【循迹】【Follow the Trail】Chinese Traditional Percussion

【循迹】【Follow the Trail】Chinese Traditional PercussionChinese percussion has a long history, and the instruments and the way they are played can be traced back to the primitive society, where the "eight tones" were classified 3,000 years ago. (fixed pitch) and cymbals. The composer boldly attempts to use traditional Chinese percussion instruments in new combinations, intermingling traditional gong and drum elements with contemporary compositional techniques, tapping into the soloist's maximum performance

Chinese percussion has a long history, and the instruments and the way they are played can be traced back to the primitive society, where the "eight tones" were classified 3,000 years ago. (fixed pitch) and cymbals. The composer boldly attempts to use traditional Chinese percussion instruments in new combinations, intermingling traditional gong and drum elements with contemporary compositional techniques, tapping into the soloist's maximum performance potential, with the intention of presenting a new "symphonic" appearance of the solo work, following the "traces" of tradition, and inspiring the "traces" of the times. The aim is to present a new look of "symphonicity" in the solo works, in order to follow the "traces" of the tradition and start the "new" of the times.

Difficulty level: Advanced
Duration: 5:30''
Instruments: drums, row drums, small cymbals, wooden box, gongs, hanging gongs, hanging small cymbals, three-sided gongs, cloud gongs