The Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Butterfly_Lovers'_Violin_Concerto
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:orchestra
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Golden_Record_Award_(China)
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:Legend_of_the_Butterfly_Lovers
gptkbp:composer gptkb:He_Zhanhao
gptkb:Chen_Gang
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:China
gptkbp:duration about 25 minutes
gptkbp:genre classical music
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto
gptkbp:instrumentation gptkb:orchestra
gptkb:violin
gptkbp:language Chinese musical idioms
gptkbp:notableFeature programmatic music
pentatonic scale usage
Chinese folk melodies
gptkbp:notablePerformer gptkb:Yu_Lina
gptkbp:notableRecording Yu Lina with Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra
gptkbp:premiereDate May 27, 1959
gptkbp:premiereLocation gptkb:Shanghai
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Shanghai_Music_Publishing_House
gptkbp:significance one of the most famous Chinese orchestral works
gptkbp:structure single-movement
gptkbp:style combines Western and Chinese musical elements
gptkbp:subject tragic love story
gptkbp:yearComposed 1959
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Butterfly_Lovers
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6