MUSICAL WORKS

ZHANG Xiaofu / 张小夫

Esprit de la Montagne / 山鬼 / Shan Gui

Birth Y: 1954 Birth C: CHINA Gender: Male

Dest: Concert

Media Specification: Mixed music

Performer(s): WU Bixia(dramatic soprano)

Duration: 11:30

Perf. Country: CHINA

Setup: Central Conservatory of Music

Prog. notes: he Mountain Sprite – for soprano and electroaucostic music was inspired by the work of the great poet Qu Yuan (340-278 BC) of the ancient Chu state in the southern China. A monodrama of the lovesick “goddess of mountain” who was thinking of worldly pleasures and adoring her mortal lover, this poem was sung in rites dedicated to gods and goddesses, and it is noted mostly for its romanticism which was very avant-garde 2300 years ago. The music is expressive of poetic femininely imagination. Soprano speaking voice and falsetto voice, etc. in traditional Chinese drama music are used in the vocal part of this piece to achieve a specific epic-romance style.
《山鬼》的创作灵感来自于中国历史上第一位浪漫主义诗人屈原的同名诗作。作品抒发和编制了一个山中精灵渴望爱情及向往人间美好生活的神奇故事。在人声和电子音乐的表现方面，借鉴和融合了中国传统戏曲音乐中“唱”和“念”的某些韵律，委婉、清灵、飘渺，是人灵魂于存在的幻化。

Editor: XM