Mandopop (Mandarin Pop)

Fun exercise and demo creation. Some notes:

1. Unusual structure: Breaking of formulaic verse-chorus structure.
2. Melodic compass within an octave… Challenge accepted.
3. Unusual use of ancient Tang Dynasty poetry by Li Shang Yin.
4. Fusion of:
   1. modern verses/lyrics with ancient poetry
   2. verse-chorus
   3. Sung melody with spoken poetry recitation
   4. East-West orchestration

Much thanks to Ms CHAN Yi Wen – she’s not a professional singer but was game enough to attempt this regardless. Nope not exactly commercial. But if you’re looking for unusual music, here it is. 🙂

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