Two Ancient Poems (for Erhu, Harp and Electroacoustic Playback)

Two Ancient Poems 诗经两首 For Erhu, Harp and Electroacoustic Playback 为二胡，竖琴与电子伴奏而作 Chen Yang Xu 徐辰洋

Programme Note The so-called Classic of Poetry is an ancient compilation of over three hundred anonymous Chinese poems dating from between approximately the 11th century and the 6th century BC. The content of the poetry, probably originally intended to be lyrics to folk melodies, covers a whole range of subjects ranging from worldly anecdotes to tales from imperial court life – as such, they provide a cross-section view of Zhou dynasty society.

This work uses is based upon two poems from the compilation: The Reeds, a well-known verse popularly interpreted as a love poem, and The Millets, a mournful lament thought to be written after the poet’s country has been invaded and razed. In the treatment of both poems, I have attempted to resurrect their intrinsic musicality, both in terms of exploring the rhythm of the refrain-like structure and their intrinsic melodiousness. In The Reeds, one feels a sense of frustration and desperation as the poet attempts to reach his lover, but finds his path everywhere blocked and obstructed. I used the pitch of key phrases from the poem as melodic material, using fragments where the erhu and harp imitate the pronunciation of the poetry, thus emphasizing their intrinsic expressivity. Here, water is a recurring imagery that represents the lovers’ separationIn The Millets, the poet laments how the ruins of a once-great palace are now deserted and used as farmland. Here, I incorporated a recitation of the entire poem as a framework on which material is built heterophonically, an approach similar to that found in the Jiangnan Sizhu tradition of Eastern China.

This work was written for Colin Huehns (erhu) and Mary Reid (harp) and was first performed at the museum of the Royal Academy of Music in London on the 25th of September, 2015.

蒹葭

The Reeds

（诗经·秦风） 蒹葭苍苍,白露为霜。 所谓伊人,在水一方。 溯洄从之,道阻且长。 溯游从之,宛在水中央。

黍离 （诗经·王风）

The reeds and rushes are deeply green, And the white dew is turned into hoarfrost.

The man of whom I think Is somewhere about the water.

I go up the stream in quest of him, But the way is difficult and long.

I go down the stream in quest of him, And lo! He is right in the midst of the water.

蒹葭萋萋,白露未晞。 所谓伊人,在水之湄。 溯洄从之,道阻且跻。 溯游从之,宛在水中坻。

The reeds and rushes are luxuriant, And the white dew is not yet dry.+ The man of whom I think Is on the margin of the water.

I go up the stream in quest of him, But the way is difficult and steep.

I go down the stream in quest of him, And lo! He is on the islet in the midst of the water.

蒹葭采采,白露未已。 所谓伊人,在水之涘。 溯洄从之,道阻且右; 溯游从之,宛在水中沚。

The reeds and rushes are abundant, And the white dew has not yet ceased.

The man of whom I think Is on the bank of the river.

I go up the stream in quest of him, But the way is difficult and turns to the right.

I go down the stream in quest of him, And lo! He is on the island in the midst of the water.

Translated by James Legge

彼黍离离，彼稷之苗。 行迈靡靡，中心摇摇。 知我者谓我心忧， 不知我者谓我何求。 悠悠苍天，此何人哉！

彼黍离离，彼稷之穗。 行迈靡靡，中心如醉。 知我者谓我心忧， 不知我者谓我何求。 悠悠苍天，此何人哉！

彼黍离离，彼稷之实。 行迈靡靡，中心如噎。 知我者谓我心忧， 不知我者谓我何求。 悠悠苍天，此何人哉！

The Millets There was the millet with its drooping heads; There was the sacrificial millet into blade.

Slowly I moved about, In my heart all-agitated.

Those who knew me, Said I was sad at heart.

Those who did not know me, Said I was seeking for something.

O distant and azure Heaven!

By what man was this [brought about]?

There was the millet with its drooping heads; There was the sacrificial millet in the ear.

Slowly I moved about, My heart intoxicated, as it were, [with grief].

Those who knew me, Said I was sad at heart.

Those who did not know me, Said I was seeking for something.

O thou distant and azure Heaven!

By what man was this [brought about]?

There was the millet with its drooping heads; There was the sacrificial millet in grain.

