Silk Road Folk Songs & Derivations Thereof
(1) Silk Road Folk Songs Introduced
(2) Derivations Thereof
Robin  Wang singing
at 1994 EMW concert
Robin Wang singing with EMW
musicians at 1994 EMW concert
EMW musicians at 1996 Music of the Silk Road concert
(1) Silk Road Folk Songs Introduced (1994-2002)

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Ethnic group
Song Title
Kazak:
Dodar and Maria
La-Ti-Pa
Little White Doe
Mayila
Serenade the Moon, then the Sun
Kirghiz:
Ha-Sun
Ozbek:
Carriage and Eyebrows
The Dance of Youth
I've Sold a Red Fresh Apple
Russian:
Held Captive by the River's Flow
Tate-er:
Under the Silver Moonlight
Uygur:
Alamha
Da-Ban City
The Fragrance of the Jujube Flower
Gan-Ba-Za
Gazelle, Gazelle, How do You Think of it
The Half Moon Rose in the Sky
Hsi-Lin-Jiang
I Won't Brush the Mud off My Shoes
Mondanhan
Peeking under Your Veil
Rozilam Stands on the Rive Bank
Where Comes the Caravan
Others:
In that Distant Realm
Kangting Love Song
My Flower
The Song of Dawn
                                   (2) Derivations Thereof --
Arrangements & Compositions by
Fengshi Yang & Cheyo Wang                            (1994-2002)

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# Composer/arranger Title Instrumentation Description / Folk songs
1 Yang Da-Ban City Bass solo with piano Uygur folk song
2 Yang A Cup of Tea Soprano solo with piano Uygur folk song
3 Yang The Frangrance of the Jujube Flower Soprano & tenor duo with piano Uygur folk song
4 Yang Where Comes the Caravan Soprano & tenor duo with piano Uygur folk song
5 Yang Carriage and Eyebrows Soprano & tenor duo with piano Ozbak folk song
6 Yang By the River's Flow Soprano & tenor duo with guitar / or soprano solo with violin & piano Russian folk song
7 Wang Hsi Lin Jiang Tenor solo with piano & string orchestra Uygur folk song
8 Wang Little White Doe, a prelude & song Tenor solo with piano & string orchestra Kazak folk song
The music opens with a long introduction as a prelude played by strings & piano. The prelude can be an individual piece.
9 Wang Kangting Love Song, a prelude & song Soprano solo with string orchestra Qinghai folk song
The music opens with a long introduction as a prelude played by strings. The prelude can be an individual piece.
10 Yang Prelude Mixed choir , a cappella without lyrics The theme is based on "In that Distant Realm", a Xinjian folk song.
11 Yang La-Ti-Pa Mixed choir, a cappella Kazak folk song
12 Wang Alamha, a prelude & song
  1. Mixed choir with string orchestra & piano
  2. String quintet
Uygur folk song
The music opens with a long introduction as a prelude played by strings & piano.
The prelude can be an individual piece, and its themes are based on two Uygur folk songs.
13 Wang Under the Silver Moonlight Mixed choir or soprano solo with piano & string orchestra Tate-er folk song
14 Yang Serenade the Moon, then the Sun Mixed choir & soprano & tenor duo with piano & string orchestra Kazak folk song
15 Yang In that Distant Realm
  1. Mixed choir & soprano / or tenor solo with piano & string orchestra
  2. Soprano & tenor duo with piano & orchestra
Xinjiang folk song
16 Yang The Half Moon,
a prelude & song
  1. Vocal solo / or soprano & tenor duo with piano / with piano & string orchestra
  2. Mixed choir with soprano & tenor duo with piano & string orchestra
  3. Oboe, bassoon, harp with string orchestra
Robin Wang, lyrics
The music opens with a long introduction as a prelude played by strings & piano.
The prelude can be an individual piece, and its theme is based on a "The Half moon Rose up from the Sky", a Kazak folk song.
17 Yang Nazugum & Carriage Flute solo with piano Based on two Xinjiang songs.
18 Yang Mondanhan & Chimandi Clarinet solo with piano Based on two Xinjiang folk songs.
19 Yang Nocturne 2 flutes, 3 horns, a guitar Themes are based on two Uygur folk songs.
20 Wang Ha-Sun String orchestra The theme is based on a Kirghiz folk song.
21 Wang Ballad "In that Distant Realm"
  1. Violin & piano
  2. Violin concerto with piano, timpani & string orchestra
The theme is derived from "In that Distant Realm"
22 Yang Ballade Cello solo with woodwind & string orchestra Themes are influenced by Mongolia and Xinjing folk songs.
2nd movement of Yang's Symphonic Poem 99
23 Yang Symphonic Poem 99 Cello concerto
with full orchestra
Themes are influenced by Mongolian and Xinjing folk songs
24 Yang Loving Song

(Loving Soul)

  1. Alto saxophone & harp / or erhu & harp
  2. Oboe, bassoon, harp with string orchestra
Themes are derived from two love songs, one from Mongolian, one from Xinjian respectively


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