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Horologia Sinica
''Horologia sinica'' (渾天昏君) is a composition by the contemporary Chinese-British composer Jeffrey Ching. It was commissioned by the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, who premiered it under Yan Huichang on 6 March 2012 during the 40th Hong Kong Arts Festival at a concert marking the fiftieth anniversary of Hong Kong City Hall. The soprano soloist was Andión Fernández. The piece lasts approximately twenty minutes. Title and Analytical Description "Horologia sinica" means "Chinese clocks" in Latin. The Chinese title ''Huntian hunjun''「渾天昏君」is an untranslatable pun on ''huntian'' (渾天) meaning "astronomical clock", and ''hunjun'' (昏君) meaning "foolish ruler". According to the composer, the first 'clock' is the water-powered astronomical clock-tower built by the court official Su Song (蘇頌) in Kaifeng during the Northern Song dynasty. An ensemble of water sounds, woodblocks, and other unpitched percussion accurately mark the seconds, minutes, quarters, and n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeffrey Ching
Jeffrey Ching (, born 4 November 1965) is a contemporary classical composer. He was born in the Philippines, to Chinese parents. He is married with the operatic soprano Andión Fernández and has two children. His opera ' was given in the Theater Erfurt in 2009. Selected works *'' Concerto da camera'' *''Horologia sinica'' *''Kunstkabinett'' *''Notas para una cartografía de Filipinas'' *''Terra Kytaorum {{Use dmy dates, date=January 2024 ''Terra Kytaorum'' (Land of the Cathayans) is a work for brass ensemble and percussion by the contemporary classical composer Jeffrey Ching. Its subtitle is ''Souvenir des Yuan'', which incorporates it into that ...'' *Symphony No. 1 in C major (prem. 1981) * Symphony No. 2, "The Imp of the Perverse" * Symphony No. 3, "Rituals" * Symphony No. 4, "Souvenir des Ming" * Symphony No. 5, "Kunstkammer" References Further reading * Hila, Antonio C. "Understanding the Early Music of Jeffrey Ching: An Erudite Composer", ''Unitas'', Vol. 75, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |