The Teng Guide to the Chinese Orchestra

The TENG Guide to the Chinese Orchestra is a seminal guide to equip composers, scholars and music enthusiasts worldwide with the necessary knowledge to work with Chinese musical instruments. The INSTRUMENTATION section outlines the history, physical attributes and performance techniques of Chinese musical instruments in detail. It also includes practical scoring advice for composers and reference charts for fingerings and chords. The ORCHESTRATION section contains systematic analyses of score excerpts from Chinese orchestra pieces spanning the last 60 years to demonstrate how Chinese musical instruments work together in an orchestra.

Readership: This book is intended for composers, conductors, music educators, music scholars and players of Chinese instruments. It is suitable for both professionals and amateurs.

"This is arguably the first and most comprehensive monograph about Chinese instruments and their orchestration to be published in English. I am awestruck by these young musicians' dedication towards promoting the Chinese orchestra globally, and am confident that this publication will open doors to another world of music!" -- Liu Sha, Resident Conductor, China National Traditional Orchestra, Music Director, Macao Chinese Orchestra

"This outstanding book on the instrumentation and orchestration of Chinese instruments has been long awaited by composers and practitioners within and beyond China. It bridges the music world to the Chinese orchestra and could well become a reference guide on every composer's desk." -- Guo Wenjing Head of Composition, Central Conservatory of Music, China