Lines of Lives
for bass clarinet, baritone saxophone, trombone and euphonium · 2021
为低音单簧管、上低音萨克斯管、长号与上低音号而作 · 2021
Train lines, melodic lines, life lines: four lives cross and riff like free jazz.
地铁线、旋律线、生命线——四段人生交错碰撞，如自由爵士般即兴相应。
| Commission 委约 | With SEP Grants from the National Arts Council, Singapore 获新加坡国家艺术理事会 SEP 资助 |
|---|---|
| Dedication 题献 | To K口U ensemble 献给 K口U ensemble |
| Performers 演出者 | Daniel Yiau, bass clarinet; Michellina Chan, baritone saxophone; Don Kow, trombone; Vincent Tan, euphonium Daniel Yiau（低音单簧管）；Michellina Chan（上低音萨克斯管）；Don Kow（长号）；Vincent Tan（上低音号） |
| Listen 聆听 | ▶ YouTube release (video) ▶ YouTube 发布（视频） |
开头一页：方框提示谁先进入；此后每位乐手各守自己的时间。
Programme note 节目介绍
Based on an original short story by Joel Tan set on Singapore’s MRT East-West Line in 2015, the music emerges from the abstract and emotional aspects of the story, referencing its physical and political contexts and its psychological terrains.
作品取材自 Joel Tan 的一篇原创短篇小说，故事发生在 2015 年新加坡地铁东西线上。音乐从故事的抽象与情感层面生发，指涉其物理与政治语境，以及心理的地貌。
How it is played 演奏方式
There is no common tempo. Each player moves through their own phrases with extreme rubato, entering in a cued order but finishing when they finish, and responding, echoing and counterpointing the others in real time — so the result differs at every performance. The materials are punchy accented notes, sometimes to the point of distorting the timbre, and sliding notes shaped like Sprechstimme, their pitches points of departure and arrival. Listeners have likened the effect to free jazz.
作品没有共同的速度。每位乐手以极度自由的弹性速度走过自己的乐句，按提示的顺序进入，却各自在自己的时间结束，并实时地彼此回应、呼应、对位——因此每次演出的结果都不相同。材料是充满冲击力的重音，有时甚至到音色失真的程度，以及如“说唱”般塑造的滑音，其音高只是出发与抵达的参照点。听众曾把这种效果比作自由爵士。
For scores, performance materials and other enquiries:
chungshih@chungshih.info
乐谱、演出资料及其他查询：
chungshih@chungshih.info