Confusion and Exploration: Thoughts of a Composer

Author: Jin Xiang
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Publish Date: 2003-03-01
Features: The book collects about 60 articles written by the author during two periods in the 1980s and 1990s, divided into the upper part "The Confusion Chapter" and the lower part "The Quest Chapter." Additionally, two appendices—"Family Bonds Chapter" and "Inspiration Chapter"—are included. "The Confusion Chapter" is selected, supplemented, and revised based on the author's previous book "The Composer's Confusion," mostly completed in the 1980s. "The Quest Chapter" is newly compiled for the first time, primarily written in the 1990s. "Family Bonds Chapter" is a personal "confession" in the spiritual realm, with a strong emotional tone. "Inspiration Chapter" is a selection of reviews on the author's major works from the international and domestic music circles, as well as excerpts from letters by teachers and friends. The composer replaces words with music, while the critic interprets music with words. Though their methods differ, they both stem from the same source! With one pen writing scores and another pen writing articles, this has become an inevitable part of the author's life. So, the author simply writes as it comes, regardless of rules and conventions!