…before the droplet hits the water

…Before a Droplet Hits the Water was inspired by an image that captured the moment of what the title depicts. A paradox is created by the frozen frame of this ordinary event. Although the droplet may be the focus of attention due to its dynamic nature, it is the water that holds the tension yet to be broken. It is a strange moment when the perception and the expectation evenly take up the brain. The music is a reflection of this scenario in the aural dimension. The foreground is constantly but slowly modulated while the background undergoes a stealthy shift, leaving the audience in an uncertain space between establishing their expectation and it being already satisfied.

Study of Fugue, op.24

我一直不太明白赋格是咋回事,也一直没能坐下来好好分析一下巴赫大人的某首赋格,但却时有尝试一下的冲动。今天正好凑到了这样一段时间,于是就信手胡写了一首小赋格。其实我根本不确定它是否是合格的赋格,所以冠名时就叫《赋格练习》,这样错了也无所谓了。曲风乍听之下是模仿巴洛克的,平静优雅,带点淡淡忧伤,但是我的习惯不允许我坚持模仿下去,于是写着写着就漂移了,调性模糊了,织体凌乱了,但归根到底还算靠谱的,节奏型和音型还是比较统一的。另外和声似乎有点长进。结尾的方案有谁看出来了?下次见面请吃饭

音频+乐谱稍候发布在IMSLP上。

Xavier Shuang Xu: Piano Concerto No.3 “A Liszt Rhapsody”, op.26

第三钢琴协奏曲“李斯特狂想”,升c小调,作于2010-2011。由三部分组成:I.The Nova. II.The Oblivion. III.The Rejuvenation.

最初并没有打算跟李斯特扯上关系,只是恰逢今年是他诞辰200周年纪念,于是就想把这部已经开工并且构思传统的作品打上李斯特和匈牙利的烙印。为了实现匈牙利民族风格效果,我专门拜读了巴托克的著作《匈牙利民歌》,但是没有丝毫帮助,最终还是颠来倒去的重复匈狂里那个傻傻的动机。三个部分可以分开作为独立的乐章,但是最终能在一起构成一个庞大的整体