WANG Xi-Lin 5: Worklist

Wang's biography and music online:
http://www.classicalarchives.com/artists/wang.html

WANG Xi-Lin’s Worklist:

Op. 1 String Quartet No. 1 (1961) 25’
Op. 2 Symphony No. 1 (1962) 47’
The graduation work of the composer in Shanghai Conservatory.
Op.3 Symphonic Suite “Yunnan Tone Poem” (1963) 30’
The final movement “Torch Festival” is one of the most popular Chinese orchestral pieces in the world, which has been performed in over 20 countries around the world, nearly 40 cities, and more than 20 conductors have ever conducted this work.
Score published by People’s Music Publishing House (1983, Beijing), CD records released by CRC (China Record Corporation, 2002, Beijing), Nuova Era (the title is translated as Yunnan Scenes, 1992, Italy) and HUGO (1998, Hong Kong).
Op.3 Cantata of Zang Fortified Village (1964) 30’
Op.5 Little Suite “Planting trees” (1972) 8’
Op. 6 Opera “Song of Red Tassels” (1973) 90’
Op. 7 Symphony of Shangdang Bangzi (a local drama in Shanxi Province) “Sha Jia Bang” (1974) 60’
Op.8 Symphonic Chorus “January 8th” (1977) 15’
Op.9 Chinese Opera of Shangdang Bangzi “Red Lantern Shines” (1977) 120’
Op.10 Symphonic Chorus “Falling of the Giant Star - in Memory of Chairman Mao” (1977) 15’
Op.11 Dance Music “Dancing Saber” (1978) 6’
Op.12 Symphony No. 2 (1979) 25’
Op.13 Five Art Songs (1979)
Op.14 Chamber Suite “Musical Images of Taihang Mountains” (1979) 21’
Played by American Modern Music Ensemble during the Contemporary Chinese Music Concert in New York in 1981. LP disk released by Hong Kong Record in 1984 and score published by People’s Music Publishing House in 1996.
Op.15 Brass Quintet “Prints Anthology” (1979) 21’
Played by Quintet Ensemble of Central Orchestra in 1981 and recorded LP disk by CRC (China Record Corporation).
Op.16 Chamber Suite “Customs of Erhai” 20’
LP disk released by Hong Kong Record in 1984.
Op.17 Two Chamber Pieces “Sending to the South” (1981)
LP disk released by CRC (China Record Corporation) in 1984.
Op.18 Movie Music “A Small boat” (1982)
Op.19 Symphonic Suite “Impression of Taihang Mountain” (1982) 35’
Selected to participate in the 1985 World Fair in Paris. CD released by CRC (China Record Corporation) in 1990.
Op.20 Movie Music “Sail off next time” (1983)
Op.21 Symphonic Overture “Poem of China” for piano, chorus and orchestra (1984) 10’
Op.22 Two Symphonic Poems: 1. Motion 2. Chant, dedicated to Shostakovich on the 10th anniversary of his death (1985) 20’
Op.23 Elegy for soprano and orchestra - Impression of Qu Yuan’s “Calling the Soul” and “Questioning the Heanven” (1986) 24’
Op.24 Movie Music “The Last Winter Day” (1987)
Op.25 Music for Piano and 23 String Instruments (1988) 21’
Op.26 Symphony No. 3 (1990) 62’
CD and score published by Shanghai Music Publishing House in 1999.
Op.27 Three Ancient Melodies for Pipa and 25 String Instruments (1992) 30’
Op.28 Two Pieces Written for Lu Xun’s “Casting A Sword” (1993) 8’
1. “Song of the Man in Black” for a singer and chamber music ensemble
2. “Three Heads Dancing in the Cauldron”, chorus without accompaniment
The first piece was sung by the composer himself. These two pieces evoked intense repercussions during his lecture tour in US in 1994.
Op.29 Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (1995)
Op.30 Shang (Die Young) I for a singer and a septet of folk musical instruments (1996) 14’
Sung by the composer himself. CD released by Hugo (1997, Hong Kong).
Op.31 Symphonic Overture “For the Impetus of Points and Lines” I (1996) 10’
Op.32 Symphonic Overture “For the Impetus of Points and Lines” II (1997) 10’
Op.33 Four Choruses (1997)
Op.34 Symphonic Chorus “Guoshang - Hymns on Spirits of State Warriors Slain in War” for baritone, chorus and orchestra (1997) 40’
Op.35 Five Symphonic Frescoes “Legend of the Sea” for solo, chorus and orchestra, written for the 2200th anniversary of the founding of Fuzhou City (1998) 45’
Op.36 Shanxi Style Suite for piano (1998) 19’
Op.37 Four Pieces Based on Tang and Song Dynasties’ Poems for orchestra with recitation (1999)
Op.38 Symphony No. 4 (1999)
Op.39 Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (revised version) (2000) 25’
Op.40 Symphony No. 5 for 23 strings (2001) 25’
Op.41 Quartet for clarinet, violin, cello and piano (2002)
Op.42 Octet
Op.43 Adagio for string quartet
Op.44 Symphonic Ballad
Op.45 Symphony No. 6
Op.46 Shang II
Op.47 Duet for two marimbas
Op.48 Three Pieces for Symphony Orchestra
Op.49 Adagio - Shang III for 46 strings (2006)