黃安倫：中国畅想曲#5 An-lun Huang：Chinese Rhapsody #5

黃安倫《中國暢想曲第五號》（作品六十一號，2002年）是為二胡（或小提琴）與交響樂隊創作的大型狂想曲。此曲體以民謠音樂為基礎，強調獨奏樂器的技巧展現，如李斯特《匈牙利狂想曲》及格甚文《藍色狂想曲》皆為經典。黃安倫先前曾創作四首《中國暢想曲》，其中第二號被列為多項中國鋼琴比賽曲目，1995年郎朗曾憑此曲榮獲柴可夫斯基青少年鋼琴比賽首獎。

本曲題獻給二胡演奏家高韶青，2002年6月由他與俄羅斯愛樂管弦樂團在莫斯科首演，指揮賴德梧。樂曲以河南農村女孩小敏創作的歌曲為主題，融合威廉多恩的讚美詩《Near the Cross》。小敏未受過專業音樂訓練，卻自1990年代以來創作逾千首歌曲，廣為傳唱，成為中國樂壇的獨特現象。

全曲由連續演奏的四部分構成：第一部分以《Near the Cross》引入，二胡奏出小敏悠長的旋律；第二部分轉為充滿活力的青春之歌；第三部分情感深沉，含一段高難度華彩樂段；第四部分色彩絢麗，融入多首小敏的經典歌曲，在輝煌感高潮中結束。

高韶青的首演以帕格尼尼式的炫技演繹，將二胡藝術推向新高度，此曲此後被定為中國二胡比賽正式曲目。 2009年，帕格尼尼比賽金獎得主黃濱在芝加哥首演了小提琴改編版，並於2012年在柏林愛樂廳成功演出。

高韶青

享譽國際的華人二胡大師，以卓越演奏、創新韶琴二胡及音樂創作蜚聲樂壇，榮膺Gemini獎提名。其於加拿大總督就職典禮的影片廣受讚譽，參與的電影、電視、音樂劇及廣告屢獲國際殊榮。曾執教多所頂尖藝術院校，其二胡力作《隨想曲》系列成為經典。他與全球頂級樂團合作，足跡遍佈眾多知名音樂殿堂，聲名遠揚。

賴德梧

賴德梧大師曾在歐洲、北美和亞洲擔任客座指揮。他畢業於維也納音樂學院，主修小提琴和指揮，1977年來到加拿大，參加了多倫多大學的指揮工作坊。

賴德梧因其傑出成就榮獲多項獎項，包括黎剎騎士勳章、加拿大華人傳奇終身成就獎以及劍橋美食美酒發展獎。

2009年，賴德梧榮獲多倫多社區文化中心藝術成就獎。最近，加拿大華人文化藝術協會授予他金楓文化藝術獎，以表彰他在加拿大的傑出藝術成就。

A rhapsody is a virtuosic concert form that typically incorporates folk melodies within a free structure, exemplified by Liszt's *Hungarian Rhapsodies* and Gershwin's *Rhapsody in Blue*. An-lun Huang's series of *Chinese Rhapsodies* follows this tradition. His popular No. 2 is a set piece in Chinese piano competitions, notably performed by Lang Lang to win first prize at the 1994 International Tchaikovsky Youth Piano Competition.

This *Chinese Rhapsody No. 5* (2002) is a major work for erhu (a two-stringed Chinese instrument) and orchestra, dedicated to the erhu master George Gao. Its thematic material is drawn from the songs of Xiao-min, an extraordinary young woman from Henan province. With no formal musical training, she has composed over a thousand songs since the 1990s, which have gained immense popularity across China.

The music is structured in four continuous sections, intertwining Xiao-min's melodies with the hymn *Near the Cross* by William H. Doane. It opens with the hymn, followed by the erhu presenting a lyrical Xiao-min theme. A vibrant second section yields to a deeply expressive third movement, featuring a technically demanding cadenza. The brilliant finale incorporates several of Xiao-min's most beloved songs, building to a climactic conclusion.

The world premiere was given in Moscow in June 2002 by George Gao and the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra under Tak-ng Lai. Gao's dazzling, Paganini-like performance set a new standard for the erhu. The piece is now an official competition piece in China. The violin version was premiered in Chicago (2009) and later performed at the Berlin Philharmonie (2012) by Huang Bin, gold medalist of the Paganini International Violin Competition.

