The interest in China has been great even before the country was selected to host the Olympic Games 2008. For years, Chinese music has become more and more popular, especially China’s charming and varied folk music. With ‚Melodies of China‘, Schott now presents collections of Chinese folk songs for various instruments. The songs in every volume have been arranged for the respective instruments by a Chinese expert arranger. The accompanying CD helps you to familiarize yourself with the characteristics of Chinese music and offers you the possibility to play along with the recordings. Instrumentation: clarinet in Bb