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Drunken Madness 酒狂·托酒佯狂
for solo piano
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"Drunken Madness" is composed for piano solo, which is intended to challenge the limits of pianists and show live performance art. The suggested duration is 7 minutes. "Drunken Madness" was originally a Guqin piece composed by Ruan Ji who lived in the mountains and forests in seclusion during the Chinese's Three Kingdoms period. The poems are derived from Chinese poet Li Bai's "Four Poems to Drink Alone under the Moon-Part Two" and "Invitation to Wine" This piece requires the pianist to imitate the Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai, wearing a Tang costume, and complete a series of behaviors such as drinking pretending to be drunk, chanting poems, persuading wine, and composing poems. To express the rich inner world of ancient Chinese literati.
Dedication note
Dedicated to Li Bai(李白）
Text note
The poems are derived from Chinese poet Li Bai's "Four Poems to Drink Alone under the Moon-Part Two" and "Invitation to Wine"
Performance history
01 Oct 2021: Performed by Jame Liu at the University of Auckland, New Zealand
25 May 2022: Performed by Siyuan Xu in Manhattan, United States
12 Mar 2023: Performed by Yuqian Sun at the GanSu Yellow River Theatre, Lanzhou, China as part of Hanzhong Kang’s Works Concert
21 Oct 2023: Performed by James Liu at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland, New Zealand as part of Hanzhong Kang’s Works Concert