George Gao 

an internationally renowned Chinese erhu master, is celebrated for his exceptional performances, innovative erhu playing, and musical compositions, earning him a Gemini Award nomination. His video of the Governor General's inauguration in Canada received widespread acclaim, and his participation in films, television series, musicals, and commercials has garnered numerous international awards. He has taught at several top art institutions, and his erhu masterpiece, the "Capriccio" series, has become a classic. He has collaborated with top orchestras worldwide, performing in numerous prestigious concert halls, and his reputation has spread far and wide.

TAK-NG LAI

Maestro Lai has guest conducted in Europe, North America, and Asia. Tak Ng Lai completed his music studies at the Vienna Conservatory of Music with a joint major in violin and conducting before coming to Canada in 1977 as a participant in the Conductor’s Workshop at the University of Toronto.

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Maestro Lai has received many awards for his outstanding achievements including the Order of the Knights of Rizal, a Lifetime Achievement Award by Chinese Canadian Legend, and the Cambridge

Food and Wine Development Award. In 2009, Lai received Artistic Acheivement Award from the Toronto Community and Culture Centre. Most recently, the Canadian Chinese Culture and Art Association awarded him the Golden Maple Culture and Art Award for most distinguished artistic achievement in Canada.

Septet-7canadian folksongs in chinese style

SEVEN CANADIAN FOLK SONGS 

IN CHINESE STYLE

Septet for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass and Piano

An-lun Huang, op.36 (1986)

James Campbell, the famous Canadian clarinets, commissioned a septet from Huang for the China 

tour of the Canadian Chamber Group in 1984.  Campbell suggested that An-lun combine the folk music of Canada and China in this new work.  The result was the septet,” Seven Canadian Folk Songs in Chinese style", became the most exciting hit piece of the tour.  The world premiere was taken place at the Festival of the Sound at Parry Sound, Ontario, before the China tour.  It was performed by seven leading Canadian musicians, Moshe Hammer(violin), Steven Dann(viola), Sophie Rolland(cello), Joel Quarrington(bass), Anton Kuerti(piano), Robert Aitken(flute) and James Campbell(clarinet).  The piece was so warmly received both in Canada and China that a record has been released. It was also the most successful piece for the "Canada-Hong Kong Festival", Hong Kong, 91. 

In addition, in 2002, successfully, the Canadian Symphoniatta performed its orchestral version, conducted by Tak-ng Lai, in Paris, France.

However, Huang found the musical similarity of the two nations--the pentatonic mode.  Written in Chinese idea, the septet gives the opportunity both to the Chinese and Canadian audiences to find themselves in each other through the Seven Canadian folk songs.  The septet is divided into seven "attacca" parts.  No.1 begins the music into a very quiet British Columbia Indian folk tune, performed by flute and clarinet, and occasionally, the piano gives few chords to support them.  No.2 comes a Alberta Indian lyric song with all instruments.  The folk songs of No.3 and 4 are Ontario Forest man’s old tunes which bring the music to the exciting part.  The No.5 is a Saskatchewan Indian traditional tune, the "war song".  Its heavy dynamic shows the typical native Canadian rhythmic patterns.  Wooden spoon is a Canadian folk instrument.  The clarinet player plays it in No.6 of a vivacious Quebec folk dance.  And in a Newfoundland lyric song, No.7, the septet goes to its brilliant ending. 

七首中國風格的加拿大民歌

为倍低音提琴、大提琴、中提琴、小提琴、黑管、长笛和钢琴而作的七重奏

黄安伦作品第号（，广州）

1984年夏,此作由加拿大七位一流独奏家组成的加拿大室内乐团在安大略帕瑞桑音乐节上进行了首演,并随即作为压轴曲目在他们的访华巡演中大获成功. 作者以中国的观念处理加拿大的七首民歌,让中国与加拿大的听众都有机会从中感知到”你中有我,我中有你”的美好乐境.

