| I will enjoy returning to these volumes and will keep them in my music case. | ||
| —Jonathan Carne, Peter Warlock Society News (#206 Spring 2020 42–3) |
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| I will enjoy returning to these volumes and will keep them in my music case. | ||
| —Jonathan Carne, Peter Warlock Society News (#206 Spring 2020 42–3) |
Click the quotation text to discover what it refers to!
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Chinese Lantern Music was written for Anne Claxton and the Petersfield Area Youth Orchestra. It was first performed by that orchestra (under the baton of David Thomas) in the Petersfield Musical Festival, March 1992.
This work is perfectly suitable for performance by school, youth or amateur orchestra.
| Composer | Title | Forces | Total duration | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Thompson |
Chinese Lantern Music Twelve Balletic Scenes for Orchestra |
Orchestra | 12½ mins | |||
| # | Composer | Movement | Forces | Duration | ||
| 1 | Peter Thompson | I: Winter Scene | Orchestra | 1½ mins | ||
| 2 | II: The Warrior | 1¼ mins | ||||
| 3 | III: The Waterfall | 1¼ mins | ||||
| 4 | IV: Wind Among the Reeds | ½ minute | ||||
| 5 | V: Distant Hills | ¾ minute | ||||
| 6 | VI: The Army is Prepared | 1¼ mins | ||||
| 7 | VII: Flight of Birds | 1¼ mins | ||||
| 8 | VIII: Blossom Tree | ¾ minute | ||||
| 9 | IX: Song of the Golden Rose | 1 minute | ||||
| 10 | X: The Wanderer | 1½ mins | ||||
| 11 | XI: The Suitor under a Moonlit Tree | ¾ minute | ||||
| 12 | XII: Heroic Riders | 1¼ mins | ||||
Catalogue code: FM298
• Published: 1st September 2025
Entry last updated: 1st September 2025