MUSICAL WORKS

JIANGZHE Guangyi

2013

Samsara

Birth C: CHINA Gender: Male

Dest: Concert

Media Specification: Mixed music

Performer(s): Guzheng: GAO Yang

First perf.: Musicacoustica Festival, 30 Octobre 2016

Duration: 11:48

Perf. Country: CHINA

Context: EMAC Concert

Instruments: For Multiple acoustic stringed GuZheng and Electronic Sound

Prog. notes: Legend has it that six would become the reincarnation of the road. Buddhism holds that any person who observe the five precepts, six persons. On top of the five precepts, plus ten good, alive to heaven.

This piece is for the right side seven(heptachord) and the left side pentatonic’s multiple acoustic stringed GuZheng with electronic music. Whole song consists of three parts, representing samsara say conceived, struggles and sublimation.

The piece by using multiple acoustic stringed GuZheng’s timbre, tonality, and the left and right side of Ku variability of non-music areas, compatible with modern sound distortion technology combined with each other, the composer tried to use the vocabulary with music illustrates the flow of procedures.

Editor: MB