Beijing Drum (Peking Drums)

This work was inspired by traditional Chinese Shuo Chang (story-telling) and Jing Yun Da Gu (‚Big Drum in Peking Style‘ – an operatic form that originated around Beijing in the early twentieth century). The solo pipa acts as the narrator, telling the story through the contrast between high, rolling notes and uplifting folk tunes. This concerto is exciting and lively, and it showcases the pipa as a virtuosic solo instrument .
Orchestration: pipa solo, 2 fl (I&II+picc), 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bn, 4 hn, 2 tpt, 2 tbn (with extension) 3 perc, str (min. players: 14.12.10.10.8.) Percussion: 1. xylo, set drums, temple blocks (5), crash cym, sus cym, Chinese bells (2′), Large Chinese gong. 2. SD, tom-tom, wblk (large), sus cym, small Chinese gong (7′), wind gong. 3. BD (on side), wblk (high), tam-tam, medium Chinese gong (12′), Chimes (tubular)

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