第三交响曲“呼唤未来”
Symphony No.3 'Call For The Future' 
(Op.19, No.1)
乐 曲 说 明

王宁《第三交响乐“呼唤未来”》为大管弦乐队与两个混声合唱团及一个童声合唱团而作，作品完成于1995-1997年。这部交响曲不是委约创作，是作者当时对当今社会及全球文明的思考用交响曲这样一种载体进行表达而创作的一部交响乐作品，也是一部取材现实、关注人类当今命运的作品。乐曲中有作者对当今世界的社会、教育、战争、信仰、人类的前途与命运的思考和忧虑，目的是使人们意识到危机的存在和现实的严酷，并以此激发人们对世界和平的向往。作品运用复合性、多元化的创作手法、戏剧性的风格、丰富的交响乐语言及表现力，深刻反映和反思现实，并对美好的未来、世界和平充满由衷的祈盼。
该作品1999年获"北京庆祝建国50周年文艺作品评奖"；“全国第十届音乐作品奖〔交响音乐〕”；2007年入选首届“中国当代作曲家曲库”，人民音乐出版社出版发行，并在2007年5月25日由谭利华指挥北京交响乐团、北京节日合唱团、节日附属合唱团、少儿合唱团联袂在中山音乐堂首演部分乐章。2016年11月20日在中国国家交响乐团举办的王宁交响作品音乐会的上演，是该作品创作20年后的全曲世界首演。
全曲共分7个乐章并连续演奏：
第一乐章：引子，喧嚣的快板
第二乐章：慢板转小快板
第三乐章：沉重的慢板
第四乐章：恐怖的急板
第五乐章：行板
第六乐章：明快的中板
第七乐章：尾声，庄严的行板

乐曲中的歌词，部分唱词选自世界三大宗教（佛教、基督教、伊斯兰教）中的一些祝福和赞美的词句，并把它们相互融合，寓意希望人类和他们的信仰要相互包容，相互拥抱；部分唱词选自中国古典文学和民间音乐。音乐由表及里，由现象到本质，由喧嚣、动荡、激愤、恐怖发展到哲理性的思考及对人类美好未来的祈盼和呼唤。声乐声部的写作中，运用了人声的呐喊、嚎叫、哭声、笑声等非寻常的演唱表现手法。
合唱的摆位，在舞台部分之外，还有两个混声合唱团安排在观众席的周边或楼上，造成声相的多元共振，并与舞台上的合唱形成呼应，在整个音乐厅中形成音响上的空间共鸣。整部交响曲的音响是由不协和到协和的发展过程，寓意了作者的希望。人类历尽磨难后的反省和重生，趟过废墟，眺望朝阳，走向和平和幸福的未来。

Symphony No. 3 ‘Call For The Future’  Op.19, No.1

Explanation
The Third Symphony 'Calls for the Future' of WANG Ning, composed between 1995 to 1997,was written for grand orchestra and two mixed chorus and a children's choir. As the concern of the society and human’s future, the music composition was composed by professor Wang Ning which used symphony genre. In creative thinking, it contains anxiety and cogitating about the war around the world, different faith between humanity, the fate of mankind and so on. The purpose of composer was that made people aware of the cruel reality and existing crisis, and then, inspired people’s yearning for peace and more better future. To achieved this, a variety of creative techniques had been adopted, just as a dramatic style, rich symphony language, and the others compound composition technique. 
In 1999, the symphony received the award from ‘Art Award of celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of founding of China in BeiJing’ and The 10th National Music works award(Symphony music).In 2007,the music composition was selected in ‘Music Library of Contemporary Chinese Composers and the first movement was premiered  in the same year by Beijing Symphony Orchestra, Beijing Festival Choir and Festival Affiliate Choir. Mr. Tan Lihua was the conductor at that time. In 20 November 2016, after the Third Symphony was composed 20 years later, the whole work was premiered in the world in Wang Ning Symphony Concert by China National Symphony Orchestra. 

The Symphony consists of seven movements:
The first movement: The introduction, Allegro riproaring
The second movement: Lento Allegretto
The third movement: Lento serioso
The fourth movement: Presto tremendo terrore
The fifth movement: Andante meditare
The sixth movement: Moderato chiaro
The seventh movement: The Coda, Andante grave
(seven movements are played in succession)

The lyrics ,like poem of blessing and praise in this symphony was selected from the three major religions of the world (Buddhism, Christianism and Islam) ,and the others was refined from Chinese classical literature and folk music. Professor Wang Ning blend them together. In this way, the composer tried to express that all humans should be tolerant and understood by each other. 
The acoustic of the symphony is started with noisy noise, just like indignant about the world reality. After that, the theme of this music composition return to reason and call for peace, the more better future of all people. During the performance, the choir was around the stage that by the way echoed with the symphony orchestra. From cacophony to harmony, professor wanted to voice that we should be introspection and rebirth, we should walking through the ruins, we should move towards a happy future with human wisdom.

