The Mourning of Primroses（2024）

春花的葬禮——四位女性作曲家美麗卻短暫的音樂歷程

The Mourning of Primroses——A journey into the music of four female composers whose lives were as beautiful as flowers yet brief.

19世紀誕生的四位天才音樂家——她們擁有極高創作天賦、看似光明的前程，卻因為命運的無情、出於愛的無私奉獻，抑或遭受社會的隱形阻礙，在本該綻放的時刻就此長眠。

芳妮‧孟德爾頌（Fanny Mendelssohn，1805-1847）自幼展現音樂天賦，為其弟費利克斯‧孟德爾頌（Felix Mendelssohn）的創作榜樣，然而因當時對女性的限制所致，絕大多數作品都未出版。在下定決心以自己的名字出版作品之時，卻因中風而離世。其弟因身心受到重大打擊，遂於半年後相繼逝世。

克拉拉‧舒曼（Clara Schumann，1819-1896）在世時為全歐洲最有名之鋼琴演奏家，名望甚至遠高過她的丈夫羅伯特‧舒曼（Robert Schumann），除鋼琴演奏外，在創作方面也有高度才華。但在丈夫過世之後，卻將事業重心轉移，不再提筆創作，而選擇用餘生推廣丈夫的作品。

莉莉‧布朗傑（Lili Boulanger，1893-1918）是史上第一位獲羅馬大獎的女性作曲家，參賽時年僅19歲，其作品在當時樂壇掀起極大震撼。在本該大顯身手的時刻，卻遇上第一次世界大戰，後因自幼患有的重大疾病而不敵命運，年僅24歲便驟然離世。

娜迪亞‧布朗傑（Nadia Boulanger，1887-1979）是莉莉‧布朗傑（Lili Boulanger）的姊姊，曾獲羅馬大獎第二名。即便擁有極高創作天賦，仍在妹妹過世後，難以突破心魔執筆創作，而選擇封筆。終其一生奉獻於音樂教育，雖然遭到歷史遺忘，卻培育出下一代無數傑出的音樂家。

《春花的葬禮》結合音樂與戲劇演出，細膩描繪四位女性作曲家的自我選擇與生命足跡。百年後的此時此刻，相信你也能在她們的故事中瞥見自己的身影。

Four talented musicians born during the 19th century had exceptional talent and seemingly bright futures. However, the ruthlessness of fate, their selfless love, and invisible obstacles in society forced their talent into dormancy at a moment when it should have blossomed.

Lili Boulanger (1893–1918) was the first female composer to win the Prix de Rome. She entered the competition at age 19 with a piece that shocked the musical world at the time. When it was finally her time to shine, the First World War broke out. She eventually succumbed to a serious illness that she had suffered since childhood and passed away at the age of 24.

Nadia Boulanger (1887–1979), the older sister of Lili Boulanger, had won second place in the Prix de Rome. Despite her compositional talent, she struggled to overcome her grief following the death of her sister, Lili, and decided to cease composing. Though forgotten by history, Boulanger dedicated herself to a lifetime of teaching, nurturing a generation of brilliant musicians.

Fanny Mendelssohn (1805–1847) showed musical talent at a young age. She was a role model for her brother Felix Mendelssohn. However, most of her works were unpublished due to the gender norms at the time. Fanny died of a stroke shortly after she finally decided to publish her work in her own name. Bereft at the loss of his sister, Felix died six months later.

Clara Schumann (1819–1896) was the most renowned concert pianist in Europe during her lifetime. Her fame surpassed that of her husband, Robert Schumann. In addition to playing the piano, Clara was also exceptionally talented in composing. After the death of her husband, she shifted her career focus and stopped composing, choosing instead to spend the rest of her life promoting her husband’s works.

"The Mourning of Primroses" combines music and theatrical performance, intricately portraying the self-choices and life paths of four female composers. A hundred years later, at this moment, you will likely see a reflection of yourself in their stories.

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