Bright Sheng

Four Movements For Piano Trio

Four Movements For Piano Trio' is based on musical materials from 'My Song', a work by Sheng for solo Piano, composed in 1988 which attempted to combine his background in Oriental classical and folk music with Western classical music. These four movements extend that idea in the framework of the Piano trio. The first movement is folkloric, heterophonic and prelude-like, the second relates more directly to source material, being based on a humourous folk-song from Se-Tsuan. The third movement is a savage dance based on sequences, and the last is lovely and nostalgic.