Traditional and modern Chinese art songs
By: [editing, translations, IPA transcriptions, and commentary by] Mei Zhong
Contributors: SanGregory, Paul, 1964-; Healey, Derek, 1936-; Chen, Chin-Chin, 1964-; Huang, Zi, 1904-1938; Li, Qingzhu; Huang, Youdi, 1912-2010; Li, Yinghai; Liu, Wenjin
Series: Anthology of Chinese songs -- v. 2; Anthology of Chinese songs -- v. 2.
Publisher: Leyerle; Leyerle Publications
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Geneseo, N.Y
Language: chi
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9781878617774
Subjects: Diction; Songs (Low voice) with piano; Songs with instrumental ensemble; Chinese poetry; Pronunciation; Music; Musical settings; Songs (Medium voice) with piano; Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.); Songs; Singing; Songs (High voice) with piano; Chinese language
Other titles: Chinese art songs
Notes: Twenty-six settings of Chinese poetry, mainly from the Tang and Song dynasties (618-1279 A.D.). Fifteen are "modern" songs, composed in the first decade of the 21st century by Western-trained musicians, and 11 are "traditional" songs, composed in the first half of the 20th century by the earliest Chinese composers of Western-style art song.

Chiefly for voice and piano; Autumn heart for voice, vibraphone, and cello.

Each song in 2 versions: for medium-to-high voice or medium-to-low voice; except Autumn heart for medium-to-high voice only.

Commentary and translations section contains texts in Chinese (characters and Pinyin transliteration), word for word and poetic English translations; biographical notes on the composers and poets; and short commentary on each song.

"Pronunciation guide": p. 194-195.

Words in Chinese (characters) and in I.P.A. (International Phonetic Alphabet); three works by Derek Healey also include English lyrics.
Table of contents: title: Modern art songs. Songs of distance = Yao ge. Farewell gift, II = Zeng bie qu er ; Evenings in Xuyi County = Xi ci xuyi xian ; Liangzhou verses = Liangzhou ci ; The jade terrace = Yutai ti ; Longxi verses = Longxi xing ; Untitled = Za shi ; A streamside dwelling = Xi ju / Paul SanGregory; title: Three album leaves, op. 107a = Ge ji zhong de san ye. The ravine = Xi gu ; Spring blossoms = Chun hua sheng kai ; The hunt = Shou lie / Derek Healey; title: Autumn heart = Qiu xin. Die lian hua [5 settings of works by four different poets]  / Chin-Chin Chen; title: Traditional art songs. Longing for home = Si xiang ; Lovesick in the spring = Chun si qu ; Flower or not flower = Hua fei hua ; Rose's three wishes = Mei gui san yuan / Huang Zi; title: Three tunes of Yang Guan = Yang guan san die ; Ge xi mei ling / music transmitted: Yang Yinliu, piano arr.: Wang Zhengya; title: I live by Yang-zi River = Wo zhu chang jiang tou ; Grand River gone east = Da jiang dong qu / Qing Zhu; title: Autumn flowers and butterflies = Qiu hua qiu die / Huang Youdi; title: Dawn of spring = Chun xiao / Li Yinghai; title: Yellow Crane Tower = Huan he lou / music: Liu Wenjin, piano arr.: Qiu Xiaoshan.