Publisher: Onibatan Music
This is a one-movement work for xiao (Chinese flute) and harp. The piece is cast as a set of variations based on material from a Han Dynasty song called “子衿” (“The Blue Collar”) from the Book of Odes (诗经). The text is an eloquent, wistful narration in which a young woman reveals her love to her admirer from afar.
This work was commissioned by xiao virtuoso Zhang Weiliang. The premiere was given at the NCPA in Beijing on 18 October, 2017, by Zhang Weiliang and Yang Xuefei, and the new version was premiered at the Salle Cortot in Paris on 1 February, 2024.
9′