Traditional Asian music on the Piano

[douja]

Hello! I am a beginner in Piano and I like traditional Japanese, Chinese and Korean music. I'd like to play some of it on the piano. Music like Arirang for example. Does anyone know any composer or performer that plays traditional asian music on the piano or where I can find those music sheets? Thanks!

[8_octaves]

Hi,
I just spotted 3 collections, but I don't have them. But all of them are easily available for buying, on the web, for example at Amazon.

1.)

Chinese Folk Songs Collection : 24 traditional folk songs for intermediate level piano solo
Verfasser/in:    Joseph Johnson
Verlag:    Milwaukee, WI : Hal Leonard, ©2009.
ISBN:    9781423465478 1423465474
Pour piano soliste, sans paroles.
Descr.:    47 p. de notation musicale : ill., carte ; 30cm.
Content: Mountaintop view = Yimeng shan hao feng guang -- Love song of the prairie = Cao yuan qing ge -- Running hourse[?] mountain = Pao ma liu liu de shan shang -- Girl's lament = Xin tian you -- Wedding veil = Xian qi ni de gai tao lai -- Sad, rainy day = Luo shui tian -- The sun came up happy = Tai yang chu lai xi yang yang -- Wa-ha-ha = Wa ha ha -- White flower = Zhi zi kai hua bai you bai -- Great Wall = Mengjiang nü -- Crescent moon = Yue er wan wan zhao jiu zhou -- Blue flower = Lan hua hua -- Digging for potatoes = Pao yang yu -- Woven basket = Zuo lou ge -- Beating the wild hog = Da ye zhu -- Little cowherd = Xiao fang niu -Carrying song = Zou jiang zhou -- Memorial = Dao la ji -- Hand drum song = Feng yang hua gu -- Song of the clown = Diu diu tong -- Jasmine flower = Mo li hua -- Darkening sky = Tian wu wu -- Northwest rains = Xi bei yu zhi zhi luo -- Homesick = Jiao fu diao.
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Japanese folk songs collection : 24 traditional folk songs for intermediate level piano solo
Verfasser/in:    Mika Goto
Verlag:    Milwaukee, WI : Hal Leonard︡ Corporation, ©2014.
ISBN:    9781458419163 1458419169
Anmerkungen:    Includes source notes on each song, a pronunciation guide to the titles, a short history of how the collection came about, a profile of the arranger, Mika Goto, and a map showing the areas these traditional tunes represent.
Beschreibung:    48 pages : ill ; 31 cm.
Content ( taken from Amazon ):
This unique collection features 24 traditional folk songs from Japan for intermediate level pianists: Blooming Flowers - Counting Game - The Fisherman's Song - Harvest Song - Itsuki Lullaby - Joyful Doll Festival - Kimigayo - Picking Tea Leaves - The Rabbit on the Moon - Sakura - Takeda Lullaby - Village Festival - Where Are You From? - and more. Includes a preface, author bio and performance notes.
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Korean Folk Songs Collection: 24 Traditional Folk Songs for Intermediate-Level Piano Solo
Lawrence Lee
Verlag: Hal Leonard
ISBN 10: 1423490428 / ISBN 13: 9781423490425
46 p.
Contains ( taken from Amazon ) :
(Educational Piano Solo). Features intermediate-level solo arrangements of 24 songs in the Korean tradition. With performance notes, background info on each piece, and exquisite illustrations, this is an inspiring collection of timeless melodies. Songs include: Arirang * Boat Song * Cricket * Flowers * The Gate * Han River * Harvest * Lullaby * Waterfall * Yearning * and more.
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But, as I said: I haven't got the 3 volumes, so, perhaps, you would read reviews about them on the web first. I spotted some good reviews ( on Amazon ), but also some who said that they might be a little too easy for intermediate, or sth. like that.

Nevertheless, they exist.

Cordially, 8_octaves!

[douja]

WOW! 8_octaves, Thank you very much for this information. I am new to this forum and it's already great :-)

[8_octaves]

Hi douja,

thank you for yor answer! I have had another short look for especially "Arirang", and I found 2 entries: they are in 1 or 2 libraries, but I didn't find them in actual webstores. Perhaps a search in antique / out of print - bookstores ( in the web and "normal" ) would be successful?

Don't know. Perhaps, others can help, too. But at least, here they are, and, perhaps 1 or 2 names:

Title: "Arirang" mountain pass, Korean folk song
Author:    Insun Lee
Editor:    Boston, Carl Fisher [©1959]
Format:    Partitur : Englisch
Text in English and Korean.
Description:    5 pages 31 cm
Additional info:    arranged by Insun Lee [for] high voice [and piano].

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Title: 35 Arirang variations : piano solo ; [1985]
Material: [Printed music] 
Author: Bahk, Junsang
Other persons: Bahk, Hojung [dedicatee]
Author info: Junsang Bahk. [Dedicated to my dear wife Hojung]
Pages: 55. 
Place / Editor: Wien : Proscenium Edition
Year: © 1989
Footnote: Duration of performance ca. 15 Min.

( Addition by me: but here  https://www.musiker.at/junsangbahk/de/werke/werke.htm it says 32 min, but it seems (I read it in another source ) that Bahk has later divided the 35 variations in smaller groups.. . Cannot imagine that 55 pages only last 15 min.  )

Language: Introduction in Korean language.

Hmm.

Cordial greetings from 8_octaves!

[chechig]

Thank you for all this info, sounds very interesting!!
Recently I discovered a japanese pianist, Toru takemitsu. He wrote  two pieces for intermediate students. Clouds, and Breeze, is not traditional, but is very nice. You may also like Nakada Yoshinao, also for intermediate students

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGNckvFv7rs