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        • Tan Dun

        • Requiem and Lullaby (from Heaven Earth Mankind) (1997)

        • G Schirmer Inc (World)
        • 222+bcl.2+cbn/4331/timp.2perc/hp/str
        • Soprano (or Low Bass or children's chorus);string instrument (vc, vn, or Erhu)
        • Soprano (or Low Bass or children's chorus), string instrument (vc, vn, or Erhu)
        • 12 min

        Programme Note

        Requiem and Lullaby come from the third movement of Symphony 1997 (Heaven Earth Mankind). Based on a vignette adapted from a film soundtrack by Tan Dun, this commemorates those who fought and suffered in wars, especially the Opium War and World War II. In Lullaby, a lamenting parent sings to his child:

        Don't cry, Nanjing, my baby.
        See all the boats sailing on the swiftly flowing Yangtze.
        Give her a kiss if you meet the Moon;
        Send him your regards if you see the Sun.

        --Mary Lou Humphrey

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