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Kangding Love Song
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Arranged by Austin Yip Trad. Chinese
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V 44 ∑
Gently q = c.96
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This popular Chinese song is from the mountainous Kangding region of south-west China, close to the border with Tibet. It originated in the
1930s, and the text first sets the scene – horses run on the mountains as the moon shines above – then celebrates youthful love. The melody
of this piece is pentatonic; that is, it uses the five-note scale often found in folk music, here in the form A-C-D-E-G. Although the arranger’s
metronome mark is q = c.96, students may prefer a slightly slower tempo, for example q = c.88.
© 2015 by The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music
Reproduced from Piano Mix 2 (ABRSM)
AB 4048