Slowly I moved about, As if there were a stoppage at my heart.

Those who knew me, Said I was sad at heart.

Those who did not know me, Said I was seeking for something.

O thou distant and azure Heaven!

By what man was this [brought about]?

Translated by James Legge

Performance Notes

In passages requiring only approximate pitch, this notation is used indicating whether the sound should be high, medium or low.

General

All percussive effects produced on the soundboard are notated as such, indicating approximately whereupon the soundboard the percussive effect should be produced.

Further instruction is always given for how the soundboard should be struck.

In the first movement the players must coordinate by listening to each other and cues in the electroacoustic tape. The duration of each bar in the electroacoustic tape is given in seconds. The second movement is notated in conventional notation, with the exception of ad libitum passages which need not be precisely coordinated with each other or with the electroacoustic tape.

Durations in the first movement and ad libitum passages in the second movement are written in such that any duration longer than a quaver is written without stems or beams in space-time notation. Durations shorter than a quaver are written out, but only need to be executed relative to each other and not against an underlying pulse.

Indicates instances where the metal strings should be allowed to buzz against each other.

Erhu One passage requires the Erhu player to whisper and speak in Chinese. Phonetics are given.

A black line is given after all notes longer than a quaver indicating its duration.

Repeat the enclosed passage until the end of the arrow.

During longer durations, pitch-bends and glissandi are notated as fluctuations in the black line.

Harp No arpeggiation is to be used unless indicated.

A passage in the second movement requires glissandi executed with the use of a metal tuning key. During the passage, the tuning key should be held against the string with the right hand and the string plucked between the tuning key and the soundboard with the left hand.

A quick slide between the notes indicated in the direction of the arrow, such that there is no audible glissando.

Setup

Left Speaker

Right Speaker Harp

Erhu

As above, but approximately within the range of indicated pitches.

Shuffle the indicated pedal(s) rapidly across the positions indicated, ending on the position indicated, such that the sounding pitch of that string is constantly changing.

Pluck the string near the soundboard, such that the finger hits the soundboard percussively right after the string is plucked.

Hit the range of indicated strings with the palm, producing a gong-like effect The string is plucked as the other hand muffles it near the soundboard without altering its sounding pitch.

Audience

The electroacoustic tape is in stereo and an audio CD containing it has been appended.

Duration: 16 mins 22 seconds.

I. 秦风·蒹葭 Songs of Qin - The Reeds Xu Chen-Yang

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reading of sections of poetry

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windy noise

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with knuckles with fingertips

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imitate the intonation of the poem emerge from tape

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从 Cong

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distant wind

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30" o

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wind blows over recitation of poetry

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getting denser wind blows over distant rumbling

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Attacca

II. ⺩⻛ ⿉黎 Songs of Wang: The Millets

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1

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之 Zhi

苗.

Miao.

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˙

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˙

˙

⾏ Xing

迈 Mai

low, distant, indistinct voice

= 12

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5 4

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5 4

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中 Zhong

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loud snap

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˙

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我 Wo

者 Zhe

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˙ ⼼ Xin bowed string

dulcimer-like sound

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?

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pp sotto voce

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f

mp

b˙˙

bb˙˙

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mf

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b œœ b œœ

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f

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6

r nœ

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b˙˙

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f

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loud snap

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?

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?

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œ

˙

˙

˙

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我 Wo

者 Zhe

谓 Wei

我 Wo

何 He

求.

Qiu.

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b˙ ™

b˙

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bww

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天, Tian,

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f

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p

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distant air

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悠 悠 You You softly plucked string

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4 12'07" 4

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3

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mp p

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sub. f

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w

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h gliss. bisbigliando gliss.

& #œ

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r

r

r

allow buzzing

5

h r r r r œ œ œ œ

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l.v.

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high wood block

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o low wood block

/

˙

˙

˙

此 Ci

⼈ Ren

何 He

Œ

˙ 哉?

Zai?

