Personal home page of Daniel Law

Daniel Ping Leung LAW
Professor

updated on April, 1998

Orchestral Music
Three Pieces For String Orchestra (1970)(rev.1997)
Ode From the Nestorian Monument (1972)
Symphonie Concertante (1981) (rev. 1997)
Sinfonietta sine nomine (1987)
Symphony No. 2 (1991)
Silk and Down (Overture)(1993)
Concerto For Orchestra (1996)

Chamber Music
Three Pieces for Bassoon and Piano (1971)
Nachmung No 1 for 2 flutes and 2 celli (1973)
Variations on a Chin Theme for Flute, Violin, Piano and Tape (1977)
Medieval Suite for Fl., Cl., B, Cl., Hn, Trb., Vn., D.B. (1977 rev. 1991)
Trio for Oboe/English Horn, Bass Clarinet and Piano (1978)
Trio for Oboe, Clarinet and Piano (1984)
Pilikus for 4 horns (1987)
Variations on Themes from Malacandra for Fl., Bn., and Pft. (1987)
Shiu Xian Cao II for 6 Chinese Instruments and pre-recorded synthesized tape. (1990)
String Quartet (The Century) (1997)
Woodwind Quintet in Memory of T.S. Eliot (1998)

Vocal Music
Three Chinese Folksongs [Male, a cappella] (1979), Rearranged [SATB & pft.] (1980)
Alleluia with verse "The Holy Child" [SATB, a cappella],(1979)
The School Boy [SSA, a cappella] (1980)
Psalm 33rd [SATB, a cappella] (1980)
Shng Shng Man [SATB and Prepared Piano] (1980)
New Settings of Five Renaissance Songs for Baritone and Lute/Theorbo (1987)
The Crystal Prison -- Poem of the Wristwatch [SATB and Pre-taped synthesizers] (1989)
Jubilate Deo (Psalm 100) for Children treble choir and Organ (1989)
Hu“xin (a set of Chinese fun songs) for Choir (1992)
Solid Rock (Cantata for Choir, Soprano and Bass Solo and Orchestra) (1992)
Anthem "Praise the Lord" for Choir, Organ and Brass Quintet (1992)
Anthem "God be in My Head" (1994)
Speaking of Huang-di (SATB a cappella or SATB with piano) (1995)
Christmas Suite based on 6 Chinese Traditional Carols (SSATB a cappella) (1996)
Nymphs and Shepherds (Arr. for SSA-SATB A cappella from Purcell) (1998)
Chaconne (Arr. for SSATB a cappella from Purcell) (1998)
Gloria (Arr. for SSAA choir and Orchestra from Vivaldi) (1998)

Many Liturgical music, Hymn-tunes included in Hymns of Life, Sound of the Bamboo , Sound of Grace, Chinese Praise, etc.

Solo Instrumental Music
Ten Short Pieces for Pianoforte (1973)
Five Etudes for Guzheng Solo (1985)v Prelude and Postlude on "Wer nur den Lieben Gott" for Organ Solo (1988)
Prelude and Introit on "Unser Herrscher" for Organ and Bass (1990)
Three Erudite Etudes (1993)

Ballet
The Last Days [for two dances, three percussionists, cellist and clarinetist] (1994)

These compositions are mostly commissioned works. They have been performed and broadcasted throughout the world and in major festivals such as International Society for Contemporary Music Festival - World Music Days, Asian Composers League Conference Festival, Sentai (Japan) Asian Music Festival, Rostrum of Composers, Hong Kong Arts Festival, Hong Kong Asian Arts Festival, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra's subscription concerts, and Hong Kong Musicarama, etc.

Publications

1. Ph.D. Dissertation

"Teaching Contemporary Composition Theory: The Use of Simulation Games in the College Level Music Theory Course." University Microfilm, Ann Arbor, Mich., 1979.

