Great Wall Symphony
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The Great Wall Symphony is a symphony
composed by Chinese composer Ye Xiaogang
in 2002.
The symphony consists of nine movements
, with vocal parts. Traditional Chinese musical instruments and folk tunes
were used in it.
Symphony
A symphony is an extended musical composition in Western classical music, scored almost always for orchestra. A symphony usually contains at least one movement or episode composed according to the sonata principle...
composed by Chinese composer Ye Xiaogang
Ye Xiaogang
Ye Xiaogang is a Chinese composer of contemporary classical music. He is originally Cantonese but spent his early years in Shanghai. He studied at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing from 1978 to 1983 and at the Eastman School of Music beginning in 1987...
in 2002.
The symphony consists of nine movements
Movement (music)
A movement is a self-contained part of a musical composition or musical form. While individual or selected movements from a composition are sometimes performed separately, a performance of the complete work requires all the movements to be performed in succession...
, with vocal parts. Traditional Chinese musical instruments and folk tunes
Guoyue
Guoyue is a modernized form of Chinese traditional music written or adapted for some form of grand presentation, usually through a large orchestra of Chinese instruments. It was created in mainland China beginning in the early 20th century and is frequently broadcast on radio and television in the...
were used in it.