Scores for Chinese Chamber Music

Here you find scores of my Chinese chamber music works. They are organized into groups to make it easier to find pieces with similar instrumentation. Click on the title of a piece to download the PDF containing both the full score and individual parts.

I hope to prepare scores for songs and choral pieces as well in the near future.

Please pay according to the price indicated in the scores – thank you!

Chamber Music in Various Instrumentations

The Giants’ Awakening

Zheng Trios (plus one solo and one quartet)

Featuring the Zheng

Featuring the Sheng

Chinese Instruments with String Quartet

Additional Pieces

Chamber Music in Various Instrumentations

Here is a selection of some of my most widely performed chamber music compositions – alongside several lesser-known pieces. Feel free to explore them.

Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea

Di, Erhu, Sheng, Zheng, Ruan, Yangqin, Cello, Accordion | 6 min 30 sec

The Queen’s Destiny

Di, Sheng, Yangqin, Accordion, Cello, Floortom | 7 min

Ice and Snow

Di, Sheng, Yangqin, Zheng, Accordion, Cello, Percussion | 5 min

Journey on the Plateau

Di, Erhu, Sheng, Yangqin, Zheng, Accordion, Cello | 3 min 55 sec

Green Bamboo

Di, Sheng, Erhu, Ruan, Yangqin, Zheng, Cello | 5 min 10 sec

Homeward Bound

Di, Sheng, Yangqin, Zheng, Cello | 5 min

Travelling Far

Di, Erhu, Sheng, Yangqin, Zheng, Ruan, Accordion, Cello | 5 min 15 sec

Rain of Fire

Di, Erhu, Sheng, Yangqin, Zheng, Ruan, Cello, Accordion | 4 min 10 sec

Blue Throb

Di, Sheng, Erhu, Liuqin, Yangqin, Zheng, Cello | 4 min 46 sec

Red-crowned Crane

Di, Erhu, Yangqin, Zheng, Pipa, Cello | 7 min

Age of Water

Di, Sheng, Erhu, Ruan, Zheng, Yangqin, Cello, Accordion | 10 min 33 sec

Yearning for the Woods

Yangqin, Sheng, Cello | 6 min 19 sec

Burning Hope

Gaohu, Erhu, Zhonghu, Cello | 10 min 33 sec

Dance of Little Things

Pipa, Piano | 3 min 20 sec

Dance of Little Things

Pipa, Sheng, Yangqin, Cello | 3 min 20 sec

Always Longing

Erhu, Violin, Zheng | 4 min 30 sec

Always Longing

Erhu, Zheng, Cello | 4 min 30 sec

White Cloud Fountain

2 Di, 2 Sheng, 2 Clarinet, Accordion | 8 min 30 sec

The Giants’ Awakening

This collection includes all pieces from the album of the same name: 8 new compositions and 4 arrangements of Chinese classics.

Instrumentation is throughout: dizi, pipa, guzheng, yangqin, keyboard

Midnight Caravan

The Drunkard

The Giants’ Awakening

Night of Fragrant Ablutions

White Horse Chasing the Sun

Moonlight Over the Spring River

Down the Rapids of Black River

The Queen’s Destiny

Parting at Yang Pass

Cosmic Dragon Road

Moonlight Over the Second Spring

Rooted in Auspicious Land

Zheng Trios (plus one solo and one quartet)

Many of these works are regularly performed in concerts around the world.

Childhood Pleasures

Third of March

Picking Spring

Yasmin Flower

Green Wind

Wild Goat

Dissolving Clouds

Cave Paradise

Streaming Endlessly

Strolling in the Wilderness

Parting at Yangguan

Shimmering Mountain Waters

Black Horse

Zheng Solo | 5 min 47 sec

The Feathered Maiden

4 x Zheng | 10 min 10 sec

Featuring the Zheng

Rooted in my collaboration with teacher Qiu Ji, I began writing numerous pieces featuring the Zheng, most of which were published on Qiu Ji’s album Autumn Says…

Autumn Says …

Zheng, Sheng, Yangqin, Cello | 4 min 40 sec

Jade Tinkle

Zheng, Sheng | 5 min 41 sec

Boating Against the Current

Zheng, Sheng, Percussion | 4 min 32 sec

Coloring Clouds

Zheng, Xiao | 7 min 40 sec

Mountain Spirit

Zheng, Sheng | 5 min 12 sec

Moon Amongst Pines

Zheng, Sheng | 4 min 35 sec

Togetherness

Ruan, Guzheng | 4 min 30 sec

Featuring the Sheng

For me, the sheng is a fascinating instrument. I first started collaborating with a sheng player in 1993 at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. Since then, I have written many pieces featuring and incorporating the sheng.