上善若水任方圆 厚德如霖泽九州——浅析谭盾《水乐》的音乐特征及文化价值

Be still like a mountain and flow like a great river, be charitable like rain and lake to moisten land——features and cultural value of Sound of Water composed by Tan Dun

作曲家、指挥家谭盾以水为素材创作的《水乐》是西方作曲技法与东方情调结合的产物,被称为"大自然的眼泪"。作品以表达祖国母体文化为主,用水自身特有的灵气将中西方文化融为一体,寻求"天人合一"的音乐效果。在东方,从大禹治水起,人们不断地把水神化,形成各种"水神",在日常尤其是水旱灾害发生时以其祭祀、祈佑。随着社会物质文化的飞速发展,水不单是人类生活的保障,更是精神的依托,由水而生的哲学文化由此充斥着人们的生活。以谭盾《水乐》为出发点,在分析了《水乐》音乐特征的同时,兼论其文化价值,从一个方面展示了中国水文化的博大精深。

The Sound of Water, which is called the ＂Tear of the World＂ composed by composer and conductor Tan Dun, is the product that combines western composing technique and oriental sentiment. In virtue of spirit of water itself, the music tries to integrate both Chinese and Western culture, mainly expresses the native culture and seek the effect of unity of heaven and human being. In China, people began to deify water since the time of Dayu tamed the flood and various ＂gods of water＂ were formed. Sacred and praying on ceremonies were often held in case of happening of flood and drought disasters. Along with advancement of society, materialization and culture, people started to regard water as independence of spirit despite of its role as the guarantee of people＇s lives which have inundated with philosophy and culture derived from water. The paper makes an analysis on this music with discussions on its cultural value, which presents with extensive and profound Chinese culture.