The Stream Flows

Title

The Stream Flows

Description

Chinese American composer Bright Sheng composed "The Stream Flows" based on a well-known Chinese folk song. This is a common feature and influence on Sheng's works. In this setting, the viola should evoke the timbre, and tone quality of a female folk singer.
Duration: 10 minutes

Creator

Sheng, Bright (b. 1955)

Source

Bright Sheng (personal website), https://www.brightsheng.com/
LA Phil, "Bright Sheng's 'The Stream Flows' with Teng Li" (YouTube), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLX6_YpW3zQ&ab_channel=LAPhil

Publisher

G. Schirmer

Date

1999

Format

10-20 minutes

Coverage

1950-1999

Instrumentation

viola / violon-alto

Ensemble Type

solo

Citation

Sheng, Bright (b. 1955), “The Stream Flows,” Music EnLivened, accessed November 21, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/music-enlivened/items/show/108.

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