Bayanbulak 巴音布鲁克
for solo viola
Solo viola approx. 8′30″
Program Notes
On plateaus above 3,000 meters, spring does not officially arrive until July and often concludes hurriedly before September. Bayanbulak is the name of a pastoral expanse at these altitudes, where the sky is darker, the land is devoid of trees, and horses do not need reins as they gallop in parallel to cranes that skim over the green waves of grass.
Bayanbulak is a work in progress with inspiration that primarily stems from Mongolian music, encompassing Khoomei (throat singing), Morin Khuur (horse-head fiddle), and Urtyn duu (long song). Thanks to Kielor Tung and David Ornelas for their suggestions in the instrumentation.
節目說明
在海拔 3,000 公尺以上的高原，春天要到七月才正式到來，又往往在九月之前便匆匆作結。巴音布魯克，正是這樣一片高海拔牧野之名——那裡的天空更暗，大地不長樹木，馬兒無需韁繩，與掠過綠色草浪的鶴並肩奔馳。
《巴音布魯克》仍在創作之中，靈感主要源自蒙古音樂，包括呼麥、馬頭琴與長調。感謝 Kielor Tung 與 David Ornelas 在配器上的建議。