![]() The Butterfly Lovers’ Violin Concerto was written in 1959 by two Chinese composers, He Zhanhao (何占豪, born 1933) and Chen Gang (陈钢, born 1935), while they were students at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. This gives the piece a distinctive “Chinese” sound, though it uses tonal harmonies. The Butterfly Lovers’ Violin Concerto is written in traditional 5-note technique ( pentatonic scale), it uses many Chinese melodies, chord structures and patterns. ![]() Written for the western style orchestra, it features a solo violin played using some Chinese techniques ( Wikipedia). It is an orchestral adaptation of an ancient legend, the Butterfly Lovers. The Butterfly Lovers’ Violin Concerto is one of the most famous orchestra works of Chinese music.
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