The Music Library is the primary repository of musical materials at the University of Hong Kong. Due to the COVID-19, it is temporarily closed. Yet, you can still visit its current learning environment by taking a virtual tour of the Library. Get started here.
You can learn more about the virtual tour of Music Library in the poster.
We received donations from a good friend of the Library. The video tells you how we handled donated items during the pandemic.
Besides, we have done special cleaning of books and shelves to prepare a re-opening of the Library. What is it all about?
Due to COVID-19, the Music Library is temporarily closed. During this period, a special pick-up service is available for HKU students and staff to support their learning and teaching. How does it go? Let's have a look.
Another 13 pieces are coming now. Enjoy a complete A-Z Classical Music !
Norma by Bellini (Naxos)
Orfeo by Monteverdi (Music Online)
Pictures at an Exhibition by Mussorgsky (Naxos)
Quotation of Dream by Takemitsu (Naxos)
Rite of Spring by Stravinsky (Naxos)
Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky (Naxos)
Tristan und Isolde by Wagner (Music Online)
Unfinished Symphony by Schubert (Naxos)
Verklarte Nacht by Schoenberg (Naxos)
War and Peace by Prokofiev (Music Online)
XAS, for saxophone quartet by Xenakis (Naxos)
Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra by Britten (Naxos)
Zauberflöte by Mozart (Music Online)
When I was working from home, I started building a list of A-Z Classical Music, not composers, to exercise my brain. No repetition of composers, this is a rule. Here is a list of 13 pieces. Hope you enjoy!!
Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber (Naxos)
Brandenburg concertos by JS Bach (Naxos)
Carmen by Bizet (Music Online)
Dido and Aeneas by Purcell (Music Online)
Eroica Symphony No. 3 by Beethoven (Naxos)
Falstaff by Verdi (Music Online)
German Requiem by Brahms (Naxos)
Hungarian Rhapsody by Liszt
Nos 1-9 (Naxos)
Nos 10-19 (Naxos)
Ionisation by Varese (Naxos)
Judas Maccabeus by Handel (Naxos)
Kinderscenen by Schumann (Naxos)
London Symphony by Haydn (Naxos)
Madama Butterfly by Puccini (Music Online)
The Archives of Traditional Music from the Libraries of Indiana University Bloomington has released historical recordings of Chinese music. The Berthold Laufer China Collection features the Chinese music recorded in an ethnographic fieldwork in China conducted by Berthold Laufer. The digitalized music now available is made from 400 cylinders phonographs, a recording device in the 1880s, which were recorded between 1901-1902 in China. Please visit the Collection to learn more about the collection and explore the historical sounds of Chinese music, i.e. folksongs, opera, and instrumental music.
Due to the COVID-19, many world-known performing arts organizations have cancelled concerts and performances. Great musicians cannot be on the stages during this difficult time. Yet, master works and performances can be listened to and viewed at home through free streams. Here are some highlights:
The world was alarmed by an outbreak of the virus in January. The coronavirus news comes up instantly when it has become day-by-day situations. Music with its power can be sources of strengths during difficult moments. Here is a list of songs, that I collected from the Internet, rearranged and composed for the time of COVID-19.
- Fight the Virus By Alvin Oon Released on YouTube channel on 30 January 2020
- 約在春天相見 (We Promise to Meet in the Spring) by GUO Jing Xiong
- 堅信愛會贏 普通話 (the original version sung in Mandarin) Lyrics by LIANG Mang, Music by SHU Nan
- 堅信愛會贏 粵語 (Cantonese version)
- Together (在路上)
- Chime of the Dawn Bells (黎明的編鐘聲) Lyrics by Kelvin HO, Jean-Francois Maljean and Robert Murray. Music by Jean-Francois Maljean
- 我知道 Lyrics by Andy LAU. Music by Zhou JIANG
- 愛的橋樑 Lyrics by You Kai ZOU. Music by Zhou JIANG
- 疫境同行 Music by Lowell Lo. New Lyrics by Hayes Yeung
- Stay The F*ck at Home - A Covid 19 Song
- Together, a piece combining of Jasmine Flower, a Chinese folk song and Nessun Dorma (None Shall Sleep), an aria of Puccini’s Turandot.
These songs can be primary sources and a good start for further study.
To celebrate the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth, we have created a world map to see how the celebration going!