Music - Arrangement

Singaporean Folk Song Arrangement Series 1

This is a medley of 3 very popular Singaporean folk songs: Geylang Sipaku Geylang, Ikan Kekek and Chan Mali Chan.

Language

Malay

Available Scores

SSA & SAB

Singaporean Folk Song Arrangement Series 2

This is a medley of 3 very popular Singaporean folk songs: Potong Bebek Angsa, Di Tanjong Katong and Geylang Sipaku Geylang.

Language

Malay

Available Scores

SATB with piano accompaniment, SA with piano accompaniment, SAB with piano accompaniment

Singaporean Folk Song Arrangement Series 3

This is a medley of 3 very popular Singaporean folk songs: Nona, Nona and Bengawan Solo and Rasa Sayang.

Language

Malay

Available Scores

SATB with piano accompaniment, SSA with piano accompaniment, SAB with piano accompaniment

Singaporean Folk Song Arrangement Series 4

This is a medley of 3 very popular Singaporean folk songs: Kapor Sireh, Watku Fajar and Tepok Amai Amai.

Language

Malay

Available Scores

SSA

Sapu Tagan

Sapu Tagan is a rearrangement of a Singaporean folk song of the 2nd world war period. The song depicts a village girl’s longing for her lover during the war.

Language

Malay

Available Scores

SATB

Bengawan Solo

This piece is a rearrangement of an Indonesian song about the legendary River Solo. The song was originally written in 1940 by Gesang Martohartono, in ‘Kroncong’ style. The song describes the beauty of the river and the important role it served as a link between Solo and the north cost of East Java.

Instrumentation

Brass Quintet

Premiere

Brass Kinetics (2005)

Nona Nona

Instrumentation

Brass Quintet

Premiere

Brass Kinetics (2005)

Rasa Sayang / Sireh Pinang

Instrumentation

Brass Quintet

Premiere

Brass Kinetics (2005)

数蛙 Counting Frogs

This is a rearrangement of a Chinese folk song about counting frogs. It begins counting from 1 frog, with 2 eyes and 4 legs. The counting continues until it reaches 32 frogs.

Language

Mandarin (Chinese)

Available Scores

SATB

Commissioned By

Victoria Junior College

Premiere

Victoria Junior College (1999)

雨夜花 Blossoms In The Rain

This is an arrangement of a famous Taiwanese song.

Language

Taiwanese, or Hokkien

Available Scores

SATB

Commissioned By

Victoria Chorale

Premiere

Victoria Chorale (1998)