英文摘要 |
Music and literature are two distinct art forms, yet there are countless ways in which the two sister arts interact and inspire each other since antiquity. Among contemporary Taiwanese composers, Tsung-Hsien Yang is known for his passion to take on''dialogues with literary works'' in his musical compositions. He is an avid reader of literary works and absorbs nutrients from his readings to deepen the ideas in his works. Novelists important to him include Yasunari Kawabata, Milan Kundera, Italo Calvino, and Wu He. Through interviews with Tsung-Hsien Yang and rereadings of literary works he loved, the author reexamines the works of the musician written during the last three decades to explore the relationship between literature and his compositions. The article starts with the discussion on the aesthetics of melancholy in Kawabata and relates it to the pensive undercurrents in the personality trait of Yang. The author continues to investigate how the three types of freedom which Wu He pursues serve as emotional stimulation and technical inspiration for Yang's musical creations. Finally, an analysis on the features of Yang's musical works is done through a study on five of his works, Albumblätter from Sansui Shack for solo piano, Grieving the Evanescing for orchestra, Lacrimosa, a duet for one oboe player with a pre-recorded oboe part, Danse-extatique / Chant / Enigmatique-grue for solo clarinet and Song of Losses, an Oboe Concerto. With the discursive narratives incorporated into his works, Yang develops a unique musical vocabulary which expresses his concern for the society and achieves greater freedom in his mature style. |