乐曲分七个部份,作不间断演奏.第一部份,音乐以非常宁静的加国西部卑诗省[英属哥伦比亚]原始森林里的印第安曲调开始,孤寂的长笛与单簧管由偶而衬入的钢琴点缀; 全体乐器在第二部份才加入----这是一首古老的中西部奥伯塔印第安抒情歌; 第三,四部份引用了安大略英裔伐木工人们充满活力的古老曲调; 第五部份则是加国中部萨斯喀彻温省盛行的印第安战歌,歌曲强烈的动力展现了印第安节奏的典型特点; 到了第六部份,乐曲带出东部魁北克法裔活泼鲜明的民间舞蹈音乐;最后, 第七部份,大西洋岸边纽芬兰的抒情渔歌将乐曲推向灿烂辉煌的结尾.

所附录音是许斐平的绝响,于2001年4月与莫斯科的俄国大师们共同录制.

2002年，黄安伦为加拿大小交响乐团的旅欧巡演，还特地为此曲作出一个乐队版，由该团总监赖德梧指挥，取得很大成功。

Ballet: "The Little Match Girl" - Rossia 2001

Full Score

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Ballet,  “THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL” ,

AN-LUN HUANG, Op.24, (1977)

Based on the fairy tale “The Little Match Girl” by Hans Christian Anderson (1805-1875), the famous Danish writer,  the Beijing Ballet School of China commissioned An-Lun Huang to compose this ballet in 1977.  The play was written by Zhang Dun-yi, and the choreographers were Wu Fu-kang and Huang Buo-hong.  The premiere took place in Beijing in 1977.  It was performed by the school and the Central Opera House Orchestra, conducted by Zheng Xiao-ying.  The music is written in Nineteen Century-Romantic style with some strong Scandinavian flavor.  Margot Fonteyn, one of the most important ballet dancers of our age, claimed that “the composer has composed the very, very, very good music for this ballet ! “  She then produced a movie of it, which has been broadcasted by the PBS of U.S.A. in early of eighties.  Since the  great success of the premiere, this ballet and its music have been widely performed and warmly received.  A tape of it was also released in China.

This is the story of the ballet:

In a little Danish town  in the nineteenth century, Betty, a little girl who lost her mother, was selling matches along the street during Christmas time.  The sound of the church bell reminded her that the time was quite late, but she was unable to go home until she completed her job.  An old man came to light the street lights.  He gave her some money and left.  Betty tried to sell her matches to a carriage, but the carriage just ran away.  Snow fell, cold and hungry, she lit a match on the wall to warm herself. A group of  “Fire Fairies” appeared.  They danced around her and got her warm.  Since they disappeared so quickly, Betty lit another match.  She saw a big dining room with a beautiful Christmas tree and a lot of food.  While some bus boys were handing her a piece of roasted goose, the typical Danish Christmas food, a nobleman in a portrait hanging on the wall suddenly moved.  Everything disappeared again.  Betty immediately lit the third match, a “Swan Lake” with a beautiful garden appeared.  She met her mother with tears because the mother had passed away for years.  Mother got a pair of little red shoes for her as the Christmas gift and danced with her.  The “Portrait nobleman” brought the mother out of the scene.  Everything was gone but the snow storm.  The church bell sounded again, with the morning dawn, the old man came to extinguish the street lights.  He found the frozen body of the little girl. 

The video is the 2001 Russia performance

English Text by Rebekah Wong

Orchestration:

Flauto Piccolo ( Flauto III), 2 Flauti, 2 Oboi (Corno- inglese), 2 Clarinetti in B flat, 2 Fagotti; 4 Corni in F, 2 Trombe in B flat, 3 Tromboni, 1 Tuba; 4 Timpani, Piatti, Tamburo, Trianglo, Companelli, Celesta, Campana, Wood Blocks ,Sonagliera; Violini I, Violini II, Viole, Violoncelli e Contrabassi

芭蕾舞劇《賣火柴的小女孩》

黃安倫，作品二十四號（一九七七）

芭蕾舞劇《賣火柴的小女孩》乃是黃安倫一九七七年的作品。劇本由張敦意改編自偉大的丹麥作家安徒生的著名同名童話，音樂也因此以純粹的十九世紀北歐風格寫成。全劇於一九七八年由北京芭蕾舞學校和中央歌劇院樂團在北京首演，

編導：鄔福康、黃伯虹，

舞美：鄭捷克，

指揮：鄭小瑛。

小女孩：陈兵

点街灯老人：鄔福康

这款1978年首演的录像带本来以为已经丢失了，却在2005年一次打扫除时意外地在图书馆角落的一个饼干铁盒中被重新发现。

北京舞蹈学院附中校长林洋评论说：“新中国排出了约500出舞剧，只有一部够格的称得上芭蕾舞剧，这就是《卖火柴的小女孩》！”

