{"product_id":"gross-waiting-again-for-lady-yang-clarinet-unaccompanied-dorn","title":"Gross, Murray_Waiting, Again, for Lady Yang","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the composer:\u003cbr\u003e\"In 2003 I composed a work for solo cello, \u003cem\u003eThinking of Lady Yang at Midnight\u003c\/em\u003e, inspired by a wonderfully evocative 900-year-old Korean  poem of the same name. The expressive depth and subtle language of that ancient poem reverberated within me long after the cello piece was finished, prompting this attempt to create another musical metaphor of \"one who was too beautiful.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWaiting, Again, for Lady Yang \u003c\/em\u003etakes us one step beyond the actual narrative of the poem, imagining an assignation between our solitary narrator and the elusive Lady Yang. Here we find touches of impatience and irritation intruding into the lovers' dialogue. Finally, however, they disappear together into the midnight shadows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThinking of Lady Yang at Midnight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eWatching alone by the ancient city wall,\u003cbr\u003eThinking of one who was too beautiful,\u003cbr\u003eWhat did I see? What did I hear?\u003cbr\u003eMoonlight, quivering over empty courtyards,\u003cbr\u003eA voice calling out of the midnight shadows.\u003cbr\u003eOne name, her name, echoes across the silence.\u003cbr\u003eLight feet, her feet, in shoes of peacock feathers,\u003cbr\u003eDance through the empty halls. Will they never rest?\u003cbr\u003eThinking of joys that ended and sorrows which never end\u003cbr\u003eI find my white robe spangled with tears for her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eKorean, Anonymous (c. 1100 - 1150)\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dorn Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49030565331194,"sku":"DOR1511","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2337\/0861\/files\/img197copy.jpg?v=1781881828","url":"https:\/\/www.clarinetallmusic.com\/products\/gross-waiting-again-for-lady-yang-clarinet-unaccompanied-dorn","provider":"CAMco Music, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}