The Thousand Ripples Of a Lonely Bell by CHONG Kee Yong

孤鐘之千縷漣漪
為中提琴獨奏而作
The Thousand Ripples Of a Lonely Bell
for viola solo

Composed: 2000-2001
Commissioned by: Paul DE CLERCK
Dedication: Paul DE CLERCK
Duration: ca 9’
World premiere: 08/02/2001; “Concert of Vlaanderen Internationaal Franklin GYSELYNCK”
Venue: Auditorium of Royal Conservatory of Brussels (Flemish section, Belgium)
1st Performed by: Paul DE CLERCK (viola)
Recorded by: Yoshiko Hannya
“The Thousand Ripples Of a Lonely Bell” (2000-2001)
This short piece is an honor to J.S.Bach enthusiasm about music. Be a composer, music of Bach is a great influence to me, from the very beginning of my composing, Bach led me to the highest inspiration of the creation!

For this piece, I quoted the theme from “The Art Of Fugue” by Bach. The theme reverberated throughout the piece, like the ripples from a bell, although the sounds are fading out, but it is still remained in the depth of one heart.

This work was premiere by violist Mr. Paul DE CLERCK on the 8/2/2001Vlaanderen Internationaal Franklin GYSELYNCK concert at the Brussels Royal (FLEMISH) Conservatory of Music, to whom this work is dedicated.