當代偉大的芭蕾舞大師瑪克‧芳汀曾含淚盛讚此劇音樂“非常、非常、非常的好 ！”以至於立即將此劇納入她正在拍攝之關於芭蕾舞史的影片中，並透過美國公共電視台於八十年代初在歐美廣泛放映。全劇音樂除透過中央台在全國廣播外，並被廣泛演奏，包括黃飛立指揮北京、台灣交響樂團的演出。帶有解說的音帶於一九八八年在北京推出，香港芭蕾舞團亦在次年再次推出全劇，全劇之CD碟則於一九九六年由莫斯科俄羅斯交響樂團錄製。

劇情一如安徒生之原作，發生在十九世紀初丹麥一座小城風雪交加的街道。教堂的鐘聲報道了聖誕夜的降臨，但小女孩佩蒂仍然得在街上賣完她的火柴。點街燈的老爺爺硬塞給她一些錢，勸她快些回家。一輛馬車滿載歡樂的人們疾馳而來，小佩蒂向他們售賣火柴，但車上的人們沒有理會。馬車揚長而去，並將小佩蒂擦倒在地。寒冷之下，她在牆上划著一根火柴取暖。一群“火燄姑娘”出現，她們環繞著小女孩起舞，給她帶來了溫暖。隨著火柴的熄滅，“火燄姑娘”很快消失了。又冷又餓的小佩蒂趕忙又划著一根火柴。這次她見到一個豪華的大餐廳，雖然牆上掛了一幅面目兇狠的大老爺畫像，但聖誕樹上五彩繽紛的糖果和桌上的美食卻都令她饞灩欲滴。好心的小侍者切下一大塊烤鵝﹝丹麥傳統的聖誕食物﹞送給小佩蒂。正在這時，牆上畫像突然冒出一陣白煙，畫像中兇狠的老爺發出狂笑，使甚麼都消失不見了，小女孩還是呆在冰冷的街道上。情急之下，小佩蒂把手中所有火柴一下全划著了，一個美麗的大花園出現，更令她驚喜的是去世多年的媽媽正在向她走來。“媽媽！”小佩蒂撲到媽媽的懷中。媽媽不僅給她帶來一雙小紅鞋作為聖誕禮物，更教她跳天上的舞蹈‧‧‧‧一陣狂風捲著雪花襲來，一陣狂笑聲，小女孩發現抓著她的竟是那畫像上兇狠的老爺，一切又都消失了，小佩蒂呼喚著“媽媽！”倒在雪地上。晨曦重臨小城，點燈老人來熄滅路燈。他看見小女孩已蓋滿雪花永遠地睡著了，手邊散落著一地燒盡的火柴。教堂的鐘聲宣示著聖誕節的來臨。

視頻是2001俄羅斯演出錄像

[Duration: 42 Min.]

Ballet: "The Little Match Girl" - the Russian Philharmonic, conducted by the composer, 1998.

Full Score

Sheet Music Direct：https://tinyurl.com/2s3fswkd

Sheet Music Plus：https://tinyurl.com/76trb3h8

Ballet,  “THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL” ,

AN-LUN HUANG, Op.24, (1977)

Based on the fairy tale “The Little Match Girl” by Hans Christian Anderson (1805-1875), the famous Danish writer,  the Beijing Ballet School of China commissioned An-Lun Huang to compose this ballet in 1977.  The play was written by Zhang Dun-yi, and the choreographers were Wu Fu-kang and Huang Buo-hong.  The premiere took place in Beijing in 1977.  It was performed by the school and the Central Opera House Orchestra, conducted by Zheng Xiao-ying.  The music is written in Nineteen Century-Romantic style with some strong Scandinavian flavor.  Margot Fonteyn, one of the most important ballet dancers of our age, claimed that “the composer has composed the very, very, very good music for this ballet ! “  She then produced a movie of it, which has been broadcasted by the PBS of U.S.A. in early of eighties.  Since the  great success of the premiere, this ballet and its music have been widely performed and warmly received.  A tape of it was also released in China.

