Besides the recent stuff by Chen Yi, you may also look into "Classical" Chinese opera. There is a huge body of work there. You might find some nice "arias". The soprano stuff is for countertenor, but who's gonna know? :-)
Tako
On Tue, 17 Oct 2000, Anne-Louise Klaus wrote:
> Dear List, > > I have a student whose first language is Chinese and > who would love to sing a song in Chinese. Is there > such a thing as Chinese art song and, if so, where > would I find something appropriate?- She's 15. If I > can't find that then I'll try to find something based > on Chinese texts. I know there are some John Duke > songs. Did any other composer write such songs in > English? Thanks for your help! > > I really appreciate all of you on the List and learn > so much from all of you- even if I usually do much > more reading than posting! > > Anne-Louise Klaus > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > > >
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