性靈價值觀與音樂分析：以ARVO PART 近二十年宗教音樂為例(II)

This is a two-year project. The major task is to investigate the relationship between the value concept of spirituality and music analysis. Based on the finding that music is capable of enhancing or cultivating human being’s spirituality, I analyze the religious works of Estonian composer Arvo Pärt. The purpose is to investigate how his music achieve the spiritual effects upon the listeners— through what kinds of sound organization and mechanism. The first year of this project concentrates on the musical value concept of spirituality: what it meant in the western music historical context, when and where it came from, and what it meant for compositional arrangements and practical musical considerations. In the second year, this value concept, with the understanding reached in Part One, is applied to actual analyses of Pärt’s religious works. Pärt’s religious compositions is analyzed and discussed from the perspective of spirituality. As a result of the second year’s investigation— analysis of Pärt’s works— it is found that in many of his religious compositions, Pärt achieves an effect of “a single moment spread out in time,” as Paul Hillier identifies. The way the music is “spread out” is through delicate, minute changes, so that it keeps the listener’s attention within a “standstill” sound impression. Different aspects of the composition either are organized with such nuance and delicate touches under a highly unified structure, or concribute to achieve a sound environment that helps the listener appreciate the musical peace and nuances.