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儚きは (Like a Dream) - In memory of Shinji Tanimura (谷村新司)

3:49

再回首 (姜育恒，苏芮) - Oboe Solo

爱江山更爱美人 (The Kingdom and The Beauty) - Woodwind Quartet

I first heard of this song from a performance by 任賢齊 (Richie Jen) and 陳煥昌 ("小蟲"), which I enjoyed very much. Later found out that it was originally sung by 李丽芬 way back in 1994. Tried different woodwind instruments for the melody, but found each on its own either too weak or too tense. To get the balance I want, finally settled on a woodwind quartet of bassoon, clarinet, flute and oboe in unison. Hope you will all like it.
Picture is AI-generated.

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4:58

睡莲 (賈鵬芳)

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A beautiful piece of music composed for the er-hu (二胡). Adapted for the wooden flute.

儚きは (Like a Dream) - In memory of Shinji Tanimura (谷村新司)

3:49

儚きは (Like a Dream) - In memory of Shinji Tanimura (谷村新司)

Переглядів 2,7 тис.3 місяці тому

My interest in Japanese pop songs started in the early 1980s when a Japanese friend sent me a cassette tape (no CDs, no MP3s then) containing the song 昴 (Subaru) by famous Japanese singer-composer Shinji Tanimura. 儚きは (Hakana Ki Wa) is another song composed by Shinji Tanimura that I like very much. It is a song that when I listen to, I get a little emotional (don't know why, perhaps the melody,...

4:34

再回首 (姜育恒，苏芮) - Oboe Solo

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This song was first released in 1989 with 姜育恒 as the original singer, although the song was also sung by 苏芮. This is an arrangement adapted from different versions of the song I hear on UA-cam. Picture is AI-generated.

4:54

老情歌 (Old Love Song)

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A song by 吕方. Adapted from a sequence from someone (I am not able to establish who). Rarely hear a bassoon playing solo in an orchestra or symphonic band. This one sounds nice to me. Picture is AI-generated.

4:12

相見恨晚

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First heard of this song by 彭佳慧 (Julia Peng) from my sister (she was learning to sing it?) Took some time to decide on a suitable instrument that can evoke the same expression/emotion of the singer (without the lyrics!). Finally settled on the clarinet. I think this is the first time I am using the clarinet as the soloist in my arrangement. Picture is AI-generated.

3:41

女儿圈

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I woke up in the morning two days ago to find a WhatsApp message from my brother asking me to arrange two Chinese oldies ("easy to arrange", he said). The songs were probably popular during my parents/grandparents era. One of them is 女兒圈 which I later found to be a song from a 1962 album 網一個有情郎 of local veteran singer 潘秀瓊 (Poon Sow Keng). Like many songs of that era, the song has a very simple ...

5:03

城里的月光 (Moonlight in the City)

Переглядів 2,5 тис.5 місяців тому

城里的月光 (Moonlight in the City) is the theme song from the TCS (now MediaCorp) drama series 豆腐街 (or Tofu Street) set in 1940s Singapore. The song is composed by陈佳明 and originally sung by 许美静 (Mavis Hee). Listening to the song evokes memory of the drama and images of life during those days Was inspired to work on this song after watching the gov.sg's "Extended Love | A Chinese New Year Short Film"...

3:38

美若黎明 (Beauty Like Dawn) - 李健

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First heard of this song by a co-worker who told me how his mother liked it very much. Decided to arrange one for her. Picture is AI-generated.

3:28

花が咲くとき (When Flowers Bloom)

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Second of three songs I wrote one after another, inspired by a documentary I watched about dwindling population in the countryside in modern times. Beautiful, simple and peaceful but not many people are there to appreciate anymore. Picture is AI-generated.

3:01

Rhumba

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I was once conducting training to small group of people. During the lunch break, I asked each of them to give me a note to start a song. They gave me A, B, C, E, G... Picture is AI-generated.

2:44

晨静 (Calm in the Early Dawn)

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Early dawn. Cool, quiet, and just me (and few like-minded early risers) and nature. Picture is AI-generated.

4:38

田舎で (In the Countryside)

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First of three songs I wrote one after another, inspired by a documentary I watched about dwindling population in the countryside in modern times. Beautiful, simple and peaceful but not many people are there to appreciate anymore. Picture is AI-generated.

4:52

NAT

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Was teaching my little niece to play chords using a simple melody created impromptu. The melody probably didn't sound too bad because her mum told me she (my niece) was humming it at home. Picture is AI-generated.