The original piece was gradually formulated as a jinghu-solo work by many generations of Peking-opera musicians who were using excerpts from 'kunqu' as the starting material of their formulation. The piece was then re-arranged for pipa solo to accompany certain scenes in Peking operas. For example, one had to change the moody sounds of the original version to accentuated ones in the sword-fighting scene of the opera 'Farewell to My Concubine'. Eventually, the rhythmic, forceful mood was replaced by ones that are graceful and sad. The piece's formal structure is compact and well organized.
The recording is available on the CD "Lady Mulan Pipa Concerto". HK:
Kira Productions, 1993. [KRD-001A]
夜深沉
﹣為琵琶及西洋室樂而作的改編作品 (1992), 2:15
「夜深沉」以昆曲「思凡」一折中「風吹荷葉煞」的幾句歌腔為基礎，首先在歷代京劇琴師的加工變改中發展成京胡曲，其後為了配合京劇中劇情發展而改編成琵琶曲，例如霸王別姬中交姬舞劍一幕。現在的改編版本以王惠然的版本為藍圖配上新的和聲及較為流動性的伴奏。王惠然的版本以堅定有力的節奏將原曲表現哀嘆和怨恨的音樂轉化成剛勁優美、結構嚴謹、佈局合理的優樂曲。
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