Nocturnal for six voices
夜半
Illustration by Cincin Chang
written for Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart, premiered during the 2016 Taipei Innovation Series
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Nocturnal
Dream... up
stars overflowing
over
from ridge
... to gorge
... (dimming...glinting) ...
... (dimming ... glinting) ...
At times, a gilded halation
一 above, floating, lilting, half a
nocturnal 一 ... (dimming...glinting) ...
lifts up the horizon
over
the hills
... (dimming...glinting) ... .
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... (dimming ... glinting) ...
for 6 voices
Duration: 6-7’