Footnotes (Shorthand references are explained on a separate page)

1 On recording #1 I sing in unison with the qin; in recording #2 the relationship is more free. The idea is that an essential characteristic of qin msuic is the colors from playing with silk strings. Unison play tends to obscure this more than free accompaniment. This traditional melody was the source of my new piece, Lovebirds (also recorded, but without voice).
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