Donemus Webshop — The Great Wall 長城

Author(s):
Yu, Donald (Composer)
Description:
The music is inspired by the modern Chinese painting The Great Wall by Zhang Guanghai. It opens with broad, low-register, impressionistic gestures that embody the spirit of the Great Wall - profound in history and vast in its physical presence. Soon, the instrumental layers juxtapose contrapuntally, emphasizing the lower register and generating a deep yet colorful tonal palette that reflects the dark, strong lines of the painting. As the piece progresses, all instruments gradually build toward a climax in the central section, where the two woodwind instruments and the piano ascend to their higher registral areas, symbolizing the bright lines depicted in the artwork. Towards the end, the music fades away in a quiet and mysterious manner, echoing the gestures introduced at the beginning. Overall, the composition characteristically fuses Chinese colors with post-tonal modern languages, directly representing the vibrant lines and dynamic gestures found in the painting.

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Product	Description	Price/piece	Count
Score	Download to Newzik (A4), 14 pages	EUR 12.48
	Download as PDF (A4), 14 pages	EUR 14.97
	Hardcopy, normal size (A4), 14 pages	EUR 24.96
Part(s)	Download to Newzik (A4), 10 pages	EUR 11.20
	Download as PDF (A4), 10 pages	EUR 13.44
	Hardcopy, normal size (A4), 10 pages	EUR 22.40