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| Title | Two Cautionary Odes, Op 25 |
| Contributors |
John Rose (composer) |
| Composition date | 2005 |
| Duration (mins) | 10 |
| Category | accompanied secular vocal |
| Instrumentation | M-S Hp (or Pf) |
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| Notes | Push Not the Cart - Do Not Try to Cultivate |
| Programme Note | The original translations of these two Odes are to be found in Volume IV of the Chinese Classics, which contains the 'Schi-Jing' (Book of Poetry). This was compiled in the 12th - 17th Centuries B.C., translated by Dr James Legge and published Hong Kong 1871. The texts given here are metrical versions of the translations and are examples of ancient folk wisdom. |
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