Cheng Chin Man (1977- )
Cheng
Chin Man is presently an artist in residence of The Jockey Club
Creative Arts Centre (JCCAC) in Hong Kong. He studied Sound Design and
Music Recording at The Hong Kong Academy For Performing Arts and
graduated in 2000. In the same year he was awarded "Best Student Music
Composer" and "Best Student Sound Designer" for theatre production by
the
academy. He then began to focus on composing and
was self-taught. From 2002 to 2004 he was funded by The
British Council Chevening
Postgraduate Scholarships for his Masters Degree in Composition
(Mus.M in Composition) at The University of Manchester. He studied
composition with Professor Philip Grange, and
electro-acoustic composition with Dr. David Berezan. Cheng
Chin Man has developed
certain unique musical concepts in his output. His Piano Suite No.88.1-11, composed between 2007 and 2011, consists of 11 piano pieces of different
styles. Each piece consists of only the 88 different pitches available
on the piano, and each of those 88 pitches appear only once. It
is believed that this is the first time in music
history that this concept has been applied. Piano Suite No.88.1-11 was premiered in Hong Kong in 2012 by Jeremy Young.COMPOSITIONS Cheng Chin Man Links ~ ~ ~ Works by Genre
Composition for drama "Blood Wedding" (2000)
Three Sound, electroacoustic piece (2000)
Forest, electroacoustic piece (2000)
Wave Composition No. 1, 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos and 2 double basses (2000-01)
Life of Time, Time of Life, 88 instruments (2001)
Trace the Origin of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, orchestral version: perform the score in reverse (2001)
- electroacoustic version: reverse the audio file of the symphony (2001)
11-Tone Composition - Still Life, flute, clarinet, cello and piano (2001)
5-Tone Composition - In One, woodwind quintet (2001)
Fantasy on Erik Satie’s Gymnopédie No. 1, piano (2002)
7-Tone Composition - Silver on Air, 7 flutes (2002)
Tone Composition – City, 12 cellos (2002)
Study for Clarinet and Cello (2002)
Eternal, string quartet (2003)
Insane Colour, trombone and percussion (2003-04)
For Two Pianos (2004)
Amalgamation, electroacoustic piece (2004)
Woodwind Quintet (2004)
Violin Etude - After Rain (2005)
On The Way, small orchestra (2005)
HGTA, flute (2006)
Disorder Ligeti’s Désordre, electroacoustic piece (2007)
Piano Piece No. 1 (2007)
Wedding March + Canon = ?, piano (2008)
Duet for Dizi and Flute (2009)
Piano Suite No.88.1-11, piano (2007-2011) [Each piece consists of only 88 different pitches of the piano]
WORKS BY GENRE Cheng Chin Man Links ~ top of page ~
Dramatic/Theater
Composition for drama "Blood Wedding" (2000)
Orchestra
Life of Time, Time of Life, 88 instruments (2001)
Trace the Origin of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, orchestral version: perform the score in reverse (2001)
On The Way, small orchestra (2005)
Chamber
Wave Composition No. 1, 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos and 2 double basses (2000-01)
11-Tone Composition - Still Life, flute, clarinet, cello and piano (2001)
5-Tone Composition - In One, woodwind quintet (2001)
7-Tone Composition - Silver on Air, 7 flutes (2002)
Tone Composition – City, 12 cellos (2002)
Study for Clarinet and Cello (2002-03)
Eternal, string quartet (2003)
Insane Colour, trombone and percussion (2003-04)
Woodwind Quintet (2004)
Duet for Dizi and Flute (2009)
Solo Instrument
Violin Etude - After Rain (2005)
HGTA, flute (2006)
Piano
Fantasy on Erik Satie’s Gymnopédie No. 1, piano (2002)
For Two Pianos (2004)
Piano Piece No. 1 (2007)
Wedding March + Canon = ?, piano (2008)
Piano Suite No.88.1-11, piano (2007-2011) [Each piece consists of only 88 different pitches of the piano]
Electronic
Three Sound, electroacoustic piece (2000)
Forest, electroacoustic piece (2000)
Trace the Origin of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, electroacoustic version: reverse the audio file of the symphony (2001)
Amalgamation, electroacoustic piece (2004)
Disorder Ligeti’s Désordre, electroacoustic piece (2007)
CHENG CHIN MAN LINKS Works by Genre ~ top of page ~
Composer's website . . . contact Cheng Chin Man: here
Cheng Chin Man @ Facebook
Cheng Chin Man @ Hong Kong Composers' Guild
Cheng Chin Man @ YouTube/ChengChinMan's Channel
Publisher
Cheng Chin Man @ Composer's website
Streaming Audio
Cheng Chin Man @ YouTube
Recordings
[none at the moment]
Video
Cheng Chin Man @ YouTube
Cheng Chin Man @ Google Video
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