Musical Work / Ouvrage musical Ensemble Type solo Instrumentation violin / violon Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, https://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Memory, for solo violin Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2010 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Yi, Chen (b. 1953) Description An account of the resource Chinese American composer Yi Chen's compositional language blends Western performance ideals with the folk music of China. <br /><br />As stated on sheetmusicplus.com, "Chen Yi wrote this plaintive memorial work in tribute to the passing of her teacher, Professor Lin Yaoji. In the program notes, the composer speaks to her mentor: I wish you could hear the tune in my Memory, which sounds like my painful cry out of your name in our Cantonese dialect. I expressed my deep sorrow in the music, to remember your fatherly mentorship. Your meaningful smile will always be with us encouragingly. ... For this plaintive memorial work for solo Violin, the instrument in which composer Chen Yi was trained as a performer, the composer provides this program note: Dear Professor Lin: I wish you could hear the tune in my Memory, which sounds like my painful cry out of your name in our Cantonese dialect. I expressed my deep sorrow in the music, to remember your fatherly mentorship. Your meaningful smile will always be with us encouragingly." Duration: 3.5 minutes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Chen Yi (Wikipedia), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chen_Yi_(composer)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chen_Yi_(composer)</a> Chen Yi, "Memory, for solo violin" (score), <a href="https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/memory-sheet-music/19532593?d=sem_ggl_Product_DSAs&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjw2bmLBhBREiwAZ6ugo-dJa9vpbzI2e0OKB1iPMUDOMk2_FFdzoX-PtvVVCdkAdUjYM2P2dhoCsL4QAvD_BwE">https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/memory-sheet-music/19532593?d=sem_ggl_Product_DSAs&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjw2bmLBhBREiwAZ6ugo-dJa9vpbzI2e0OKB1iPMUDOMk2_FFdzoX-PtvVVCdkAdUjYM2P2dhoCsL4QAvD_BwE</a> Patrick Yim, "Chen Yi: 'Memory' for solo violin; Patrick Yim, violin" (YouTube), <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkYlEMceed8&amp;ab_channel=PatrickYim">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkYlEMceed8&amp;ab_channel=PatrickYim</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 2000- Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 0-10 minutes 0-10 minutes 2000- solo violin / violon Yi, Chen (b. 1953)