I. Forest
of the bare branches
II. First
Snow Upon the Evergreen
Grove
III. Valley
Stream's Fragrance of
the Green Green Woodlands
Program
Notes:
One
November afternoon I
took a walk through
the woods. Half
bared branches interwove
with each other as if
they were holding hands.
They locked sunshine
onto the ground, reflecting
rays of silvery sprays.
When the wind
blew, the movement of
the tree branches and
fallen leaves changed
the direction of the
shine, and I saw myself
dancing in the mystery
of a silvery river...
The scenery was so stunning
that I could hear it
sing. The wind
mingled with the leaves
and the leaves with
its branches; I paused
in amazement to listen.
Out of silence,
music was born.
I
chose the bassoon to
begin the opening of
the first movement,
�¤Ô¤¶¤Ç¤orest of the Bare
Branches��. To
me, the bassoon has
an enchanting voice
that seems to carry
the spirit of the tree
from which it is made.
It begins the
call of the interwoven
branches in the opening
of this composition;
they grow out of each
other like lyrical branches...
I
have always been attracted
to the distinct timbre
of the woodwind instruments,
and am especially fond
of writing for this
combination. The
generic name for their
family of instruments
also inspired this piece,
the 'wood' 'wind' quintet.
They each take
on a special character
in my music, weaving
out a dialogue of interwoven
melodies. I saw
nature through the eyes
of the painter; all
of nature is an interwoven
tapestry of lines, dots,
and colors, spun out
into a mysterious lyricism.
Seasonal
changes have always
amazed me and reminded
me of how majestic nature's
creation is�¤Ô¤²¤É¤§he first
day of snow fall, first
roar of the spring thunder,
first warm breeze from
the tropics in mid-May...
it is such an alluring
experience that
sometimes I think it
is beyond us to completely
replicate. This composition
is my sincere attempt
to translate these impressions
into music.
The
second movement, �¤Ô¤¶¤Ç¤irst
Snow Upon the Evergreen
Grove��, describes the
first snow of winter
that changed the color
of the natural landscape.
Neon white flakes
danced in the sky, and
hang on to the deep
black of the evergreen
forest. The opening,
animated motive danced
and interwove to the
beats of a sky of flying
snow flakes. The
world waited in harmony
for the season to come...
The
last movement, �¤Ô¤¶¤È¤¦alley
Stream's Fragrance of
the Green Green Woodlands��
, describes the wake
of spring to the beginning
of summer. The
woodwind melody is the
choir of all living
creatures at the dawn
of spring; valley stream
bubbling with fragrance
in the gentle undulating
passage of the clarinet
and bassoon. I
could smell the mist
of an approaching summer
rain... In this set
of three movements I
translated the scenery
into musical notes.
The melody of
the five different shades
and characters of the
woodwind instruments
interweave with each
other simulating the
great art works of nature.
The
reflection of nature
in art is my greatest
passion.
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