Half Moon Rising for SATB Choir and Piano [Alf:98-EP72625]

Half Moon Rising, compiled and edited by John Winzenburg, offers a broad range of choirs an informed introduction to performing Chinese choral music. The collection includes:

• a representative and contrasting selection of works from the past century - folksong arrangements; pieces mixing traditional Chinese and Western Romantic styles; and contemporary settings of ancient poetry
• a broad range of styles and dialects, illustrating the region's rich diversity, all presented with the transliterated original text
• poetic English translations below the staves and introductions containing information on the composers/arrangers; performance notes; and literal English translations