2. Books

Perspectives on Church Music. Hong Kong: Tien Tao Publication House, 1979 (2nd Printing, 1981) ISBN 962-208-008-0 (201pp.) 2nd Edition ,1993 under the new name Perspectives on Church Music I.
Perspectives on Church Music II. Hong Kong: Tien Tao Publication House, 1995 (257pp) ISBN 962-208-249-1

3. Discography (on CDs)

Ode from the Nestorian Monument (in Orchestral Composition by Hong Kong Composers, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Yip Wing-sie, Conductor) Pacific Music Co. Ltd. [HK 8.242119]
Variations on Themes from Malacandra (in Chamber Music by Hong Kong Contemporary Composers) Pacific Music Co. Ltd. [HK 8.242120]
Three Erudite Etudes (in A Musical Celebration , 1993) [CUMUS-001]
The Medieval Suite (in New Music Hong Kong Highlights Vol 1) [CGCD-9401]
Symphony No. 2 (Moscow Symphony Orchestra HUGO Record Company HRP 799-2)
The Eagle Stretching Its Wings, and Fugal Capriccio for Gu Zheng (in Charm of China: Favourite Zheng Pieces of Hon See-Wah , 1996) [RA-951010C]

4. Selected Articles (on CDs)

"Brief History of Chinese Hymnody" in Corporate Worship: Why and How , ed. by Esther Yu L. Ng. Hong Kong: China Graduate School of Theology, 1980. ISBN 960-208-015-4, pp.
"The Composers' Quest: Words and Music, Host or Slave." Bauhinian Suite Music Society Bulletin, (Nov., 1983), 16-21.
"Indigenization of Church Music, Pros and Cons." Sacred Music Quarterly 5, n3 (July, 1983),3-5.
"Music Education in the Church" in Channel 25 (Dec., 1985). Reprinted in Sacred Music Quarterly 8 n3 (July 1986), 1-4.
"Cambridge Songs and Carmina Burana: A Study of the Synthesis of Sacred and Secular Lyrics." Sacred Music Quarterly 5, n1 (Spring, 1980), 5-7.
"Introduction to Seven Journals for Music Education." in Newsletter of the Hong Kong Society for Music Education n1 (Dec. 1987), 4
"Review of Six Introductory Books on Music Education." in Newsletter of the Hong Kong Society for Music Education n2 (Dec. 1987), 4
"The Long Neglected Holy Spirit: A Hymnological Reflection.: in Message 115 (May, 1989), 1-2.
"Chinese Sacred Music Ideology and Composition." in Sacred Music Quarterly 12 n.1 (Jan. 1990), 1-4 [Part 1]; 12 n.2 (April 1990), 1-4 [Part II].
"Sacred Music and Spiritual Awareness" in Trinity Theological Journal 2, (Nov, 1990), 77- 88.
"A Study of the Archetypal Approach: J.S. Bach and Chinese Hymns." in Research in Ethnomusicology (Proceedings of the Conference Contemporary Chinese Music, 1946-76.) Hong Kong: Asian Studies Centre, University of Hong Kong, 1990, 372- 399.
"Hong Kong" in New Music in the Orient: Essays on Composition in Asia Since World War II. Edited by Harrison Ryker. Buren, the Netherlands: Frits Knuf Publishers, 1991, pp. 225-248.
"Christology in Hymns" in Jesus and Modern Man. Hong Kong: China Graduate School of Theology, 1993. (pp.220-234) ISBN:962-271-033-6.
"Music and the Christian Faith" in Art, Theology and Life Ed. by Lawrence Y.Y. Chan. Hong Kong: China Graduate School of Theology [ISBN 962-271-040-9], pp. 133-147.
"Music Creation--Materials, Structure and Humanity: A Computer Adventure" The Humanity Bulletin CUHK vol.3 (1994), pp. 52-61.
"Music, a Worshipful Catalyze in Christian Worship" in Sacred Music Collection Ed. by Rev. Si-Ah Tsai. Catholic Diocesan Sacred Music Committee, (1994). [ISBN 962- 7958-01-8], pp.198-201.
"Modeling Small Chinese and Tibetan Bells" (with Andrew Horner and Lydia Ayers) in J. Audio Eng. Soc., vol. 45 No. 3 (March, 1997) pp. 148-159.