voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1161 | duration: c. 5:00 | price: $2.60
accompaniment: piano, cello
INSTRUMENT PART: cello part - FREE Download

The ancient Chinese pentatonic tune, here beautifully arranged with piano and cello accompaniment, will add a special charm to a concert. To be sung in Chinese, a language truly beautiful to sing, to assist in learning there is in-score pronunciation help. The extended instrumental introduction invites the addition of a Chinese dancer.


performance by: Utah Valley University Chamber Choir, Reed Criddle, conductor [© all rights reserved]

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Translation by Reed Criddle

The green mountains and gleaming water are restfully still;
A gust of wind blows on the surface of the lake.
Row, oh row, forward, oh forward.

At dusk, there are few people out;
The reflection of the moon on the surface of the water undulates.
Row, oh row, forward, oh forward.

Water plants abound on the bank of Tai Lake;
Breezes waft the fragrance of reeds and flowers.
Row, oh row, forward, oh forward.

The setting sun is reflected in the water’s image and the moun-tains’ glow.
The surface of the lake slightly shows the sail’s reflection.
Row, oh row, forward, oh forward.

CLICK HERE: Choral Tracks (Practice made simple)

Boat on Tai Lake choral track bundle contains a part dominant track for each voice part, a balanced voices track, and an accompaniment track if the work is not a cappella (the accompaniment is also included with the part dominant and balanced voices track). Get more information and listen to samples HERE. Please note that the choral score is not included in the bundle and needs to be ordered separately.

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2022 | Southwestern - Missouri ACDA Summer Conference 2022 Reading Session #4: New Music for Advanced Voices Reading Session
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2016 | Iowa Choral Directors Summer Symposium in Pella, IA on July 25-28, 2016
2015 | Massachusetts ACDA Summer Conference July 19, 2015
2015 | University of Michigan Summer Symposium
2014 | Rodney Eichenberger Reading Sessions
2014 | GSU, UGA JUne 16, 23