《幻化以後》樂曲解說

     古希臘哲學家恩培多克勒（Empedocles）和亞里士多德（Aristotle）曾提出「四元素理論」，認為萬物是由四大元素（即火、水、氣和土）所組成。此理論所引伸的抽象思維與情感聯想，在許多文學和藝術作品中廣泛被運用。這些對於自然界中萬物存在之本質的思考持續地啟發著我的音樂創作。

    本曲可分為導奏以及三個主要段落。導奏採用直率的方式描寫萬物起源時的不安。導奏之後，首先出現的是氣元素，含有混沌、未定之氛圍，火元素使氣開始緩緩加溫並累積能量，直到爆發展開。水元素出現後，與火元素發生衝突。帶著毀滅性格之土屬性吞噬了所有的材料，才結束此一混亂局面。在穩定的力量支持下，元素之間的平衡再度建立，但只留下殘骸。

    最近回頭看這首作品，有了更多體悟：儘管音樂藝術只是我生命中的一部份，但或許我能用不同的生命經驗來豐富其，就如造物者彷彿只開了一小扇窗，讓人們能保有期盼去知曉、探索和追尋這個世界的真理，使生命更加飽滿。

      The Greek philosophers, Empedocles and Aristotle, thought the universe is composed of fire, air, water, and earth, which mingle and separate under the influence of the opposing principles of love and strife. The utilization of these theories can be easily found in different types of literature and arts. Likewise, thinking in this way when composing greatly appeals to me, arousing my innate creation.

      This piece includes one introduction and three main parts. The introduction musically describes the beginning of the universe by offering strong momentum. After the introduction, the atmosphere becomes mild, and some instruments start to render fragments tightly, as if air and dust are filling up the entire space. Then, fire appears and heats up the air until all the matter begins to burn and explode. When the peaks come, the water suddenly cools off all the matter. Later on, the fire burns hotter and conflicts fiercely with the water; also, the earth destroys all of these substances. Finally, although the four elements seem to make a balance as the beginning of creation, they become just remains.

    When appreciating this piece recently, I come up with more thoughts: Although knowing that composing can be regarded as part of my life, I can still cultivate it with inspiration from my future life experience, as if the God only shows people a tiny window for them to seek the Truth of the Universe, cultivating their life.

個人簡介---陳以德Yi-De Chen

     1988年生，花蓮人。十六歲時由陳彥文老師啟蒙作曲；2011年，獲北藝大音樂系作曲學士學位，師事洪崇焜教授；2015年，獲北藝大作曲碩士學位，師事楊聰賢教授。2013年，成為亞洲作曲家聯盟（Asian Composers League）會員。

    作品曾演出於「臺中現代樂集─我要去很遠的地方，暫時不會回來─作品發表音樂會」（2014）、「亞洲曲盟─音樂台灣─作品發表音樂會」（2014）及「十方樂集─陌上花開─給新秀作曲家的室內樂展I」（2013）等音樂會。此外，由於對其他領域的藝術深感興趣，積極參與各項跨領域合作，多次擔任舞台劇、電影和動畫作品的配樂創作人。未來，期許能嘗試各類不同風貌的創作，和更多朋友分享音樂所帶來的幸福與美好。

     Born in Hualien, Taiwan, in 1988, Yi-De Chen began studying music composition under the instruction of Yen-Wen Chen at sixteen. He received his B.A. and M.M. in composition at Taipei National University of the Arts, under the tutelage of Prof. Chung-Kun Hung and Tsung-Hsien Yang. He became one formal member of the Asian Composers League in 2013.

     Yi-De Chen’s music has been performed in many concerts, including "I'm going to somewhere far far away and will temporarily not be back." Composition Recital, held by Taichung Society of Contemporary Music (2014), MUSIC TAIWAN Concert Series, held by Asian Composers League (2014), and the Composition Concert for Young Composers I, held by Forum Music (2013). On the other hand, he  also works as a film music composer, songwriter, and audio engineer. In the future, he will continue his composing, sharing profound happiness and inspiration from music with more people.