Zhou Long

DUNHUANG FANTASIA ist ein faszinierendes 12-minütiges Drama, das von den Kunstwerken in den Grotten der alten Stadt Dunhuang in Westchina inspiriert ist. In diesen Fresken sind Bilder von Musik- und T...

For string quartet - This work, in eight short movements, is based upon Chinese mountain songs, works songs, and popular tunes. Playable either as a unified suite or individually as encores, Zhou's fo...

This is a spirited arrangement of the popular fourteenth-century carol, with an optional part for tambourine in the final verse. An English singing translation is presented alongside the original Lati...

For tenor solo and SATB unaccompanied. This is a poignant evocation of morning, opening and closing with a delicate, folk-like melody in the solo part supported by hums and vocalizing. A central episo...

Streichquartett - Part.m.St.

Zhou Long's realisation of this folk-dance, indigenous to north-east China, has all its kaleidoscopic colour and rhythmic drive, with some brilliant licks for each of the instruments. Scored for brass...

This poignant choral arrangement of 'No sad thought his soul affright' from the cantata Hodie is well suited for performance in a Christmas concert or service. This two-verse piece has been transposed...

This piece combines techniques from traditional Chinese music and Western classical music, drawing on the flute's rich history in both traditions. Using the full range of the instrument, a variety of...

This lively setting of a traditional 19th-century English text (interspersed with a Latin refrain) recaptures the spirit of Bullard's earlier Angel Alleluias. With its straightforward harmony, snappy,...

This opera in four acts is based on an ancient Chinese myth about a snake-shaped spirit that attains human form to experience love. The English libretto by Cerise Lim Jacobs sensitively adapts the sto...

Markets known as 'Temple Fairs' were held during the period of the Tang Dynasty. During these festivals games were played and performances given. This work describes an imagined Temple fair. The compo...

Fresh and unconventional, the setting includes witty references in the accompaniment to the music of Brahms, Offenbach, Tchaikovsky and other familiar tunes that allude to various gifts mentioned in t...

For dizi, clarinet, percussion, pipa, erhu, and violoncello The concept of the Five Elements was a central aspect of traditional Chinese thought. Here each of the Five Elements is characterised in an...

for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano

After the theme on a slow Mongolian folk-tune is stated, there are nine variations that traverse different styles, keys, speeds, figurations, and durations. The work is perfect for concerts or as a te...

Orchestration: fl, ob, cl, bn, hn, perc, pn, cel, pipa, erhu, str.

This work opens with a form of Shaman-dance from North-east China, during which the piano mimics some of the animal postures seen in the art of kung fu. Pianobells, the more lyrical and lightly orches...

for soloists, SATB, children's chorus and orchestra with Chinese flute and erhu Based on an ancient Chinese myth, this opera won Zhou Long the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Music. In their citation, the jur...

This work was inspired by traditional Chinese Shuo Chang (story-telling) and Jing Yun Da Gu ('Big Drum in Peking Style' - an operatic form that originated around Beijing in the early twentieth century...

Based on the popular Chinese story 'King Chu Doffs his Armour', this concerto is influenced by both Western and Eastern traditions. It is constructed around a classical Chinese solo pipa work (of the...

The Immortal was commissioned by the BBC World Service, and was premiered at the BBC Proms in 2004. This work pays tribute to the influence of Chinese artists and intellectuals in the twentieth centur...