Chen Yi

Commissioned by marimbist Nancy Zeltsman; Jing Marimba uses characteristic melodic phrases from traditional Beijing opera; building an overall musical structure carefully based on Confucian Golden Mea...

For Huqin, String Quartet. Score and parts. Composed 1997. Duration 16:00.

For 2 Violins, Viola, Cello. Composed 2002. Duration 14:00.

For Solo Cello, 2 Violin, Viola, Cello. Composed 1998. Duration 20:00.

A set of two songs on poems from the Song Dynasty of China; As In a Dream was written in 1988 for soprano voice with violin and cello (1988). Chen revised the work in 1994 for soprano; pipa; and zheng...

Distance Can't Keep Us Two Apart was commissioned by the American Choral Directors Association Endowment in memory of Raymond W. Brock. The text reflects greetings of love that have been popularly use...

The Chinese Lunar New Year is a celebration of renewal and reconciliation. It is also a holiday steeped in ancient melodies and traditions. Composer Chen Yi's piece captures the spirit of this month-l...

For Violin, Cello, Soprano. Set of performance scores.

Two Songs For Soprano, Pipa And Zheng

For Flute, Zheng, Piano, and Percussion

For Violin, Cello, Pipa. Score and parts. Composed 2001. Duration 15:00.

For Viola, Piano, Percussion. Composed 1983. Duration 14:00.

For Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Piano. Score and parts. Composed 2002. Duration 13:00.

For Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Cello, Contrabass. Score and parts. Composed 2002. Duration 14:00.