Open AccessTan Dun and Water Passion after St. Matthew
Author(s) -
He Huang
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2411-2933
DOI - 10.31686/ijier.vol9.iss5.3064
Subject(s) - passion , gospel , crying , literature , theology , art , philosophy , art history , history , psychology , psychiatry , psychotherapist
Tan Dun created Water Passion after St. Matthew, written to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the death of J. S. Bach. Not only Tan follows the western tradition to use the texts from the Gospel of Matthew, but he also wrote some texts by himself in this piece, for example, the opening words, “A sound is heard in water, in darkness, the tears are crying for rebirth.” This innovation reflects his respect for tradition and oriental philosophy which is there is no beginning and end of life.