Symphonie Nr.4 fis-moll, Op.58 ‘Qin’ (2017)

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Symphonie Nr.4 fis-moll, Op.58 ‘Qin’ (2017) is 4th Symphonie that I composed inspired by the life of China’s First Emperor, Qin Shi Huang. It tells the story of his life from his birth in 259 BC, unifying China in 221 BC, until his death in 210 BC. I composed this Symphonie for Orchestra with Piano, Piano plays a vital role as it’s represents Qin’s train of thought & commentary about recurring events that he experienced at the moment

Symphonie Nr.4 fis-moll, Op.58 ‘Qin’ (2017) only had 1 movement with 5 parts:
I. The Birth of Qin (259 BC)
II. The King of Qin (235 BC)
III. Wars of Unification (230 BC)
IV. The Emperor of China (221 BC)
V. Elixir of Life & The Death of Qin (210 BC)
it’s tonal center is in F# minor (fis-moll in German)
Using modified Sonata Form
Composed by Jaga Cita

INTRODUCTION: I. THE BIRTH OF QIN (259 BC)
China 259 BC Theme: depicts a landscape of China in 259 BC
Birth Theme: the moment when Qin was born.

EXPOSITION: II. THE KING OF QIN (235 BC)
Theme I The Revolutioner: represent Qin’s optimistic, ambitious revolutionary side.
Attempted Assassination Theme: depicts the scenes where some assassins tried to kill him several time in his life.
Theme II The Philosopher: represent Qin’s melancholic, philosophical side.

DEVELOPMENT: III. WARS OF UNIFICATION (230 BC)
Contemplative Theme: represent Qin’s contemplative prayer as he asked God to help him unified China.
Wars Theme: depicts the final campaigns of the Warring States period, setting out to conquer the remaining independent kingdoms, one by one to unified China.

RECAPITULATION: IV. THE EMPEROR OF CHINA (221 BC)
Theme II The Philosopher: represent Qin’s melancholic, philosophical side.
The Great Wall Theme: depicts The Great Wall of China in The North as ordered to built by Qin in 218 BC.
Theme I The Revolutioner: represent Qin’s optimistic, ambitious revolutionary side.
Lingqu Canal Theme: depicts The Lingqu Canal in the South as ordered to built by Qin in 214 BC.

CODA: V. ELIXIR OF LIFE & THE DEATH OF QIN (210 BC)
Elixir of Life Theme: depicts his journey to Zhifu Island in search of the Elixir of Life for immortality
Terracotta Army Theme: depicts The Terracotta Army that he ordered to built to guard his tomb.
Death Theme: the moment when Qin was dead.

In this YouTube Video, I labelled every Theme so you can understand what scene or story you’re hearing right now

INSTRUMENTATIONS
Piccolo
Flute
2 Oboes
2 Clarinets in A
2 Bassoons
4 Horns in F
2 Trumpets in C
2 Tenor Trombones
Bass Trombone
Tuba
Timpani in F#-C#-A-E
Triangle
Cymbal
Tam-Tam
Bass Drum
Piano
Violins I
Violins II
Viola
Violoncello
Contrabass

Special Thanks to Mr. Lennart Ostman for his NotePerformer renditions
music scores created using Avid Sibelius 7 all rights reserved