戲曲裡有各種用作鑼鼓點、曲牌、前奏或過門的樂段。這些樂段不少都是極短少的——這便是「香港微音樂」命名的來由。

「香港微音樂」是為戲曲演出而創作的一批音樂作品。這批作品最初在2021年於網上發表，並在當時已開放版權，獻給公眾領域，務求令各位可以自由地將這批作品用於實際演出之中，就如同現存的戲曲音樂一樣。

是次重新編輯，收錄一共147首作品，當中鑼鼓點作品用傳統鑼鼓經記譜，並附按廣東話發音之拼音版本；旋律作品則用五線譜及工尺譜。此外，各曲目亦按調式、板式、身段和氣氛等重新分類。

2025年3月

In Chinese opera, there is a repertoire of set rhythms, set tunes, preludes and interludes. These music pieces are often very short, thus the title of this project – “music miniatures”.

Hong Kong Music Miniatures is a compilation of music pieces composed for Chinese opera, first released online in 2021. All pieces have been dedicated to the public domain so that they can be used freely in actual performances, just as the existing traditional repertoire.

This revised version now include 147 pieces, where set rhythms are notated in traditional mnemonic notation with a romanised version based on Cantonese pronunciation provided, and melodic works are notated in both staff notation and gongche notation. The pieces have also been re-categorised by modes, metres, movements, mode, etc.

March 2025