This is the story of the ballet:

In a little Danish town  in the nineteenth century, Betty, a little girl who lost her mother, was selling matches along the street during Christmas time.  The sound of the church bell reminded her that the time was quite late, but she was unable to go home until she completed her job.  An old man came to light the street lights.  He gave her some money and left.  Betty tried to sell her matches to a carriage, but the carriage just ran away.  Snow fell, cold and hungry, she lit a match on the wall to warm herself. A group of  “Fire Fairies” appeared.  They danced around her and got her warm.  Since they disappeared so quickly, Betty lit another match.  She saw a big dining room with a beautiful Christmas tree and a lot of food.  While some bus boys were handing her a piece of roasted goose, the typical Danish Christmas food, a nobleman in a portrait hanging on the wall suddenly moved.  Everything disappeared again.  Betty immediately lit the third match, a “Swan Lake” with a beautiful garden appeared.  She met her mother with tears because the mother had passed away for years.  Mother got a pair of little red shoes for her as the Christmas gift and danced with her.  The “Portrait nobleman” brought the mother out of the scene.  Everything was gone but the snow storm.  The church bell sounded again, with the morning dawn, the old man came to extinguish the street lights.  He found the frozen body of the little girl. 

The video is a performance by the Russian Philharmonic, conducted by the composer, 1998.

English Text by Rebekah Wong

Orchestration:

Flauto Piccolo ( Flauto III), 2 Flauti, 2 Oboi (Corno- inglese), 2 Clarinetti in B flat, 2 Fagotti; 4 Corni in F, 2 Trombe in B flat, 3 Tromboni, 1 Tuba; 4 Timpani, Piatti, Tamburo, Trianglo, Companelli, Celesta, Campana, Wood Blocks ,Sonagliera; Violini I, Violini II, Viole, Violoncelli e Contrabassi

芭蕾舞劇《賣火柴的小女孩》

黃安倫，作品二十四號（一九七七）

芭蕾舞劇《賣火柴的小女孩》乃是黃安倫一九七七年的作品。劇本由張敦意改編自偉大的丹麥作家安徒生的著名同名童話，音樂也因此以純粹的十九世紀北歐風格寫成。全劇於一九七八年由北京芭蕾舞學校和中央歌劇院樂團在北京首演，

編導：鄔福康、黃伯虹，

舞美：鄭捷克，

指揮：鄭小瑛。

小女孩：陈兵

点街灯老人：鄔福康

这款1978年首演的录像带本来以为已经丢失了，却在2005年一次打扫除时意外地在图书馆角落的一个饼干铁盒中被重新发现。

北京舞蹈学院附中校长林洋评论说：“新中国排出了约500出舞剧，只有一部够格的称得上芭蕾舞剧，这就是《卖火柴的小女孩》！”

當代偉大的芭蕾舞大師瑪克‧芳汀曾含淚盛讚此劇音樂“非常、非常、非常的好 ！”以至於立即將此劇納入她正在拍攝之關於芭蕾舞史的影片中，並透過美國公共電視台於八十年代初在歐美廣泛放映。全劇音樂除透過中央台在全國廣播外，並被廣泛演奏，包括黃飛立指揮北京、台灣交響樂團的演出。帶有解說的音帶於一九八八年在北京推出，香港芭蕾舞團亦在次年再次推出全劇，全劇之CD碟則於一九九六年由莫斯科俄羅斯交響樂團錄製。

