Yi-De Chen: Seven Seemingly Common Cups, for Wind Quintet (2010) [10’51”]
Info: This work has been featured in the following 2 concerts.
National Taiwan Cultural Center Distinction Award
NewsNet, “National Cultural Center Composition Award Recipient Award Announced”, April 29, 2011 Retrieved from http://www3.thu.edu.tw/facd/detail.php?newsID=3597&prevID=328
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Yi-De Chen’s B.M. Degree Recital  
Date: 20:30, Apr 25, 2011
Location: Experimental Theatre, Taipei National University of the Arts, Taipei City, Taiwan

Performers:
Ann Keng, flute & piccolo
Min-Hua Chiu, oboe & English horn
Chang-Chieh Chang, clarinet
Ying-Chu Chen, horn
Chia-Yu Hsu, bassoon
Tai-Chi Chen, conductor

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Event: National Cultural Center Competition Distinct Award Recipient Concert
Date: 14:30, Jan 21, 2011, premiere
Location: National Recital Hall, Taipei City, Taiwan

Performers:
Ann Keng, flute & piccolo
Min-Hua Chiu, oboe & English horn
Chang-Chieh Chang, clarinet
Ying-Chu Chen, horn
Chia-Yu Hsu, bassoon
Tai-Chi Chen, conductor

Host: National Chiang Kai-Shek Cultural Center
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Program Note

I continue to be attracted by the extended meanings and associations of things which are considered to be commonplace. For example, a seemingly common cup can be regarded as a simple container, but also have abstract associations as well – it might be a symbol, conjuring a beautiful memory or feeling.

This piece is a suite consisting of seven movements: Pelude, Capriccio I, Berceuse, Intermezzo, Ballade, Capriccio II, and Finale. The first movement is an introduction and the following five movements have different styles which contrast each other. Finally, I recall all the musical ideals from each movement, combining them into a humorous Finale. I designed and organized the structure of the piece in order to highlight the unique characteristics of each instrument in a wind quartet, and showcase the talents of each performer. There are clear melodies and rhythmic patterns in some of the movements, such as Intermezzo and Berceuse. However, some movements are written in styles of the twentieth century.

By placing new content in the containers of familiar musical forms, I reinterpreted these traditional seven genres in imaginative and creative ways. Through incorporating various styles and genres, I hope to appeal to and inspire a wide audience.

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陳以德：《七只看似平凡的茶杯》（給木管五重奏）(2010) [10’51”]
描述：本作品曾演出於 2 場音樂會中。
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展演名稱：陳以德─作品呈現音樂會
日期：2011年4月25日，週一， 20:30
地點：國立臺北藝術大學戲劇廳，臺北市，臺灣
演出人員：
長笛 / 耿安
雙簧管 / 邱敏華
單簧管 / 張昌傑
法國號 / 陳映築
低音管 / 許嘉宇
指揮 / 陳泰吉
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展演名稱：2010-2011兩廳院樂典─國人音樂創作甄選音樂會
時間：2011年1月21日，週六，14:30 
地點：國家表演藝術中心國家演奏廳，臺北市，臺灣

演出人員：
長笛 / 耿安
雙簧管 / 邱敏華
單簧管 / 張昌傑
法國號 / 陳映築
低音管 / 許嘉宇
指揮 / 陳泰吉
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樂曲解說

一件平凡的事物所能帶給人們的聯想及其所能引伸的意義，一直令我著迷。例如：一只看似平凡的茶杯，除了在功能上是一件容器，其內部也能含有各種抽象的概念。一只茶杯可以象徵著一份美好的記憶、述說一則感人的故事。

本作品由七個樂章所構成的組曲，七個樂章依序分別為：Prelude、Capriccio I、Berceuse、Intermezzo、Ballade、Capriccio II以及Finale。首樂章，是一具有序奏性質的樂章。之後，各樂章便開始展現具有多樣性、對比性的風格。此外在速度上也安排了慢、快速度互相交錯。終樂章則回顧之前的主題和重要材料，以詼諧方式作結束。由於在木管五重奏中，五件樂器均分別有其獨有之樂器性能和表現特色，因此我也在各個樂章中做了安排和設計，使得每件樂器有發揮的空間。本曲中的部分樂章具有清晰的旋律以及鮮明的節奏，例如：本曲中的Intermezzo和Berceuse，但也不乏較為接近二十世紀的音樂語彙。

