{"product_id":"chou-3-folk-songs-peters","title":"Chou: 3 Folk Songs","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: Wen-chung Chou (1923-2019)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Set of Parts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"edition-instrumentation\"\u003eFlute, Harp\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork\u003c\/strong\u003e: 3 Folk Songs (1950)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISMN\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-barcode\"\u003e9790300751641\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"book-pages\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 16\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"one-half columns\"\u003e \u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"feature_divider\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003eChou Wen-chung composed Three Folk Songs for harp and flute in 1950 at the urging of Lucile Lawrence (1907-2004), one of the most distinguished harpists in American musical history. Lawrence was also acclaimed as an educator and is credited with training the leading harpists of the next generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this four-minute work, one hears strains from the well-known folk song \"Little Cabbage,\" and from the erhu classic, \"The Moon Reflected in the Second Spring.\" The final section is a variation on the Fengyang Flower Drum Song.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChou composed Three Folk Songs the year after he completed his first work, Landscapes. Musicologist Peter Chang refers to a common thread in Chou's early compositions in his biographical publication Chou Wen-chung. Chang writes: \"A shared characteristic of these early works is the principle of theme and variation in which Chinese themes have structural significance. in these works, themes become the center that determines the length, form, rhythmic character and texture of the piece. The structural constituents are generated from thematic material, not the other way around.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Edition Peters","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42659545677959,"sku":"EP6896","price":17.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/8635\/5591\/files\/c571d9d02c197ca0dfcfc1a345f2a3fd.jpg?v=1780324598","url":"https:\/\/www.editionpeterspublications.us\/ja\/products\/chou-3-folk-songs-peters","provider":"Edition Peters Publications","version":"1.0","type":"link"}