From Old Peking Folklore

Chen Yi · b. 1953

Level 5 · Advanced — about ABRSM 8 · RCM 9

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Type: Short piece
Setting: Piano
Length: About 5 min
Era: Contemporary
Nationality: Chinese-American · woman composer
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Commissioned by the Music Teachers' Association of California

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