寂靜是唯一的音樂
作者
Klaus Hinrich Stahmer
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典藏者
國立傳統藝術中心臺灣音樂館
創作靈感來自於徐志摩（1896-1913）《再別康橋》的其中一段：「悄悄是別離的笙蕭」。對我而言，徐志摩揮別摯愛的地方不僅僅為短暫的離別而已。其中更流露出了一股秋意，或是說「人生的秋天」。音此。作品的感覺和馬勒《大地之歌》中的〈告別〉有點類似，表達了永恆的別離。對於聽者而言。「暴風雨」的橋段可以有兩種解讀方式。其一為字面上的意義，也就是秋天的暴風雨，充滿了冰雹摧毀的果實、樹枝及枯葉，其二為象徵上的意義。也就是透過輕緩的節奏所表達的死亡意象。這不是一個戲劇化的激情作品，取而代之的為更深沈，冥想式的超然宗教情懷。為了調合古老中國傳統，我創造了一個特別的音階，將之命名為「秋天音階」。另外。我想說的是，我的作品既歐洲又不歐洲，僅管我已試著找出最正確的方法呈現中國音調，其中，仍不免帶有西方作曲家的色彩。
"Silence is the only music" was inspired by one of Xu Zhimo's （1896-1931） poems. The full sentence in the poem "Second farewell to Cambridge" reads as follows：I say nothing, silence is the only music to be heard when one departsI Interpreted the words into something more than a momentary departure. Zhimo's departure from a beloved place in my opinion has a more general meaning of autumn and, furthermore, of the autumn of life. So my piece is a little bit like Gustav Mahler's last song from "The Song of the Earth" － 'Farewell' , a music for someone departing forever. So the listener may either take the "stormy" passage in my piece literally as a description of autumn storms with hailing ripe fruits, branches and dead leaves, or in a more figurative sense as a death scene with light moments. But it is by no means a dramatic piece. More contemplative or meditative, my piece reflects upon something religious or transcendental.In accordance to old Chinese traditions I gave my piece a scale, which is a special one and which I invented and which I call an "Autumn-Scale" . Furthermore I would like to say that my music is as much European as it is not. I tried to find the right approach to Chinese "intonation" , and yet my music bears the signature of a Western composer.
"Silence is the only music" was inspired by one of Xu Zhimo's （1896-1931） poems. The full sentence in the poem "Second farewell to Cambridge" reads as follows：I say nothing, silence is the only music to be heard when one departsI Interpreted the words into something more than a momentary departure. Zhimo's departure from a beloved place in my opinion has a more general meaning of autumn and, furthermore, of the autumn of life. So my piece is a little bit like Gustav Mahler's last song from "The Song of the Earth" － 'Farewell' , a music for someone departing forever. So the listener may either take the "stormy" passage in my piece literally as a description of autumn storms with hailing ripe fruits, branches and dead leaves, or in a more figurative sense as a death scene with light moments. But it is by no means a dramatic piece. More contemplative or meditative, my piece reflects upon something religious or transcendental.In accordance to old Chinese traditions I gave my piece a scale, which is a special one and which I invented and which I call an "Autumn-Scale" . Furthermore I would like to say that my music is as much European as it is not. I tried to find the right approach to Chinese "intonation" , and yet my music bears the signature of a Western composer.
