Half Moon Rising

Half Moon Rising offers a broad range of mixed voice choirs an informed and fascinating introduction to the performance of Chinese choral music.

The collection includes:

• a representative and contrasting selection of works from the past century –
• folksong arrangements; pieces mixing traditional Chinese and Western Romantic styles; and contemporary settings of ancient poetry
• a broad range of styles and dialects, illustrating the region’s rich diversity, all presented with the transliterated original text

To help conductors and singers:

• each piece includes a poetic English translation below the staves and an introduction containing information on the composer or arranger, the folksong andtext, performance notes, and a literal English translation
• the collection also includes a historical introduction to the repertoire and a Mandarin pronunciation table

Free supporting online resources provide:

• detailed written and aural pronunciation guides for each piece
• recordings of performances of individual works
• simplified piano accompaniments for selected pieces

www.editionpeters.com/halfmoonrising