PUBLISHED WORKS
Ming-Jui has many published works to his credit, including original compositions, arrangements, and transcriptions.
Several of his works can be found on IMSLP
THE MAGIC HOUR
Solo Guitar
8 p.
Published by Doberman-Yppan
Sample page
Performance by guitarist Jeremy Hiniker
Performance by guitarist Chia-Wei Sun
Recording of the composer
"Lovely."
- Paul Cesarczyk, Professor at Mahidol University
"...I am always happy when I come in contact with a work that conveys truly and sincerely the cultural tradition out of which a composer arises. That’s exactly the case with this approximately seven-minute solo piece. Liu renders a flawless interpretation of it on YouTube. From its expressive introduction, through a slightly faster central part, to the return of calm at the end, each note is brilliantly planned and incorporated into the ethos of the work. I should make special mention of the extremely imaginative central section, presented in two, then three, independent voices. The upper voice is first accompanied by a bass tremolo, then while the latter transforms into a slow-moving bass melody, the tremolo migrates to the middle voice as sparse upperregister tones punctuate the texture at the top. Indeed, the music confirms the very title of the composition: from beginning to end we hear a magic-evoking, circling tranquility of sound on guitar."
- Uroš Dojčinović, Soundboard magazine
Program note in Traditional Chinese by the composer
PASSACAGLIA: A SONG FOR THE ROPEWALKER
Solo Guitar
12 p.
Published by Doberman-Yppan
Sample page
Performance by guitarist Way Lee
"...A challenging, fluid piece for guitar."
- Theodore Front Musical Literature
MONOLOGUE NO. 1: LEAF, ME
Solo Guitar
8 p.
Published by Doberman-Yppan
Sample page
Performance by guitarist Kuo-Chi Liao
"...The music contains a slow and deliberate introduction and coda. The main part of the piece is more fluid and arpeggiated."
- Theodore Front Musical Literature
MIRROR OF THE SUNSHINE
Guitar and Violin
12 p. + separated parts
Published by Doberman-Yppan
Recording excerpt 1
Recording excerpt 2
"...Excellent and well-written!"
- João Luiz Rezende Lopes, Brasil Guitar Duo
"Genuinely original - music is specifically carved, not generalized. As it proceeds it succeeds in changing listener' perception of time-flow. Almost always inhabits its time-frame, within discrete sections. Well-written for the 2 instruments."
- Judith Lang Zaimont, American composer
"...本曲は「前奏曲‐幻想曲」というバロック．スタイルの二楽章形式を採っています。第1楽章は2017年3月に観測された巨大なイエロームーンに霊感を得ており、第2楽章は台湾の歌謡曲〈黄色月亮The Yellow Moon〉の歌詞からインスピレーションを得ているそうです。実際に筆者が弾いてみたところ、第1楽章は短長2度を中心とし、(結果的に7や9の和音が多くなるため)環境音楽的な雰囲気を持った作品となっています。第2楽章は、無調や複調などの前衛的な技法も見られ、抽象的で複雑な作品であり、この分野での新しい曲を探している方におススメです。"
- 坂場圭介, editor of Gendai Guitar Magazine
SUMMER NIGHTS OF FORMOSA
Solo Guitar
4 p.
Published by Doberman-Yppan
Sample page
Performance by guitarist Yi-Chi Tseng
Program note by the composer:
Formosa, the ancient name of Taiwan, was titled by Portuguese sailors when they marked the island on their maps in the sixteenth century.
This short piece is written in the style of old Taiwanese folksongs with a delightful melody.
MONOLOGUE NO. 2
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL: CHACONNE, HWV 484
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: PRAELUDIUM UND FUGA, BWV 539
MANUEL MARÍA PONCE: ANDANTINO
arranged for viola and guitar
8 p. + separated parts
Published by Doberman-Yppan
Performance by violist Hsuan Lee and the arranger
MANUEL MARÍA PONCE: PRELUDIO E FUGA, MALGRÉ TOUT
transcribed for solo guitar
12 p.
Published by Doberman-Yppan
The Mexican composer Manuel María Ponce Cuéllar (1882 – 1948) wrote Preludio e fuga para la mano izquierda sola and Malgré Tout for piano solo, originally for the left hand alone. The guitarist may perform the transcriptions individually, or as a set of “Prelude, Fugue, and Malgré Tout.”
