谭盾音乐及其对中国音乐创作的启示

Tan Dun Music and Its Enlightenment on Chinese Musical Creation

谭盾是当代中国“新潮”作曲家的代表人物,其创作深受约翰·凯利等后现代艺术大师的影响,谭盾在作品中十分善于运用多媒体的艺术表现形式,大量地采用“自然之声”和“无声”的表现手法,其作品有着淳厚的中国文化底蕴;由于“新潮”,谭盾也是一位颇有争议的音乐家,“谭卞之争”集中反映了争论的焦点所在;谭盾的作品有其合理存在的理由,也是与世界的向前发展一脉相承的,对中国今后音乐创作之路也有着启示作用。

Tan Dun is a representative of contemporary Chinese “new wave” composers. His creation is deeply influenced by the post-Modernist art masters John Kelly et al. Tan is well versed in applying in his works the artistic form of expression by multimedia, employing abundant means of expression by “sound of nature” and “soundlessness”. His works has substantial Chinese cultural essence. Because of his “new wave”, he is also a rather debatable musician. The “dispute of Tan and Bian” concentratedly reflects the focus of the dispute. His works has its reason for a reasonable existence. It has a direct line of succession to the world forward development, and plays an enlightening role to Chinese musical creation path in future.