing House Editorial
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Publish Date: 1996-03-01
Features: Chorus is the most popular singing activity, which not only trains people's ability to perceive multi-voice auditory skills but also cultivates their sense of collectivism and teamwork spirit. Letting young people sing excellent choruses with distinctive Chinese folk characteristics from an early age is an effective means to cultivate their ideological and emotional qualities of loving the motherland, loving the nation, and loving their hometown. This book selects more than 30 outstanding choruses suitable for young people to sing, featuring distinct Chinese folk song styles. These works blend national, artistic, and contemporary elements. Most of them are reserved repertoire of radio stations, television stations, and children's palaces choruses; some are award-winning works from national and provincial/municipal chorus festivals; some have received unanimous praise from both Chinese and foreign audiences during international cultural exchange performances; and some have been recorded on laser discs and tapes. However, they are published as book scores for the first time, making this song collection highly valuable for study, performance, research, and preservation. It can not only serve as selected teaching materials for chorus activities in primary and secondary schools but also be an ideal repertoire for chorus festivals in various regions and a reference book for children's chorus instructors.