Footnotes (Shorthand references are explained on a separate page)

1. Two methods of singing
On one recording I sing in unison with the qin; in the other recording the relationship is more free. For the latter the idea is that an essential characteristic of qin music is the colors from playing with silk strings. Unison play tends to obscure this more than free accompaniment. In addition Chinese traditional ensemble music, until the invention of the modern Chinese orchestra, tended always to be heterophonic.

This traditional melody was the source of my new piece, Lovebirds (also recorded, but without voice).
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