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Chinese Lantern Music was written for Anne Claxton and the Petersfield Area Youth Orchestra. It was first performed by that orchestra (under the baton of David Thomas) in the Petersfield Musical Festival, March 1992.
This work is perfectly suitable for performance by school, youth or amateur orchestra.
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| Composer | Title | Forces | Total duration | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Thompson | (Play complete work)Chinese Lantern Music Twelve Balletic Scenes for Orchestra | Orchestra | 12½ mins | |||
| # | Composer | Movement | Forces | Duration | ||
| 1 | Peter Thompson | I: Winter Scene | Orchestra | 1½ mins | ||
| 2 | II: The Warrior | 1¼ mins | ||||
| 3 | III: The Waterfall | 1¼ mins | ||||
| 4 | IV: Wind Among the Reeds | ½ minute | ||||
| 5 | V: Distant Hills | ¾ minute | ||||
| 6 | VI: The Army is Prepared | 1¼ mins | ||||
| 7 | VII: Flight of Birds | 1¼ mins | ||||
| 8 | VIII: Blossom Tree | ¾ minute | ||||
| 9 | IX: Song of the Golden Rose | 1 minute | ||||
| 10 | X: The Wanderer | 1½ mins | ||||
| 11 | XI: The Suitor under a Moonlit Tree | ¾ minute | ||||
| 12 | XII: Heroic Riders | 1¼ mins | ||||
In the absence of a live recording of this piece, Jon Mec-Wu and the Mechanic Symphony Orchestra have obliged to give you an idea of how it sounds
This video is based on exactly the same audio recording as is presented earlier on this page; it merely adds imagery to the existing sound.
Catalogue code: FM298 • Published: 1st September 2025
Entry last updated: 1st September 2025