China News Service, Shanghai, October 7th (Wang Ji) The famous composer Liu Suola's blockbuster new work - the symphonic dance "The Legend of the Great Sage" held its world premiere at the Jaguar Shanghai Symphony Hall on the evening of the 6th.
From the king of Huaguo Mountain to the peach event, from stealing elixir to fighting the gods, the music and animation together brought the audience into the lively scene of "Havoc in Heaven".
Created by Shanghai Fine Arts Film Studio from 1961 to 1964, Havoc in Heaven is a monument in the history of Chinese animation.
The symphonic dance "Legend of the Great Sage" was jointly commissioned by the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and the Beijing International Music Festival to create Liu Sola, and the Shanghai Art Film Studio authorized the cooperation on the classic animation image Sun Wukong to commemorate the century-old development of Chinese animation.
Liu Suola, who graduated from the Composition Department of the Central Conservatory of Music, has lived in London and New York. His musical works include opera and a large number of film and television music, orchestra, dance music, vocal art and a large number of folk music ensemble works.
His novels, essays, opera plays and other works are well-known in the literary world.
Symphony Dance "The Legend of the Great Sage".
Photo courtesy of Shanghai Symphony Orchestra
This is Liu Suola's first work after recovering from a serious illness.
Liu Suola revealed that during the initial recovery from a serious illness, in order to celebrate his life, he accepted the invitation of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and the Beijing International Music Festival to create this work.
"I especially like "Havoc in Heaven". This cartoon inspired me to create a symphony dance with traditional Chinese rhythm for young people. Feel the connection between Chinese tradition? Inter-rhythm and contemporary spirit in the rhythm."
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On the grid, the symphony dance "The Legend of the Great Sage" has absorbed a lot?
It also pays more attention to the fun of contemporary music and the symphony of the orchestra.
The orchestra not only has piano, guitar, pipa and other musical instruments to add color, but also arranges a number of Chinese percussionists to portray the divine power of the great sage Monkey King overturning the river and the sea with the shocking rhythm of gongs and drums. The integration of jazz elements makes it richer and more dynamic. .
Liu Sola revealed that she has always wanted to write music for young people.
"There are rich rhythms in Chinese folk music, but everyone doesn't know it. So I used a lot of folk percussion elements in "The Legend of the Great Sage" to show how infinite and flexible Chinese folk percussion music can be. After listening to it, people can feel like dancing.”
"The creation process of "The Legend of the Great Sage" is very smooth, and many notes seem to emerge by themselves." In Liu Suola's opinion, the characters in the cartoon "Havoc in Heaven" are very cute, "When you feel helpless and difficult When I see these little beings turning somersaults in the picture, I will feel very interesting and feel a kind of vitality.” (End)