Wang Ning: Symphony No.3 'Call For The Future' Op.19 王宁：第三交响曲《呼唤未来》

第一交响前奏曲《时代》 Op.21

作于1999年5月。1999年获建国50周年世界华人交响乐作曲比赛大奖，曾获首届“中国音乐金钟奖”。2005年在中国首次征集“维也纳－中国新春音乐会乐队音乐作品”活动中，在百余部作品中《时代》以第一名成绩入选并在维也纳金色大厅欧洲首演。
该作品的创作，作曲家寻找了最古老的与最现代的两种创作素材，一个是取材于中国古老的民间器乐曲牌，人称“天下同”的《老八板》其中开始部分的音乐素材；另一个是取自于当时社会生活中随时随地都能听到的寻呼机的声音，它也是最能代表当今信息时代。在乐曲总体创作技术上融古今中外之手法为一炉，力图创作出既蕴涵中华民族音乐之神韵，又充满时代气息的当代乐队音乐作品。

Symphonic Prelude for Orchestra №1 ‘New Times’ Op.21
EXPLANATION

Symphonic Prelude for Orchestra № 1 ‘New Times’ Op. 21, for large orchestra, completed in 1999; and got the prize of MORGAN STANLEY of USA support National Symphony Orchestra celebrate China 50 Anniversary of International Chinese Symphony Competition in the same year; Premiered in Beijing at Zhongshan Concert Hall on August 15, 1999 by China National Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Li Xincao and got the unanimous favorable comment. And performed again in Beijing Concert Hall on September 3; and at ‘2cd Beijing International Music Festival’ on November 11. Premiered in Hong Kong by Hong Kong Sinfonietta Orchestra, conducted by Tsung Ye in May 28, 2000. And got the First Chinese Musical Golden Bell Awards on May 19, 2001, and premiered at the 56th Tokyo International Art Festival of Japan, and in USA by National Repertory Orchestra conducted by Tsung Ye in July 2003. In the Collection of 2006 “Vienna - China New Year’s Concert” Outstanding Orchestra Work hold by Chinese Musicians’ Association, China Record Company and Beijing Starlight International Co. etc. in 2005 publicly through media to society for the first time, only select in the competitions of two in over one hundred works, “New Times” was selected as first one achievement. And the composition premiered at Goldenersaal, Musikverein of Vienna at Jan. 15, 2006 by Grazer Symphony Orchestra. The composer was invited to Vienna too. In Oct. 2006, ‘New Times’ performed in Tokyo and Osaka in ‘Asia Orchestra Week 2006’ in Japan, and performed in the ‘Salzburg Festival’ in July 27, 2010 in Austria，and Korea international festival and so on. 
In drawing materials, the composer orients two pieces of the limit - the oldest and most modern. While creating like this, having looked for two main music materials, one is draw materials in the old name of tune of folk instrumental music of China called ‘Lao Ba Ban’ the beginning material. Another material is the rhythm material of taken from the sounds of BP and mobile which we can hear whenever and wherever possible in social life. It can have most on behalf of nowadays information-intensive society and have a model symbol meaning most. It develops later in the work and become loud and sonorous, clarion call type like, full of vigour, give somebody the strength of urging people to advance courageously. Professor WANG Ning attempts to use this simple and honest old tone and current most representative sound of information-intensive society, create and appear and is full of modern style orchestra works appealing to both academy and popular. The form structure of this piece has drawn lessons from the Chinese opera style, form and material, the circulation structure characteristic of the main, whole for single theme, permeate variation and circle round principle: start, carry on, transformation and reappearance four part structure. It is a stove to melt the tactics at all times and in all lands on the overall technology of creating of the work---western tradition and modern technology to compose, and add Chinese nationality folk local opera music, modes in Chinese operatic music, Chinese percussion in opera, pass with such techniques of expression as the national instrumental music etc.. And western harmony, polyphony, micropolyphony, minimor, neoromantic style etc; 
The purpose of composer is to make a contemporary orchestral composition which full of style and feature of today from the very old Chinese folk music. Try hard to create out the contemporary orchestra works not only contain the romantic charm of Chinese nation's music but also full of times flavour.

