Jia Guoping The Landscape of Northern Country for Orchestra
此作品创意来自1936年初毛泽东在山西吕梁石楼县留村创作的《沁园春•雪》。诗人以超拔的想象力与气魄非凡、雄浑宏大的语言描绘了北方高原冬雪过后的景象，言语中饱含了诗人对无限壮美的自然风光的赞叹，以及由此引发的壮志豪情。作曲家利用管弦乐宏大且层次丰富的音响形态，以声景的方式表现了原作中“千里冰封，万里雪飘……山舞银蛇，原驰蜡象，红装素裹，分外妖娆”等壮观意象，并发挥音乐长于表达情感力度的特点，将词作中蕴含的内在精神力量也予以充分体现。同时，作品中也蕴含了作曲家对故乡绵绵无尽的深厚情感。
The inspiration of this piece comes from Mao Zedong’s famous poem “Snow”, which was written in February 1936 in Liu village, Shi Lou county，Lu Liang district, Shanxi province after a heavy winter snowfall. Mao expresses his appreciation for the magnificent northern landscape while relating it to his sense of accomplishment and his ambition for China. In his musical rendition, Jia Guoping makes use of the various sounds of the orchestral instruments, composing 10 consecutive sections to represent images such as “A hundred leagues locked in ice”, “A thousand leagues of whirling snow”, “The mountains dance like silver snakes, and the highlands charge like wax-hued elephants.” In addition, the music aims to convey the composer’s deep emotion for his hometown.