劇情一如安徒生之原作，發生在十九世紀初丹麥一座小城風雪交加的街道。教堂的鐘聲報道了聖誕夜的降臨，但小女孩佩蒂仍然得在街上賣完她的火柴。點街燈的老爺爺硬塞給她一些錢，勸她快些回家。一輛馬車滿載歡樂的人們疾馳而來，小佩蒂向他們售賣火柴，但車上的人們沒有理會。馬車揚長而去，並將小佩蒂擦倒在地。寒冷之下，她在牆上划著一根火柴取暖。一群“火燄姑娘”出現，她們環繞著小女孩起舞，給她帶來了溫暖。隨著火柴的熄滅，“火燄姑娘”很快消失了。又冷又餓的小佩蒂趕忙又划著一根火柴。這次她見到一個豪華的大餐廳，雖然牆上掛了一幅面目兇狠的大老爺畫像，但聖誕樹上五彩繽紛的糖果和桌上的美食卻都令她饞灩欲滴。好心的小侍者切下一大塊烤鵝﹝丹麥傳統的聖誕食物﹞送給小佩蒂。正在這時，牆上畫像突然冒出一陣白煙，畫像中兇狠的老爺發出狂笑，使甚麼都消失不見了，小女孩還是呆在冰冷的街道上。情急之下，小佩蒂把手中所有火柴一下全划著了，一個美麗的大花園出現，更令她驚喜的是去世多年的媽媽正在向她走來。“媽媽！”小佩蒂撲到媽媽的懷中。媽媽不僅給她帶來一雙小紅鞋作為聖誕禮物，更教她跳天上的舞蹈‧‧‧‧一陣狂風捲著雪花襲來，一陣狂笑聲，小女孩發現抓著她的竟是那畫像上兇狠的老爺，一切又都消失了，小佩蒂呼喚著“媽媽！”倒在雪地上。晨曦重臨小城，點燈老人來熄滅路燈。他看見小女孩已蓋滿雪花永遠地睡著了，手邊散落著一地燒盡的火柴。教堂的鐘聲宣示著聖誕節的來臨。

視頻乃俄罗斯爱乐乐团1998年的录音，由作曲家本人指挥。

[Duration: 42 Min.]

Ballet: "The Little Match Girl" - 1978 World Premiere

Full Score

Sheet Music Direct：https://tinyurl.com/2s3fswkd

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Ballet,  “THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL” ,

AN-LUN HUANG, Op.24, (1977)

Based on the fairy tale “The Little Match Girl” by Hans Christian Anderson (1805-1875), the famous Danish writer,  the Beijing Ballet School of China commissioned An-Lun Huang to compose this ballet in 1977.  The play was written by Zhang Dun-yi, and the choreographers were Wu Fu-kang and Huang Buo-hong.  The premiere took place in Beijing in 1977.  It was performed by the school and the Central Opera House Orchestra, conducted by Zheng Xiao-ying.  The music is written in Nineteen Century-Romantic style with some strong Scandinavian flavor.  Margot Fonteyn, one of the most important ballet dancers of our age, claimed that “the composer has composed the very, very, very good music for this ballet ! “  She then produced a movie of it, which has been broadcasted by the PBS of U.S.A. in early of eighties.  Since the  great success of the premiere, this ballet and its music have been widely performed and warmly received.  A tape of it was also released in China.

This is the story of the ballet:

In a little Danish town  in the nineteenth century, Betty, a little girl who lost her mother, was selling matches along the street during Christmas time.  The sound of the church bell reminded her that the time was quite late, but she was unable to go home until she completed her job.  An old man came to light the street lights.  He gave her some money and left.  Betty tried to sell her matches to a carriage, but the carriage just ran away.  Snow fell, cold and hungry, she lit a match on the wall to warm herself. A group of  “Fire Fairies” appeared.  They danced around her and got her warm.  Since they disappeared so quickly, Betty lit another match.  She saw a big dining room with a beautiful Christmas tree and a lot of food.  While some bus boys were handing her a piece of roasted goose, the typical Danish Christmas food, a nobleman in a portrait hanging on the wall suddenly moved.  Everything disappeared again.  Betty immediately lit the third match, a “Swan Lake” with a beautiful garden appeared.  She met her mother with tears because the mother had passed away for years.  Mother got a pair of little red shoes for her as the Christmas gift and danced with her.  The “Portrait nobleman” brought the mother out of the scene.  Everything was gone but the snow storm.  The church bell sounded again, with the morning dawn, the old man came to extinguish the street lights.  He found the frozen body of the little girl . 

English Text by Rebekah Wong

Orchestration:

Flauto Piccolo ( Flauto III), 2 Flauti, 2 Oboi (Corno- inglese), 2 Clarinetti in B flat, 2 Fagotti; 4 Corni in F, 2 Trombe in B flat, 3 Tromboni, 1 Tuba; 4 Timpani, Piatti, Tamburo, Trianglo, Companelli, Celesta, Campana, Wood Blocks ,Sonagliera; Violini I, Violini II, Viole, Violoncelli e Contrabassi

