Wayang Kulit

for brass quintet  ·  2004

为铜管五重奏而作  ·  2004

One chord seen from many angles, in light and shade, like shadow puppets and Gabrieli’s choirs.

从多个角度观看同一个和弦，光影交错，如皮影戏，也如加布里埃利的复合唱。

Duration 时长	ca. 3 minutes 约三分钟
Written for 题献	The Meridian Arts Ensemble’s visit to the University at Buffalo Meridian Arts Ensemble 访问布法罗分校
Premiere 首演	3 November 2004 — Meridian Arts Ensemble, Lippes Concert Hall, University at Buffalo, New York 2004年11月3日——Meridian Arts Ensemble，纽约州立大学布法罗分校 Lippes 音乐厅

Programme note 节目介绍

The title Wayang Kulit refers to the shadow play of Indonesia. The puppets themselves are colourful and intricately decorated, yet seen through the screen, their colours and intricacies are hidden. In traditional performances, though, the audience wanders around both sides of the screen, allowing — perhaps unintentionally — an appreciation of the beautiful puppets themselves. This constant mixing of the reality of backstage action with the suspended reality of the unfolding play, usually a folk legend or myth, is an important part of experiencing wayang kulit.

标题《Wayang Kulit》指印尼的皮影戏。皮偶本身色彩缤纷、装饰精巧，但隔着幕布观看时，这些色彩与细节都被隐去。然而在传统演出中，观众会在幕布两侧来回走动，因而——或许并非有意——也能欣赏到皮偶本身的美。幕后动作的真实，与正在上演的戏（通常是民间传说或神话）那种悬置的真实之间不断交织，是体验皮影戏的重要部分。

This work for brass quintet uses very simple materials: long held tones and short attacks, unfolding a single chord. Detailed gradations of dynamics and a particular seating arrangement create for the audience the experience of ‘viewing’ that one chord from different perspectives, through varying degrees of light and shade — like experiencing the intricate kulit puppets in a traditional wayang setting.

这部铜管五重奏作品使用极为简单的材料：长音与短促的起音，展开一个单一的和弦。细致的力度层次与特别的座位安排，为观众营造出从不同角度‘观看’这个和弦的体验，光影浓淡各异——就像在传统皮影戏中欣赏精巧的皮偶。

In a traditional wayang performance, the shadows are cast by the flickering flame of an oil lamp behind the screen. As the flame moves, the shadows tremble, lengthen and distort. In the same way, the single chord here is stretched and deformed — held, swelled and faded — so that one sonority is seen in constantly shifting light.

在传统皮影戏中，影子由幕后油灯摇曳的火光投射而成。火焰晃动，影子便随之颤动、拉长、变形。同样地，这里的单一和弦被拉伸、被扭曲——延续、膨胀、消退——让同一个音响在不断变幻的光线中被观看。

Another influence is sixteenth-century European polyphony, particularly the polychoral writing of Thomas Tallis and Giovanni Gabrieli. Wayang Kulit reflects my compositional interest in finding common ground among cultural practices on which to make music.

另一个影响来自十六世纪的欧洲复调音乐，尤其是塔利斯与加布里埃利的复合唱写作。《Wayang Kulit》反映了我的创作兴趣：在不同的文化实践之间寻找共同的基础，并在其上创作音乐。

The quintet is divided into two groups — trumpet 1 with trombone, and trumpet 2 with horn and tuba — placed as far apart as the space allows while keeping contact, to bring out the stereophonic effects. The arrival points of dynamic changes are precisely indicated by the rhythm.

五重奏分为两组——第一小号与长号，第二小号与圆号、大号——在保持彼此联系的前提下尽可能分开，以突显立体声效果。力度变化的抵达点，都由节奏精确标示。

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