Chamber Works – Yi-De Chen, Composer

Variable Motion, for Flute, Violin, Violoncello, and Piano (2019)

Variable Motion, for Flute, Violin, Violoncello, and Piano (2019)[Approx. 9’00″] MIDI Realization for Reference: This work has not been performed yet. PDF Score (Full Screen Preview) Program Note Placing different rhythms in a musical passage can bring about various pulses and patterns. My deep love for rhythmic materials made writing a piece with dramatic andContinue reading “Variable Motion, for Flute, Violin, Violoncello, and Piano (2019)”

First Month Song, for String Quintet (2015), based on a Taiwanese Hakkanese Folksong

First Month Song, for String Quintet (2015), based on a Taiwanese Hakkanese FolksongCommission by Nan-Yi Musical Theater Oct 26, 2015, premiere │ “Hometown”, Hakka Music Concert Sep 7 2019, 2:30 pm │ Original Downtown of Heart Taoyuan District, Taoyuan 32546, Taoyuan, Taiwan Nan-Yi Musical Theater 《正月牌》（給弦樂五重奏）[3’50”]（委託創作，南熠樂集） 2015年10月24日下午7:30 │ 南熠樂集─原鄉─音樂會臺北市客家音樂戲劇中心 2019年9月7日，下午2:30 │ 南熠樂集─心原鄉─音樂會桃園客家文化館Continue reading “First Month Song, for String Quintet (2015), based on a Taiwanese Hakkanese Folksong”

As If on the Stage, for Sinfonietta (2018)

As If on the Stage, for Sinfonietta (2018) MIDI Playback for Reference Only. Program Note Shakespeare famously said “All the world’s a stage…” This work posits that life is a play, and people are both actors and directors in their own stories. The first section communicates the audience experience of watching a drama. This leads,Continue reading “As If on the Stage, for Sinfonietta (2018)”

Four Primary Emotions, for Flute, Clarinet, Percussion, Harp, Violin and Violoncello (2017)

The Primary Emotions, for Flute, Clarinet, Percussion, Harp, Violin and Violoncello (2017) [8’12”] 8:30 p.m., Feb 21, 2018, premiere │ Yi-De Chen’s M.M. RecitalFord-Crawford Hall, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, Bloomington, IN, United States

Street Sketch, for Flute, Viola, and Vibraphone (2016)

Street Sketch, for Flute, Viola, and Vibraphone (2016) [10’41”] Event: Yi-De Chen’s M.M. RecitalDate: 20:30, Feb 21, 2018 Location: Ford-Crawford Hall, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, Bloomington, IN, United States Performers:Anne Daley, fluteSamantha Lee, violaStephen Karukas, vibraphoneCorey Rubin, conductor_____________________________________ Date: 14:30, Oct 31, 20202020 Taipei International New Music Festival ISCM-Taiwan _____________________________________ Event: University ofContinue reading “Street Sketch, for Flute, Viola, and Vibraphone (2016)”