Cmaj7 | Jian'er Zhu - A Wonder of Naxi (1984) @Cmaj7 | Uploaded July 2024 | Updated October 2024, 21 hours ago.
The orchestration of this piece is so outstanding, especially the haunting 1st and tender 3rd movement.
00:00 1. The Bronze Water Clock. An eerie nocturne. Piercing strings and creeping percussion introduce a mysterious saxophone solo (1:27)
02:24 Passionate, almost drunken, before receding back into the night
04:31 2. Bees Crossing the River. A frantic staccato theme interplays with a grand flowing theme (5:58)
07:04 3. A Heart-to-Heart Between a Mother and Daughter. Imposing chords introduce the mother (cello solo). (7:44) The daughter (violin solo) enters tenderly but worried (8:09 celesta here is so unsettlingly good...)
08:34 Mother and daughter are in discord, playing in separate keys (9:08 celesta again :) )
09:26 A passionate climax as mother and daughter continue to struggle, before...
10:27 They find peace together in D. A gorgeously tender duet above shining string chords. (11:00) Celesta and harp blissfully end the movement
11:17 4. Dogs Chasing a Deer. Savage horns and drums announce the start of the chase.
11:43 A multitude of polyrhythms and bright timbres (like a Chinese Steve Reich) as the chase begins
12:18 The chase becomes more frenzied and violent (13:12) (13:44) (14:06)
14:36 The wild climax: ripping brass and string glissandos, shrieking woodwinds, and the pounding drive of the drums
Composer: Jian'er Zhu (朱践耳 Zhū Jiàn'ěr) (October 18, 1922 – August 15, 2017)
Orchestra: Hong Kong Sinfonietta conducted by Tsung Yeh
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The orchestration of this piece is so outstanding, especially the haunting 1st and tender 3rd movement.
00:00 1. The Bronze Water Clock. An eerie nocturne. Piercing strings and creeping percussion introduce a mysterious saxophone solo (1:27)
02:24 Passionate, almost drunken, before receding back into the night
04:31 2. Bees Crossing the River. A frantic staccato theme interplays with a grand flowing theme (5:58)
07:04 3. A Heart-to-Heart Between a Mother and Daughter. Imposing chords introduce the mother (cello solo). (7:44) The daughter (violin solo) enters tenderly but worried (8:09 celesta here is so unsettlingly good...)
08:34 Mother and daughter are in discord, playing in separate keys (9:08 celesta again :) )
09:26 A passionate climax as mother and daughter continue to struggle, before...
10:27 They find peace together in D. A gorgeously tender duet above shining string chords. (11:00) Celesta and harp blissfully end the movement
11:17 4. Dogs Chasing a Deer. Savage horns and drums announce the start of the chase.
11:43 A multitude of polyrhythms and bright timbres (like a Chinese Steve Reich) as the chase begins
12:18 The chase becomes more frenzied and violent (13:12) (13:44) (14:06)
14:36 The wild climax: ripping brass and string glissandos, shrieking woodwinds, and the pounding drive of the drums
Composer: Jian'er Zhu (朱践耳 Zhū Jiàn'ěr) (October 18, 1922 – August 15, 2017)
Orchestra: Hong Kong Sinfonietta conducted by Tsung Yeh
How I make my videos: github.com/CMajSeven/WorkflowTemplate
Program I develop for this channel: github.com/edwardx999/ScoreProcessor
