composer
Man-Ching Donald Yu, Hong Kong born composer and pianist. The style of his recent music is characterized by amalgamation of post-minimalist and modernist traits which refine his latest personal voice, ...
related works
Unravelling : for orchestra / Man-Ching Donald Yu
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Instruments:
2fl 2ob 2cl 2fg 4h 2tpt 2trb trb-b tb timp 2perc cel str
Muzika za trima (Music for Three) : for flute, oboe and bassoon / Julia Tsenova
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Instruments:
fl ob fg
Parovoz Structures : for ensemble / Alexey Sioumak
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Instruments:
fl cl fg bar pf 2vn vla vc db
Petite suite : pour 4 instrument de cuivre et piano / Hans Lachman
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Instruments:
2tr h trb pf
composition
Sunset in My Homeland : for violin, clarinet and piano / Man-Ching Donald Yu
Description:
The piece is dedicated to the Equinox Trio on the Peace Band’s 150th anniversary. The music is inspired by the contemporary Chinese painting, Sunset (2001), by Zhang Guanghai, and yet at the same time, I imagine that such beautiful and dream-like scene has always been taking place in my homeland since I was young. The piece begins with quiet and calm clarinet solo, juxtaposing with piano gestural materials at high register, and soon the violin joins in as if representing some special colour effects in the painting. The three instruments generate mysterious tone colours at the beginning and the last sections, corresponding to the rather dark colours in the painting. The music gradually surges to a climax near the central section by saturating more chromatic tones at higher registers, depicting the vibrant colour effect being reflected in the painting. Nonetheless, various Chinese colours are fused with exuberant rhythmic gestures for synthesizing my own voice.
Man-Ching Yu Donald