Butterfly Lovers by Dama Orchestra : score and music

Among many concert performances ranging from shi dai qu (Chinese Oldies), folk songs to popular numbers, Butterfly Lovers (2006) was the first musical production by Dama Orchestra. Transformed from Shaw’s Love Eterne to a musical theatre production, the music was arranged and composed from popular h...

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Main Authors: Loo, Fung Chiat, Loo, Fung Ying
Format: Book
Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2013
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description Among many concert performances ranging from shi dai qu (Chinese Oldies), folk songs to popular numbers, Butterfly Lovers (2006) was the first musical production by Dama Orchestra. Transformed from Shaw’s Love Eterne to a musical theatre production, the music was arranged and composed from popular huangmei folksongs, which together with the costume and stage design gave a modern flavour to the performance. As the arrangers/composers for this production, both authors describe the process and experience of musical arrangement and composition for Butterfly Lovers. Chapters one to three explain about Dama orchestra and provide details regarding the transformation from Love Eterne to Butterfly Lovers, while chapters four to six give musical scores and discuss performance issues of the production. The live recording of Butterfly Lovers was released in 2009.
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spelling upm.eprints-179132014-11-24T03:01:34Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17913/ Butterfly Lovers by Dama Orchestra : score and music Loo, Fung Chiat Loo, Fung Ying Among many concert performances ranging from shi dai qu (Chinese Oldies), folk songs to popular numbers, Butterfly Lovers (2006) was the first musical production by Dama Orchestra. Transformed from Shaw’s Love Eterne to a musical theatre production, the music was arranged and composed from popular huangmei folksongs, which together with the costume and stage design gave a modern flavour to the performance. As the arrangers/composers for this production, both authors describe the process and experience of musical arrangement and composition for Butterfly Lovers. Chapters one to three explain about Dama orchestra and provide details regarding the transformation from Love Eterne to Butterfly Lovers, while chapters four to six give musical scores and discuss performance issues of the production. The live recording of Butterfly Lovers was released in 2009. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2013-11-30 Book NonPeerReviewed Loo, Fung Chiat and Loo, Fung Ying (2013) Butterfly Lovers by Dama Orchestra : score and music. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press, Serdang, Selangor. ISBN 9789673443468
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