在這部作品中，我想以自身的思維與想像，來重新詮釋這些傳統曲種，並使用我所能表達的語彙來賦予這些如容器般的傳統曲種新的風貌和生命力，也試著達到雅俗拱賞的目的。

Nocturne, for Flute, Clarinet, Percussion, Harp, Violin and Violoncello (2010) [6’45”]

20:30, Monday, Apr 25, 2011, premiere │ YI-DE CHEN’s Composition Recital
Experimental Theatre, Taipei National University of the Arts, Taipei, TaiwanContinue reading “Nocturne, for Flute, Clarinet, Percussion, Harp, Violin and Violoncello (2010)”

Yi-De Chen: Three Movements, for String Quartet (2009) [9’20”]

Event: Joint Composition Students Concert
Date: 19:30, Mar 21, 2011, premiere
Location: Concert Hall, Soochow University, Taipei, Taiwan

Performers:
Ting-Yi An, violin I
Sheng-Chia Chang, violin II
Jo-Fan Chen, viola
Yu-Ling Wang, violoncello
Szu-Yun Hsieh, conductor

Host: Soochow University, National Taiwan Normal University and TNUA

Program Note

The work consists of three movements with different characteristics. The author uses a core theme throughout the whole song and operates on the contrast between the movements. In the music, the three emotions of brewing accumulation, conflict comparison, and depression convergence are elaborated, and the music can be continuously flowed by the joint music.

In the first movement, the thoughts containing the characteristics of the repressive elements gradually stack up and accumulate in the way of imitating the alignment, and the music is gradually swayed, making the music gradually tense and moving toward the high point of tension, leading to the next movement. In the second movement, the accumulated energy bursts, and a series of conflicts and confrontations between different timbres, rhythms, strengths, and expressions of music material. The third movement describes the scene of a depression left behind after a violent conflict, purchased from a relatively thin sound. In addition, the Westminster bell melody transformed from the core theme conveys the end and tranquility of an event, ending with a relatively empty, static atmosphere.

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陳以德：《三個樂章》（給弦樂四重奏）(2009)  [9’20”]

展演名稱：校際學生作曲交流音樂會
日期：2011年3月21日，19:30，首演
地點：東吳大學松怡廳，臺北市，臺灣

演出人員：
第一小提琴 / 安庭儀
第二小提琴 / 張聖佳
中提琴 / 陳若帆
大提琴 / 王鈺凌
指揮 / 謝斯韻

樂曲解說

這首作品由三個各具不同特色的樂章所組成，作者使用一核心主題貫穿全曲，並且對樂章之間的對比性加以經營。於樂曲中，先後闡述醞釀累積、衝突對比和蕭條收斂三種情緒，並以聯篇樂章的作法，使音樂能連續地流動。

第一樂章中，含有壓抑成分之性格的樂思以模仿對位的手法逐漸堆疊累積，一波一波地醞釀，使音樂逐漸緊張並走向張力高點，引出下一個樂章。第二樂章中，累積的能量爆發，在不同音色、節奏、力度和表情的音樂素材之間，展開了一連串的衝突與對抗。第三樂章則描述一場劇烈衝突過後所留下的蕭條景象，由較為稀薄的聲響色彩所購成。此外，由核心主題所轉化而成的西敏寺鐘聲旋律，傳遞一個事件的終結和寧靜，曲末以較為虛空、靜止的氛圍結束。

Yi-De Chen: Water, for Flute, Viola, and Piano (2008) [5’41”]

Semester Final Project Presentation
Date: Jan 5, 2008
Location: Studio 2601, Taipei National University of the Arts, Taipei City, Taiwan

Performers:
Ann Kong, flute
Xuan Li, viola
Li-Chi Zheng, piano

Program Note

The static, flowing and dispersed states of water are exhibited in these three short movements. The three movements are performed continuously.

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陳以德：《水》（給長笛、中提琴與鋼琴）(2008) [5’41”]

期末呈現
日期：2008年1月5日
地點：2601演奏室，國立臺北藝術大學，臺北市，臺灣

樂曲解說

以三個具有對比性之樂章表現水的靜止、流動與分散狀態。此外，三個樂章在演奏上是緊密連貫的。