The first edition of my transcription of Preludio e fuga para la mano izquierda sola was published by Gendai Guitar Magazine in 2014. A special thanks to Mr. Hirofumi Watanabe.
A. VIVALDI/J.S. BACH: CONCERTO IN D MAJOR, RV 230/BWV 972
arranged for two guitars and string quartet/guitar duo
Published by Monologue Publications/ Amazon
Sample page
"Congratulations to Ming-Jui Liu with this important contribution to the duo guitar concerto repertoire. This little known transcription by Bach of a concerto by Vivaldi fits the duo guitar ensemble perfectly. Ming-Jui Liu’s transcription sounds natural and is a good fit with a Baroque orchestra."
- Jerry Willard, Guitar Professor at Stony Brook University
"This transcription of the Concerto in D for 2 guitars and string quartet by Vivaldi/Bach is a welcome addition to the guitar duet repertoire. Rarely do we guitarists get to perform a masterwork such as this in an ensemble
setting. The transcription is a fine balance of careful scholarship and artistic imagination. Bravo, Ming-Jui Liu!"
- Kevin Gallagher, World Renown Guitarist
"台湾のギタリスト．Ming-Jui Liuの編曲によるヴィヴァルディ〈協奏曲ニ長調RV230〉です。この作品は、大バッハによるアレンジも存在しており、それをも参照して作られています。そのため作曲者が「ヴィヴァルディ/バッハ」となっており、RVとBMVの両方の作品番号が載せられている、というわけです。2台のギターと弦楽四重奏のためのアレンジですが、巻末にギター二重奏のための別アレンジも載っています。作品自体はコンチェルト．グロッソと言って、独奏楽器群のみによるソロ部と、全体合奏によるトゥッティ部が交互に現れる形式を採っています。こういった形式の作品はギター界にはまだ少なく、せいぜいヴィヴァルディのRV93（ジョン．ウィリアムスの演奏で有名）が弾かれている程度、という事実に対する問題意識を持ってアレンジされています。"
- 坂場圭介, editor of Gendai Guitar Magazine
LUIS DE MILÁN: SIX PAVANAS
transcribed for solo guitar
Published by Monologue Publications/ Amazon
Sample page
"A much needed fresh look at Milan’s Pavans - this is a must have edition."
- Jerry Willard, Guitar Professor at Stony Brook University
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: FRENCH SUITE NO. 5, BWV 816
transcribed for guitar duo
Published by Monologue Publications/ Amazon
Sample page
FRANZ SCHUBERT: ARPEGGIONE SONATE, D. 821
arranged for flute and guitar.
Published on IMSLP
*renowned American guitarist Adam Holzman performed this arrangement with bassist DaXun Zhang on 4/27/2019, TX.
Recording of flautist Sacha de Ritis and guitarist Roberto di Stanislao:
I. Allegro moderato & III. Allegretto
Whole album (Amazon)
Performance by guitarist Hidetoshi Ota and flautist Akiko Sakaba:
I. Allegro moderato
II. Adagio and III. Allegretto
ENRIQUE GRANADOS: DANZA ESPAÑOLAS NO. 2 "ORIENTAL"
transcribed for guitar duo
Published by Gendai Guitar Magazine 2015 February issue
ANTONIO SOLER: SONATA IN E MINOR, R. 106
transcribed for guitar duo
Published by Gendai Guitar Magazine 2016 March issue
GIOVANNI ZAMBONI: LUTE SONATA NO. 8, OP. 1
transcribed for solo guitar
Published by Gendai Guitar Magazine 2017 January issue
Performance of I. Arpeggio by the transcriber
FRANZ SCHUBERT: IMPROMPTU NO. 1, D. 899
arranged for guitar duo
Published by Gendai Guitar Magazine 2017 December issue
LUIS DE MILÁN: FANTASIA NO. IX
transcribed for solo guitar
Published by Gendai Guitar Magazine 2020 October issue
SOFT WHISPER 詩歌-輕輕聽
arranged for solo guitar
Free music
Performance by the arranger
For other arrangements and transcriptions by Ming-Jui, please see here
Unpublished works include transcriptions and arrangements by Bach, Ravel, Ryden, Villa-Lobos, Piazzolla, and Pärt.