Reigning Over the Waves (full
score) Wind
orchestra; duration: 6'11" To
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This music is consisted of
three sections: 1) Impending Danger, 2) Voyage Through Troubled Waters,
and 3) Strength and Spirits. It describes the journey of a Naval
battleship breaking away from dangerous circumstances and navigating
through challenging encounters. The music concludes with brass
instruments and drums in concert, symbolizing the victorious return of
the battleship with strength and spirits.
The first section is an attempt of the composer to capture the feelings
of unease and unpredictability. Using modern composition skills,
unconventional performing techniques and experimental combinations of
instruments, an atmosphere is created for the audience to experience
the capricious and unstable emotion. It exhibits a devious, mysterious,
and furtive style. The interaction among tone, dynamics and texture
achieves a dramaturgic musical tension. The musical structure in this
section is based on kinetic connection of a serious of static notes. By
contrast, the second and third sections are based on relations and
transitions among the different keys. The melody unleashes swiftly,
without sharp contrast, without hindrance. The mutual complement
between brass and percussion opens a broad scene of excitement and
enthusiasm. Converging to a rhythmic and vivid mood, the music ends
with high spirits and full of self-confidence. (This music was a
commissioned work for the Navy Band of the Republic of China in 2007.)
