Three Revelations from Lotus Sutra 總譜
法華經三啟示》試圖用音樂來表現人類在追求終極完美的過程中靈魂的三種不同狀態。法華經》教導人們尊重他人、完善自我、維護世界和平--總之，它是一種人文主義，引導人類從分裂走向團結，從不和睦走向和諧，從衝突走向和平。I. 第一樂章 "覺醒"（喚醒宇宙之光）描繪了人類心靈從狹隘的日常生活視野擴展到對整個宇宙的思考和融合時所獲得的廣闊而豐富的體驗。II.沉思》（《沉思靈魂深處》）表現了心靈從外在宇宙轉向內在宇宙的過程--試圖探索人類意識在尋求身份認同過程中的無限可能性，回答以 "為什麼 "開頭的永恆問題。III.歡欣鼓舞》（To Rejoice in the Beauty of Peace）描繪了這樣一種認識，即在地球上，和平不僅僅是沒有戰爭、破壞、痛苦和磨難，它本身就是一種美，是全世界所有人發自內心歡欣鼓舞的時刻，因為他們是真正的兄弟，有著共同的永恆追求。這首組曲是受立正佼成會委託創作的，並在該會創始人兼會長尊敬的尼瓦諾日京 77 歲生日之際獻給立正佼成會。節目單摘自 Wind Repertory Project。(11:00)
作曲家: Alfred Reed
樂器: Concert Band
出版社: Kalmus Classic Edition
原文簡介:
Three Revelations from the Lotus Sutra is an attempt to realize in music three different states of man's soul in his quest for ultimate perfection. The Lotus Sutra is the teaching of human respect, self-perfection, and world peace---in a word, humanism, leading mankind from division to unity, from discord to harmony, from conflict to peace. I. The first movement, "Awakening," (To Awaken to the Light of the Universe) portrays the vastness and richness of the experience of the human mind on expanding its field of view from the narrow confines of daily life to the contemplation of, and merging with, the entire universe. II. "Contemplation" (To Contemplate the Depths of the Soul) represents a turning-away of the mind from the "outer" to the "inner" universe---the attempt to fathom the limitless possibilities of the human consciousness in its quest for identity, to answer the eternal questions beginning with the word "Why?" III. "Rejoicing" (To Rejoice in the Beauty of Peace) depicts the realization that, while on earth, peace is not merely the absence of war, destruction, pain and suffering, but a thing of beauty in and of itself, and an occasion for heartfelt rejoicing on the part of all men everywhere, who share the same eternal quest as true brothers. This suite was commissioned by, and is reverently dedicated to Rissho Kosei-kai, on the occasion of the 77th birthday of its founder and president, the Reverent Nikkyo Niwano. Program notes extracted from the Wind Repertory Project. (11:00)