芭蕾舞劇《賣火柴的小女孩》

黃安倫，作品二十四號（一九七七）

芭蕾舞劇《賣火柴的小女孩》乃是黃安倫一九七七年的作品。劇本由張敦意改編自偉大的丹麥作家安徒生的著名同名童話，音樂也因此以純粹的十九世紀北歐風格寫成。全劇於一九七八年由北京芭蕾舞學校和中央歌劇院樂團在北京首演，

編導：鄔福康、黃伯虹，

舞美：鄭捷克，

指揮：鄭小瑛。

小女孩：陈兵

点街灯老人：鄔福康

这款1978年首演的录像带本来以为已经丢失了，却在2005年一次打扫除时意外地在图书馆角落的一个饼干铁盒中被重新发现。

北京舞蹈学院附中校长林洋评论说：“新中国排出了约500出舞剧，只有一部够格的称得上芭蕾舞剧，这就是《卖火柴的小女孩》！”

當代偉大的芭蕾舞大師瑪克‧芳汀曾含淚盛讚此劇音樂“非常、非常、非常的好 ！”以至於立即將此劇納入她正在拍攝之關於芭蕾舞史的影片中，並透過美國公共電視台於八十年代初在歐美廣泛放映。全劇音樂除透過中央台在全國廣播外，並被廣泛演奏，包括黃飛立指揮北京、台灣交響樂團的演出。帶有解說的音帶於一九八八年在北京推出，香港芭蕾舞團亦在次年再次推出全劇，全劇之CD碟則於一九九六年由莫斯科俄羅斯交響樂團錄製。

劇情一如安徒生之原作，發生在十九世紀初丹麥一座小城風雪交加的街道。教堂的鐘聲報道了聖誕夜的降臨，但小女孩佩蒂仍然得在街上賣完她的火柴。點街燈的老爺爺硬塞給她一些錢，勸她快些回家。一輛馬車滿載歡樂的人們疾馳而來，小佩蒂向他們售賣火柴，但車上的人們沒有理會。馬車揚長而去，並將小佩蒂擦倒在地。寒冷之下，她在牆上划著一根火柴取暖。一群“火燄姑娘”出現，她們環繞著小女孩起舞，給她帶來了溫暖。隨著火柴的熄滅，“火燄姑娘”很快消失了。又冷又餓的小佩蒂趕忙又划著一根火柴。這次她見到一個豪華的大餐廳，雖然牆上掛了一幅面目兇狠的大老爺畫像，但聖誕樹上五彩繽紛的糖果和桌上的美食卻都令她饞灩欲滴。好心的小侍者切下一大塊烤鵝﹝丹麥傳統的聖誕食物﹞送給小佩蒂。正在這時，牆上畫像突然冒出一陣白煙，畫像中兇狠的老爺發出狂笑，使甚麼都消失不見了，小女孩還是呆在冰冷的街道上。情急之下，小佩蒂把手中所有火柴一下全划著了，一個美麗的大花園出現，更令她驚喜的是去世多年的媽媽正在向她走來。“媽媽！”小佩蒂撲到媽媽的懷中。媽媽不僅給她帶來一雙小紅鞋作為聖誕禮物，更教她跳天上的舞蹈‧‧‧‧一陣狂風捲著雪花襲來，一陣狂笑聲，小女孩發現抓著她的竟是那畫像上兇狠的老爺，一切又都消失了，小佩蒂呼喚著“媽媽！”倒在雪地上。晨曦重臨小城，點燈老人來熄滅路燈。他看見小女孩已蓋滿雪花永遠地睡著了，手邊散落著一地燒盡的火柴。教堂的鐘聲宣示著聖誕節的來臨。

A Symphony in A flat Major "Phoenix": c Of The Symphonic Concert #2, Op. 47 c

 The “Symphonic Concert No.2”, is Huang’s second serial symphonic work in a large form.

----- The first part, Op.47a, is "The Symphonic Overture No. 2", the second part, Op.47b, is the " Violin Concerto in B" in three movements.  They are all published by Amazon.

And the third part, Op.47c, is this "Symphony in A flat major 'Phoenix'" in 5 movements [62 minutes]

 The first two parts of the “Symphonic Concert No.2" were premiered in Beijing by the China Youth Symphony Orchestra in 1997.  However, the composing of the third part has been delayed. The reason is the author's Chinese heart: for thousands of years, the word "deep disaster" has been following this nation, but, however, the Chinese finally rise in the east of the world from the deadly dark.  How can the composer present this symphony in the most appropriate form, and bring blessings to the world?  Until the idea of "Phoenix sigh" inspired the author's rolling music.

