潘耀田音乐作品集上海乐团管弦乐队合唱团-NLBE-Resources.PDF

潘 耀 田 上 海 音 乐 团 管 乐 弦 乐 林 作 队 曜 潘 合 · 耀 田 品 唱 指 作· 团 挥 曲 集 Symphonic Works by PHOON YEW TIEN Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus L1M YAU, Conductor All Rights Reserved, National Library Board, Singapore THE HOMING FISH (1993) The music is inspired by observation of the life cycle of the salmon - a most touching life story - from a young fish struggling for survival in brooks , then as he grows , swimming towards the sea, experiencing violent storms and mighty waves , until finally he feels duty-bound to return home up-stream , sacrificing his own life for the sake of procreation . The music is treated in a cheerful and concise manner. Narrating the life process of the salmon , the composer uses one main theme throughout , allowing it to be developed in both traditional (mainly romantic) and contem- porary (mid-20th century) ways . This work was specially composed at the invitation of Singaporean choreog- rapher Goh Lay Kuan for the 1994 Singapore Art Festival . NUO DANCE (1993) The music is taken from the dance drama Nu Wa and is one of the vigorous sections. In ancient time , when calamities befall mankind , people would dance the Nuo dance as part of the ritual seeking help from Heaven . The Chinese character Nuo 傩 contains two parts , on the left is people and on the right disaster Today, Nuo dance in China are performed differently from place to place . The Nuo dance that you are going to listen to bears no origin . It is entirely the subjective realization of the composer based on his personal imagination and understanding through certain descriptive records . All Rights Reserved, National Library Board, Singapore