Societies may develop differently, but music stays the same. This can be seen in the musical links between traditional Chinese music and English romantic music through the use of their timbre ornamentation, word painting, and stylistic/technical techniques in The Lark Ascending and Er Quan Ying Yue. Although they are two different places, one is able to see that they still share common characteristics in music because music is an universal language.
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Discography and Scores
The Lark Ascending (Youtube Video)
Nolan, David, perf. Vaughan Williams ~ The Lark Ascending. Cond. Vernon Handley. London Philharmonic Orchestra. N.d. Youtube. Web. 15 Apr. 2014. <www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR2JlDnT2l8>.
Er Quan Ying Yue (Youtube Video)
"Er Quan Ying Yue." YouTube. YouTube, 12 Jan. 2013. Web. 15 Apr. 2015. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCSSQWj8PsQ>
The Lark Ascending (Score)
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, Ralph (1872-1958)
Title: Lark Ascending for Violin and Orchestra
Pub. Oxford University Press, June 2, 2005
ISBN-10: 0193692031
Er Quan Ying Yue (Score)
Original Score with Pipa Accompaniment
Editor: Yang Jinliu
Pub. Changsha: Hunan Music Publishing n.d.
(Score taken from imslp)
Nolan, David, perf. Vaughan Williams ~ The Lark Ascending. Cond. Vernon Handley. London Philharmonic Orchestra. N.d. Youtube. Web. 15 Apr. 2014. <www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR2JlDnT2l8>.
Er Quan Ying Yue (Youtube Video)
"Er Quan Ying Yue." YouTube. YouTube, 12 Jan. 2013. Web. 15 Apr. 2015. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCSSQWj8PsQ>
The Lark Ascending (Score)
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, Ralph (1872-1958)
Title: Lark Ascending for Violin and Orchestra
Pub. Oxford University Press, June 2, 2005
ISBN-10: 0193692031
Er Quan Ying Yue (Score)
Original Score with Pipa Accompaniment
Editor: Yang Jinliu
Pub. Changsha: Hunan Music Publishing n.d.
(Score taken from imslp)