Pi-Huang was composed between 1994 and 1995 and finalized in 2007 when it was also awarded the
First Prize in the Palatino Music Composition Competition. The composer extracted three notes C
bB and G from the traditional Peking Opera Xi Pi and Er Huang as the core tones and permeated
them through the melody and harmony. The entire piece is composed with the use of Peking Opera
rhythm and structure variations and the elements of the sound effects of different instruments
in the Peking Opera orchestra. The composition is clear and concise with a strong Peking Opera
flavor in the acoustics and at the same time it focuses on the writing space and fantasy.
The coda expresses the heroic sentiment described in the poem Ode to the Plum Blossom where the
poet wrote Her petals may be ground in the mud but her fragrance will
endure.Instrumentation:piano
