Inner Mongolia Suite, Op. 9

Composer: MA Sicong
  • Ma composed Neimeng zuqu (Inner Mongolia Suite), Op.9, in 1937. The work is scored for violin and piano.1
  • Ma was a violin virtuoso and often composed for the instrument.2
  • This suite is also known by the title of Suiyuan Suite. From 1928-1949, Inner Mongolia was held a province by the People’s Republic of China and renamed Suiyuan. 

Movements

  1. Epic. This movement includes a theme from a folk song entitled “Kangding Love Song.” 
  2. Nostalgia.This movement is also based on a folk tune. 
  3. Dances beyond the Frontier. This movement quotes an inner Mongolian folk song, “Jiao Daniang.”3

Sources

  1. Jonathan P.J. Stock, “Ma Sicong,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed July 1, 2021, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000049315. 
  2. Ibid.
  3. Su Xia, liner notes to Ma, Sicong: Music for Violin and Piano, Vol. 1, Hsiao-Mei Ku, Ning Lu, Naxos 8.570600, CD, 2007.

Cut IDs

49183