Program Notes

This guitar duet suite includes the following thee pieces: Breezy Oceans (3'36"), At the Temple (5'14”), and Tung Blossoms (2'43"). The music expresses the natural and cultural sceneries of Taiwan. Breezy Oceans was inspired by the coastal views of southern Taiwan including sunset, breeze, and beach activities. At the Temple was composed with the techniques of minimal music to express the scenes at the temple with the monks praising the scriptures repetitively and in unison during the ceremony. Tung Blossoms was set to a simple ternary form. The romantic melody outlines the landscape of the booming tung flowers (Vernicia fordii) in spring. It is called the Snow in May, with white flowers cover the entire hills and petals flying in the air like snow flakes.

台灣三景

此作品為吉他二重奏組曲, 包含”微風海洋”, “廟宇” 及 “花樹” 等三首小品，藉由樂曲來描寫台灣的風情人文景色。”微風海洋” 的作曲 動機來自南台灣沿海公路周邊景色，夕陽，微風，沙灘嬉戲等情境。 “廟宇” 則採用極限音樂手法，來表現出寺廟僧侶於祭典儀式中反覆頌讚 經文的情景。“花樹” 為簡易三段式樂曲，浪漫的旋律勾劃出春天油桐花 盛開的景觀，”五月雪”遍灑滿山頭，如白雪紛飛，燦爛繽紛。