Violoncello (Die Rückkehr des Frühlings)

Written for Soprano Solo, Violoncello & Piano, The Return Of The Spring is sung in Chinese & may sung in English or German. The poem is by renowned Chinese female poet Chuan Mei & was written in the year 2019. The poem itself was awarded a prize & was subsequently published in one of the renowned publishing companies in China. 

The composition is written in the key of c minor, in the time signature of 6/8 with Lento as its starting speed. In the begining, a short introduction which brings a sense of sadness is being heard through the deep resonance of the cello & the the piano. Then the soprano joins in, singing the verse Do you believe,the spring will always return? Through a series of dialogue between the soprano, piano & the cello, at bar 25 the ""bees buzz& that singals the return of the spring & is produced by the polyrhythm,changing of key from c minor to C major, & the increased speed of 

the instruments.  

The soprano rejoins at bar 39, telling us why the spring returns. Through the sheep & the wolf (that are from the verse), spring symbolizes love from Mother Nature & through its love, both sheep & the wolf will have ample food, so that the food chain will not be broken. At the end of bar 46, the is back to c minor with the reprise of the bees buzz effect & from bar 49 till bar 58, ends with an octave higher. At bar 59, the key is moduated to C major again, & this time round, the soprano comes in at bar 63, telling those who are lost, or have regrets that spring has return & everyone should have a

chance to amend their mistakes & return to their rightful path.