Wang Ning 王宁：Symphonic Prelude 'New Times' 交响前奏曲《时代》 Op.21. China National Symphony Orchestra

Resume of Wang Ning
Dr. Wang Ning, famous composer, music theorist, educator. Professor, doctoral tutor and academic leader of Composition Department of China Conservatory of Music, former director of Composition Department and Multimedia Music Center. Now he is Council member and Composition Committee Deputy director of Chinese Musicians’ Association, director of Hong Kong Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, Resident Composer of Shen Zhen Symphony Orchestra, Resident Composer and Guest Conductor of Heilongjiang Province Performing Arts Group, director of Harbin Youth Symphony Orchestra, Association Central Art Committee member of China Association for Promoting Democracy（CAPD）, deputy executive director and creative director of the Chinese Orchestra Association, Vice-President of Electroacoustic Music Association of China, adviser of Chinese Music Association of British Columbia of Canada, music director of Chinese Symphonic Music Season, etc.. He is also the jury of many national music awards. He had won the 'China Academy Award', 'Outstanding Contributor of Prosperous Capital Literature and Art' honorary title etc..
Ning is a worldly influenced Chinese composer. He has been commissioned by orchestras, foundations and institutions and his various compositions are distributed throughout the world and performed by hundreds of orchestra and troupes. Many of his compositions had won awards domestically and internationally. Over the years, he remained committed to his concept of compose: as 'Personalized is the center, study both of traditional culture domestic and western techniques'. His compositions cover a wide range, from symphony (9), operas (3), and many music for orchestra and Chinese orchestra, chamber music, vocal, electronic and film music etc., and had attained both achievements and acclaims in these areas. The styles of his writing are diverse, innovative, widely appealing and charming. His compositions have excellent techniques, profound ideological content, distinctive writing personality and sincere concern for the real world and the destiny of humanity. His Fifth Choral Symphony 'Ode to Humanity' had been invited by UNESCO (United Nations) to perform at the UNESCO hall in the 'International Day of Peace' in Sep.21 in 2013 at Paris. The symphony was also invited by United Nations of '69th United Nations Assembly' in United Nations Headquarters in New York and performed by Philadelphia Orchestra of USA. This symphony is the special recommended and the only one composition to worldwide by UNESCO. His symphonic prelude <New Times> had been got many awards, and won the first awards of Call For The New Year Spring Concert Of Vienna Musikverein from world Chinese composers more than one hundred sixty compositions, and performed in Vienna Musikverein. His monograph 'Orchestration Based Course' is China's first published orchestration course written by Chinese and were evaluated as ‘Excellent Teaching Course’ and selected as 'National Planning Course Materials' by Ministry of Education.
Wang Ning also conducted Harbin Symphony Orchestra, Heilongjiang Symphony Orchestra, chamber orchestra, choirs and other orchestras give concerts.

王宁 博士，作曲家、音乐理论家、教育家。中国音乐学院作曲系教授，博士生导师，学术带头人。历任作曲系多媒体音乐中心主任、作曲系主任等职。现为中国音协理事，创作委员会副主任，香港爱乐交响乐团总监，深圳交响乐团驻团作曲，黑龙江省交响乐团驻团作曲、客席指挥，哈尔滨青年交响乐团艺术总监等。
王宁是中国当今具有世界影响的作曲家，受海内外多家乐团等演出机构委约创作并由百余家海内外演出院团上演，多部作品获奖。多年来他坚持着他的“以个性为中心，外学西方技术，内习传统文化”的“一个中心，两个基本点”的创作理念进行创作。其创作涉猎广泛，从交响乐（9部）、歌剧及轻歌剧（3部）、管弦乐、民族管弦乐、协奏曲、室内乐、电子音乐、影视音乐、声乐等数十部各类作品，诸领域皆有建树且广获好评。他的创作风格多样，勇于创新，雅俗共赏。作品功底深厚，具有深邃的思想内涵，鲜明的创作个性及对现实社会和人类命运的真诚关怀。中国国家交响乐团、深圳交响乐团、哈尔滨交响乐团、江苏交响乐团、黑龙江交响乐团等多家乐团都曾举办过王宁交响作品专场音乐会。他的第五合唱交响曲《人文颂》受联合国教科文组织邀请于“国际和平日”在巴黎总部上演、受联合国大会邀请于纽约联合国总部上演。该作品是被联合国教科文组织向全世界特别推荐的唯一交响乐作品。他的交响前奏曲《时代》曾获多项大奖，曾在一百六十余部应征作品中以第一名入选维也纳金色大厅新春音乐会，并由奥地利格拉兹交响乐团在金色大厅上演，及在日本东京国际艺术节、萨尔茨堡国际音乐节、日本亚洲交响音乐周、韩国国际音乐节、香港、美国等海内外各类音乐节频繁上演。
他撰写的《管弦乐法基础教程》是中国首部国人撰写出版的配器教程，其中开创性地提出“单一、统一、对比、混合”四大音色分配法则。该教材被评为精品教材，并列入国家级规划教材。王宁曾指挥哈尔滨交响乐团、黑龙江交响乐团等各类乐团及合唱团举办音乐会。

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