(softly plucked string)

dulcimer-like sound

more nasal

?

dull plucked string

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˙

b˙˙

˙ #˙

Ó

æ ˙æ o

æ ˙™æ

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w

w

˙ vibrato

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æ ˙æ

æ wæ

æ wæ

æ wæ

getting airier

bamboo flute

æ wæ

w

12'28"

5 4

h

32

4 4

5 4

6 6

6

6

6

6

6

6

5 4

11

6

5

6

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5

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5

5

5 5

mf

pp mf

pp

n˙˙

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pp sotto voce

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f

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high wood block

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medium drum

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medium-low drum indistinct, nasal voice

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⿉ Shu

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离, Li,

Œ

˙

˙

˙

˙

彼 Bi

稷 Ji

之 Zhi

穗.

Sui.

Œ

˙

˙

⾏ Xing

迈 Mai

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5

4 13'04" 4

5

5

6

6

6

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6

5

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3 4 medium wood block

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靡, Mi,

中 Zhong

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w

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12 Erhu

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5

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5 4 Ÿ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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#œ n‹ #‹ ‹ # œ n‹ #‹ ‹ >

mf

Ab-A§-A# > bœn‹#‹ œœ bœn‹#‹ œ bœn‹#‹ bœn‹#‹ œ Œ

n˙ n˙

3

bœ n‹ b‹ ‹ ™ b œ n‹ b‹ ‹ ™ >

s.

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g lis

b˙ b˙

#œ nY & #œ nY

“” œ b‹ n‹ b‹ n‹ ‹ œ b‹ n‹ b‹ n‹ ‹

3

œ n ‹ b‹ # œ œ n‹ b‹ # œ >

œ n‹ #‹ œ n‹ #‹

5 4 ˙™

n>œ

4 4 œ

Œ

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&

bœ bœ >

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œ

5 4 œ

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low drum

Œ Œ

忧, You,

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∑

Ó

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˙

˙

˙

˙

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知 Zhi

我 Wo

者 Zhe

谓 Wei

我 Wo

何 He

求.

Qiu.

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Œ

w Œ

˙

˙

˙

˙

悠 You

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苍 Cang

天, Tian,

æ ˙æ

æ ˙™æ

Œ

dulcimer sound

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¢

Ó

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#œ >

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w

˙

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w o

14'13" 4 (in time) /4 0 œ œ

13'54"

Erhu

5 4 4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4(freely, ad. lib.)

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œ ˙

˙ ⼈ Ren

bamboo flute sound

æ wæ o

= 51

˙ 此 Ci

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5 4

1

1

gliss.

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n˙ ™

f

p

sffz

f

p

f

o

f

(in time) w

r nœœ #‹

(freely, ad. lib.)

r bœœ n‹

g lis

s.

&

o nœ #‹ n‹ b‹ n‹ ‹ nœ #‹ n‹ b‹ n‹ ‹ Œ mp 5 F§-F#-F§-Fb-F§

Harp

f

{

r bœœ n‹

nœ #‹ n‹ b‹ n‹ ‹ Œ nœ #‹ n‹ b‹ n‹ ‹

bisbigliando

r #nœœ b‹

#˙

f

o ˙

r n œœ # ‹

Fb - F§

?

˙

ff F§ - F#

5

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bisbigliando

ff

r n œ # œ b‹

b˙

n˙

o B§ - Bb mf A§ - Ab

#˙

r #nœœ b‹

gliss

gliss poco

r #nœœ b‹

n˙

b˙ poco pp ppp

5 4

4 4

°/

Œ

/ /

œ Ó

Œ

˙

Ó

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˙

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何 He

哉?

Zai?

5 4

?

¢

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∏∏∏∏

∑

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∏∏∏∏∏

noisy, lo-fi voice

‡

æ ## wæw o o

æ wæw

æ wæw

æ wæw

˙

˙

彼

⿉ Shu

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nw w o >

o

58

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5 4œ

4 4

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b

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b

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B

B

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5 4 œ œ

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#>œ gliss.

5 4

#>œ gliss.

13

3

pp sf

pp

ff

sf

pp

ff

p

f agitato

knock soundboard with fingertips knock soundboard with palm

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o R R

&

R R R

mf

mp

o M Harp

o ff

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o

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?

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o

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4 4 ˙

˙

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离, Li,

˙˙

˙˙™™

5 4

Œ

o

˙

˙

˙

˙

彼 Bi

稷 Ji

之 Zhi

实.

Shi.

o

o

5 4

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## ˙˙˙

w #w wo

?

