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From:  Tako Oda <toda@m...>
Tako Oda <toda@m...>
Date:  Wed Oct 18, 2000  3:52 am
Subject:  Re: [vocalist-temporary] Chinese Art Song


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,
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> 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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