再次演绎《晋城往事》——总是泪目、感怀

耿涛 Tao

　　我这次演绎的《晋城往事》，和一般笛子演奏版本有一些不同，主要体现在三个方面。

第一，我使用了两支不同调性的笛子——一支是梆笛，一支是曲笛。这两支不同调性的笛子，在音色、音质和风格上都有明显的差异。在短短大约五分钟的时间里，通过它们的交替与对比，可以呈现出笛乐在情感、情绪、音质、音色上的变化，形成一种色彩上的对照，这是一个非常有特点的处理方式。

第二，我对这首曲子的音调本身有一种特别的喜爱和情有独钟的自我感怀。小时候经常听到著名歌唱家郭兰英演唱的《人说山西好风光》，还有山西民歌《交城山》等歌曲，以及笛子曲《走西口》等。这些旋律中的音调素材、音型元素，都与《晋城往事》有着内在的联系。再加上我从小就经常为山东民歌伴奏，对山东民歌非常熟悉，用笛子伴奏过大量的民歌。山西与山东，一西一东，虽不直接接壤，但在地理文化带上联系紧密，在音调、旋律和风格上也有一定的亲缘关系，这也让我在演奏这首作品时，有了更自然、更亲切的情感连接。

第三，在结尾处，我把原本的一个低音延长，改成了高音的延长。这一小小的改动，寓意着时光的流逝，是一种创作性的处理。一个音与没有这个音，在情绪上是完全不同的，高音的延展让结尾多了一份悠长与回味。

当然，这首作品的成功，首先要归功于陈飞先生与高扬的创作与合作，他们为乐曲设计了非常出色的音乐织体和伴奏效果。整体上可以分为三大块：

一是运用 MIDI 音乐配置出非常浓郁、具有艺术感染力的和声织体，营造出很好的音乐氛围；

二是加入民族乐器琵琶与二胡，并且使其演奏的音色与伴奏的织体融为一体，特别是二胡与琵琶的音色有着很好的质地，这已经超出了一般 MIDI 制作的水平，所以他们的成功是必然的；

三是配上了非常优秀的画面，以视频的形式展示晋城的古老历史建筑和文化氛围，与这样的音乐相配合，达到了催人泪下的艺术效果。在这里，要为他们点赞，他们非常成功。

我在家里用一个话筒配合一台小小的录音机，把我的这段笛子演奏融入其中。每一次演奏，都让我感到一种心灵上的震颤，精神上的升华。为中华大地，特别是山西这样的地域所承载的古老历史文化，让我如此感动、感怀。有人说，山西之所以有如此动人、美妙而深情的音乐特征，是因为它是中华民族的脊梁。这句话非常令我感动。是的，中华古老文化令人向往，它是永恒的，伟大的。

在此，把我吹奏的这段《晋城往事》的笛乐，献给大家。

My performance of Jincheng Past is a bit different from other dizi versions in three main ways.

First, I use two dizi of different keys: what we traditionally call a bangdi and a qudi. These two different keys offer distinct timbres, tone qualities, and styles. In just about five minutes, they allow me to present different emotions, moods, and colors in the dizi music through contrast. This creates a kind of “color comparison” in the sound, which is a very distinctive aspect of this performance.

Second, I have a special affection for the melodic style of this piece. When I was a child, I often heard the famous singer Guo Lanying perform songs such as People Say Shanxi Has Beautiful Scenery and the Shanxi folk song Jiaocheng Mountain, as well as the dizi piece Walking West. The melodic materials and motifs in these works are closely related to those in Jincheng Rhapsody. In addition, I grew up often accompanying Shandong folk songs on the dizi and became very familiar with that style. Shanxi and Shandong lie to the west and east of China respectively; although they do not share a border, they are closely connected in terms of geography and culture, and there is a certain kinship in their melodies and styles. This gives me a very natural, intimate emotional connection when I perform this piece.

Third, at the end of the piece, I extend a high note instead of the original low note. This small change symbolizes the passage of time and is a kind of creative . One note can make a world of difference: with this high note, the ending feels more lingering and reflective.

Of course, the success of this work is largely due to the creative collaboration between Mr. Chen Fei and Gao Yang. They designed an excellent musical texture and accompaniment, which can be divided into three main parts:

1️⃣ They used MIDI to create a rich and artistically expressive harmonic texture, which establishes a very strong musical atmosphere.

2️⃣ They added the pipa and erhu, integrating their timbres beautifully with the accompaniment texture. The sound quality of the erhu and pipa is particularly fine, and this is far beyond an ordinary MIDI production level, so their success is well deserved.

3️⃣ They matched the music with excellent visuals, using video to show the ancient historical buildings and cultural atmosphere of Jincheng. Together with this music, it achieves a deeply moving, almost tear‑inducing artistic effect. I really have to give them a big thumbs up — they did an outstanding job.

At home, I used just one microphone and a small recorder to add my dizi performance to this accompaniment. Every time I play it, I feel a kind of trembling in my heart and a spiritual elevation. The ancient history and culture of the Chinese land, especially in a region like Shanxi, move me deeply. Someone once said that Shanxi’s music is so touching, beautiful, and soulful because it is the backbone of the Chinese nation. This sentence moves me very much. Yes, the ancient culture of China is truly inspiring; it is eternal and great.

And so, I offer this dizi performance of Jincheng Past to you all.