Inhalt
- I Schattenspiel
- II Die Laute
- III Widmung an China
- IV Kasperlspiel
- V Lobgesang
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Tcherepnin composed these five pieces during a sojourn in Shanghai, were he was honorary professor at the conservatory and also worked as a consultant for the Chinese ministry of education. The studies were inspired by Chinese folk music and are based on pentatonic scales.