'' Pipa Pattern'' ''( 琵琶图 )'' is a work for

string orchestra A string orchestra is an orchestra consisting solely of a string section made up of the bowed strings used in Western Classical music. The instruments of such an orchestra are most often the following: the violin, which is divided into first ...

and woodwinds, composed by He Xuntian in 2001.

Summary

''Pipa Pattern'' (2001) was written especially for

and woodwind and it shows the sincere pursuit from composer of one performing skill , which expresses the utterly simple rhythm with unitary performing skill from beginning to the end. This works also reveals the composer’s deep feeling to

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culture.

Inspiration

''Pipa Pattern'' was inspired from Xuntian He’s poem ''Satori'' (1999).

performance

Pipa The pipa, pípá, or p'i-p'a () is a traditional Chinese musical instrument, belonging to the plucked category of instruments. Sometimes called the "Chinese lute", the instrument has a pear-shaped wooden body with a varying number of frets rang ...

Pattern''
Dirigent:

Juanjo Mena Juanjo Mena (also known as Juan José Mena; born 21 September 1965, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain) is a Spanish conductor. Biography Mena began his music studies at the Vitoria-Gasteiz Conservatory. He later attended the Madrid Ro ...

Orchester: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
25. October 2015 Shanghai,

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, Oriental Art Center ''Pipa Pattern'', He Xuntian Works Concert
Dirigent: James Judd
Orchester: Israel Symphony Orchestra
8. November 2014 Shanghai,

, Oriental Art Center
Israel Symphony Orchestra

References

External links

Pipa Pattern
published by

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