  As a result, the structure of the entire symphony is: a total of five movements, the order is:

1. —ESSENCE 精 Andante con molto
2. —SPIRIT 气  Allegro assai
3. —DIVINITY 神  Larghetto
4. —PEACE 和  Vivo
5. —REVIVAL 腾飞  Allegro assai con brio

 The fifth movement of this symphony, "Revival", is the end of the entire “Symphonic Concert No. 2". Its “Phoenix’s Flame of Fire” symbolizes the composer's powerful belief in the whole composition: "Defeat death to obtain the eternal life".

 This point has a distinct manifestation in this final movement: from the beginning of the "world turmoil" to the evolution of the huge contrast of the brilliant chorus of the “Phoenix"; from the " disaster" making the Phoenix smashes  into the fire of hell from the high heaven; its shocking description of self-immolation to the sound of the "resurrection" and the vitality of the folk instruments which simulate the voice of life from afar; and from the brilliant fire of the phoenix soars to the sky with roar of the organ at the end.

 The themes of all of the previous music are also interrelated.  All of the players join the forces to create the powerful music that " The Chinese symphony has never been sounded like this before, and it is all about achieving a brilliant future”, the critic said in “People’s Music”, the major music magazine in China, 2009.

The Music:

• CD from Dragons-Music
• Music Score @Amazon.com

• Parts @ SheetMusicPlus

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Symphony in A flat Major “Phoenix” - All Parts Composed by An-lun Huang. 21st Century, Contemporary Classical, World. Set of Parts. 515 pages. Published by DoReMi Edition (S0.886059).

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Symphony No.3 in b flat, opus 62, (2005) (with the Fanfare No.3)

2005 is the 10th anniversary of the Little Golden Sail Youth Symphony Orchestra of Zhongguancun No. 2 Primary School in Haidian District, Beijing.  At the commission of Principal Yang Gang, the composer wrote this symphony to celebrate, and dedicated it to his father, Prof.Fei-lih Huang, who has devoted the lives to music education. This symphony is also dedicated to all teachers.

This symphony is traditionally composed in four movements:

In the first movement, a solemn and comfortable Adagio introduced its fiery Allegro assai, showing the boundless vitality of youth;

The title of Moderato in the second movement is "Song to all Teachers", and the love and gratitude to the teacher are all in it. The main melody of the movement is selected from the "Children's Sight Singing and Ear Training Course" compiled by the composer's mother, grandma Zhao Fangxing who devoted her whole live to the musical education, too.  Her melody in the middle part is the kind children's song "Good Auntie, Good Auntie, Auntie is Like Mother!";

The third movement is a Scherzo, in which the melody is selected from the "Children's Sight Singing and Ear Training Course" compiled by Grandma Zhao Fangxing, too, wishing all children a dream come true;

The fourth movement Allegro andante, alla march is the composer’s "FANFARE No. 3" for the youth orchestra and choir.   However, the lyric is written by Mr. Tao Xiping.  As one of the founders of the Golden Sail Youth Symphony Orchestra, Tao Xiping's vigorous verses in his poems also sang everyone's aspirations: "Don't be afraid of strong winds or huge waves. Let the horn of victory spread throughout the world!"  

 [ Duration: 20 min.]

Instrumentation

Flauti piccolo, 2 Flauti, 2 Oboi, 2 Clarinetti in B flat, 2 Fagotti, 4 Corni in F, 

3 Trombe in B flat, 3 Tromboni, 4 Timpani, Piatti, G.C.,Triangl, Tamburo, Tamburetto , Vibraphone Campanele, Children's Choir and Strings.

FANFARE No.3:

Performed by the Gold Sail Youth Symphony Orchestra and Choir of the ZhongGuanCun 2nd Primary School (all members under 12 years old), Beijing, 2005. 

Liu Feng-de conductor.

Score @ Amazon.com

Parts @ SheetMusicPlus:

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Symphony in b flat, opus 62, No.3 (2005) (With the Fanfare No.3) - Parts Composed by An-lun Huang. 20th Century, Children's Music. Set of Parts. 143 pages. Published by DoReMi Edition (S0.893785).