MUZI · STAGE · Great Wall Capriccio

Rites for Loyal Souls

Bells and an erhu cadenza mourn the nameless soldiers who died defending the nation.

Part of · Great Wall Capriccio

The third movement moves through a slow section, a largo, a free erhu cadenza and an orchestral climax. The orchestra at times imitates the echo of ancient bells and a humming male chorus, and leads straight into the fourth movement.