4 4

o

˙

˙

⾏ Xing

迈 Mai

nw w w o

o

o

?

¢

˙˙ ™™

˙˙

#w >

˙

˙™ w >

o

o

= 14'49"

5 4

62

Erhu

4 4

° ¢& n>œ

>œ

f

r b œ

gliss.

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r bœ

œ

r bœ

œ œ

r bœ

5 4 œ

r b œ

r b œ

œ

r b œ

œ

r b œ b œ

œ

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gliss.

bœ

nœ#œ œ b œ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

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p

p

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4 4

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p

o

ppp tuning pin glissandi (find half-point of string)

ff H

> R

R.H. (resulting pitch)

Œ

> R

&

R

> R

M mp

3 3 Œ bœ b‹ ™ œ ‹ œ ‹ œ ‹ Œ bœ b‹ œ ‹ œ ‹ œ ‹ œ ‹ œ ‹ œ ‹

p

f

p f

o

f

f

L.H.

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Œ

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mp

‰Œ

Œ

&

bœ

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bœ

œ

œ

œ

œ

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R R

5 4

4 4

5 4

4 4

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w distant bass drum

/

˙

˙

靡 Mi

靡, Mi,

˙˙˙

˙˙˙™™™

Œ

? o

o

˙

˙

˙

˙

中 Zhong

⼼ Xin

如 Ru

噎.

Ye.

bw w w o

˙˙ ˙

˙˙ ™™ ˙™

w >

˙

Œ

˙

˙

˙

˙

知 Zhi

我 Wo

者 Zhe

谓 Wei

o

?

¢ ˙

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ww o

whisper ff

4 4>

> ¿

14 Voice

Œ

¿

/

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> ¿

Œ

知 Zhi

> ¿

Œ

我 Wo

> ¿

Œ

者 Zhe

> ¿

Œ

谓 Wei

5 4> Œ

¿

我 Wo

4 4

> ¿ Ó

Œ

何 He

求?

Qiu?

3 4

speak mf exaggerated, prolonged

˙

˙

悠 You

悠 You

5 4

æ # wæ 3

3

3

5

Erhu

5

° ¢& #œ #œ nœ

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bœnœ#œ nœ œ Œ >

Œ

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nœbœ œ Œ bœnœbœ œ#œ Œ

p

p

#œ

p

Œ

nœ

mf

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#~w ææ

f

pp

p

poco poco fragile, nervously

œ

3

H 3

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& Œ

rhythm ad lib., accel. and rall. freely

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bœ b‹ œ ‹ œ ‹ œ ‹ œ ‹

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p

& Œ

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bœ œ

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bœ

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œ

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3

3 4

4 4

5 4

4 4

5 4

distant medium drum

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°/

w

/

˙

˙

˙

我 Wo

⼼ Xin

忧, You,

Œ

˙

˙

˙

˙

˙

˙

˙

˙

不

知

我

者

谓

我

何

求.

Œ ∑ dulcimer-like sound

low bowed string

?

∑

∑ &

¢

5 4

=

4 4

#w o

5 4

w

w

 #œ #œ

w ww

o

74

°/

˙

˙

˙

˙™

苍 天, Cang Tian,

此 Ci

⼈ Ren

何 He

哉?

Zai?

æ <#> ˙æ

æ wæ

æ ˙æ

æ ˙™æ

˙

Erhu

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˙™

æ ˙™æ

15'36" gliss.

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œ œ œ œ œ œœœœ

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œ

#œ œ

Œ

Ÿ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #œ œ o wait for tape pp

gliss.

Œ #œ

Œ

Œ

pp f pp

p

ff

p f to completely fade

f

pp

o

f

>œ œ

&

gliss

A ª A ª

Œ

ff

A ª wait for tape to completely fade

Œ

p

Hp.

{

A ª

>œ œ

?

&

o A ª A ª ff

A ª o ff

5 4

4 4

5 4

water dripping loud crash

o

°/

˙ æ o

æo œæ

>œ œ

˙™ æ

o low rumbling

distant rumbling

/

¢&

 #œ œ

#˙˙˙

˙˙˙ ™™™

œ œ

?

w b ww

#œ œ Æ

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o

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œœ >œ

o