related works

The Great Wall 長城 : for clarinet, bassoon and piano / Man-Ching Yu Donald

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring: cl bsn pf

Sonate : voor trompet en piano / Jacques Goudappel

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Trumpet and keyboard instrument
Scoring: tpt pf

Stray Birds : for trumpet / organ duet / Hans Kox

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Trumpet and keyboard instrument
Scoring: trp org

arena : for organ and trumpet (ad libitum) / Piet-Jan van Rossum

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-12 players); Trumpet and keyboard instrument
Scoring: (trp ad lib.) org

composition

Fishing in Snow 江雪 : for trumpet and piano / Man-Ching Yu Donald

Other authors:
Yu, Donald (Composer)
Description:
This composition is inspired by the ancient Chinese poem "Fishing in Snow," written by Liu Zongyuan during the Tang Dynasty. The music opens with quiet and subtle pianistic gestures, soon joined by the trumpet, which softly introduces a prominent thematic material. This theme is juxtaposed with the piano, incorporating various oriental colors and pentatonic elements, along with delicate chromatic fragments that evoke the serene winter landscape depicted in the poem. As the piece progresses, it builds to a climactic moment where the trumpet and piano explore extreme register effects, conjuring the image of heavy snowflakes descending from the sky, while a straw-cloaked fisherman stands by a snow-covered river. In the final moments, the prominent thematic material returns, gradually fading into silence.