Daniel Ho◑天草之间
↓《天草之间》专辑版
几年前，我开始去到世界各地采风，以求寻找不一样的音乐融合。这一次的旅行把我带到了内蒙古，在那里我有幸与天草之间游牧乐团一起录音。这群才华横溢的乐器演奏家和演唱家代表了不同的民族：蒙古族、满族、鄂温克族、达斡尔族、俄罗斯族以及汉族。我们在2017年录制了专辑《Between the Sky & Prairie》（天草之间/听见呼伦贝尔），这是一次具有开创性的文化与音乐的交流，因为这是第一次有尤克里里、马头琴、以及蒙古人生旋律为特色的合作。
A few years ago, I set out to explore our world in search of unique musical collaborations. My travels brought me to Inner Mongolia, where I had the honor of recording with theGrasslands Ensemble. This talented group of instrumentalists and vocalists represents a diversity of ethnicities: Mongolian, Manchurian, Evenk, Daur, Russian, and Han Chinese. The title track of our 2017 album, Between the Sky & Prairie, is a pioneering cultural and musical exchange, as it is the first collaboration featuring a ukulele, a low-pitched Mongolian fiddle, and Mongolian vocal melodies.
不管是搭飞机、火车，还是乘坐汽车，我总是把尤克里里带在身边，这样乘车的同时也能好好练习或写曲子。《天草之间》（Between the Sky & Prairie）就是我在坐车穿越内蒙古大草原时写下的。车子穿越这片无边无际的蓝天绿地时，我一边凝视着车窗外令人赞叹的美景，一边把尤克里里从琴盒里拿出来，调好音。我随意弹奏了一个G和弦，“G”代表草原（Grasslands）。很好，就从这里开始。我在想要怎么用音乐捕捉当下的感觉，那是一种祥和、兴奋，同时对美好的蒙古音乐满怀感恩的心情，因为音乐，我来到这片与苏俄仅咫尺之遥的辽阔大地。于是我想出了一段优美的旋律线，轻轻荡漾，就像草原上那起伏的山丘。为了创作一个Intro，我将旋律主题随着时间的推移而延展，这是一种被称为渐强的作曲技巧。在八小节的引子之后，我把旋律线降了一个八度。
I wrote this piece while driving through the grasslands of Inner Mongolia. In awe of the endless expanse of blue and green, I strummed a G major chord: G for grasslands. I wondered whether there was a way to capture my feelings at that moment—peaceful, excited, and grateful for this majestic land—and I came up with a melodic theme that gently rippled, like the rolling hills of the steppe. To create an intro, I stretched the melodic theme out over time, a compositional technique known as augmentation. After the eight-bar introduction, I transposed the theme down an octave.
与夏威夷群岛多山的地形形成对比的是，蒙古的天空和草原在一个相当平直的地平线上交汇。为了表达这种均匀性，我决定使用一个持续低音（在旋律或和声部分下持续的一个低音），并战略性地选择了G大调，因为这样我就可以用Low G弦作为持续低音输出弦。另外，请注意，这首曲子的旋律，在音符头附近用重音符号（＞）表示，被编织成琶音和弦。在演奏的时候，试着把旋律音和伴奏音区分开来（弹出轻重动态），重点突出旋律音来。
In contrast to the mountainous terrain of the Hawaiian Islands, the Mongolian sky and prairie meet on a fairly straight horizon. To portray that evenness, I decided to use a pedal point (a low note sustained under a melodic or harmonic passage) and strategically chose the key of G major, as it would allow me to use the open low G string as the pedal. Also, note that the melody of this piece, designated with accent marks (>) near the noteheads, is woven into the arpeggiated chords. Try to bring out the melody over the accompaniment by plucking those notes more deliberately.
在第一印象中，一个器乐作品和它的标题可能并不总是有特明显的联系。但如果你仔细研究，你可能会发现作曲家的意图，甚至形成你自己的理解。“天草之间”描绘了一个世界旅行尤克里里的视角，它有幸与外国但熟悉，视野开阔的新老朋友共享一种媒介，能让人联想到地球上最美丽的地方之一。
Upon first impression, an instrumental piece and its title might not always have the most obvious connection. But if you study it carefully enough, you might uncover the composer’s intent or even find your own meaning. “Between the Sky & Prairie” depicts the perspective of a world-traveling ukulele that has the fortune of sharing a medium with old but new, foreign yet familiar, horizon-expanding friends. It evokes imagery of one of the most beautiful places on earth.
今天木马就和你分享的就是《听见呼伦贝尔》专辑里的这首唯美曲《天草之间》，一首洗涤心灵的跨界音乐作品，Daniel Ho的尤克里里与游牧民族与草原的声音共同呼吸 。在天草之间，以吟唱和器乐丰富了大地的声响。Daniel Ho与天草之间游牧乐团的专辑合作版见文首，下为Daniel Ho的ukulele独奏版。
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