Composer Wu Wei, born in the 1980s, showcases Eastern romance with Western instruments, making it China's first symphony to write "jade"
Composer Wu Wei, born in the 1980s, created China's first symphony to write about "jade". This is "Wu Wei's Third Symphony", also known as "The Symphony of Jade's Sacrifice". Recently, this work was published and distributed by Shanghai Music Publishing House, presenting it in a three-dimensional format of score, vinyl, and CD. The score book has one code, and by scanning the code, you can hear music. The music can be synchronized with the score, and the vinyl master disc is produced in Germany and the Netherlands.
The Symphony of Yu's Sacrifice can be regarded as a collaborative work between master and disciple, inspired by the opening preface of Wu Wei's narrative poem "Yu Gu Zhi" by Zhang Guangtian. Zhang Guangtian is an authentic Shanghainese who went to Beijing to pursue his career in the early years. He became familiar with theater, novels, and film music in the industry and was also a professor at the School of Experimental Art and Science and Technology at the Central Academy of Fine Arts. Wu Wei graduated from Beijing Film Academy and later studied with Zhang Guangtian. He has composed music for several plays, including "Hamlet Crisis" by the Korean Directors Association, "Kelkekor Pill" by the Mamt Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, and "Sichuan Good People" by the Chinese National Theatre.
Composer Wu Wei
In the preface of "Yu Gu Zhi", Zhang Guangtian wrote a dedication in the form of jade's self narration, demonstrating that ancient people used jade as a medium to communicate vertically and horizontally, in order to achieve the state of unity between heaven, earth, and humanity. Wu Wei's new work is about 38 minutes long, divided into four movements, interpreting the original work with wonderful sound. "She integrated the aesthetic concepts of ancient Chinese music into orchestral music. Her" Jade's Sacrifice Symphony "starts from the ancient Chinese musical thinking and creates new symphonic vocabulary and structure. She did not use any national musical instrument timbre, all Western instruments, but surprisingly restored the appearance and form of ancient ritual music." Zhang Guangtian commented.
"I started music creation relatively late, first learning the guitar, then the piano, and also some folk instruments. Overall, before the age of 19, I started playing and didn't study well. Strictly speaking, my mind opened up late. However, now that I think about it, playing has preserved my temperament and I am not willing to go with the flow," said Wu Wei. Some people have commented that her music always explores new narrative functions of modern and contemporary techniques. She carries a rebellious weapon with her, but is briskly marching towards an elegant wilderness.
Composer Wu Wei
Wu Wei likes elegance and romance. She said, "Although the audience can feel the avant-garde in my past works, I am inherently a romantic person. On the one hand, it is strange, and on the other hand, it is normal. These two directions have always torn me apart, and finally, they have been unified in symphonies." Wu Wei hopes that avant-garde expression methods can serve music, not to be unique in aesthetics, but to capture open possibilities and reach nature and tranquility.
