Da Bai Ao Shi for guitar and magnetic tape (2011)
A voyage through the elements of guitar...
nylon
wood
steel
soul
(of)
his player
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nylon
wood
steel
soul
(of)
his player
...
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'First, of the five elements. The first is water; the second is fire; the third, wood; the fourth, metal; and the fifth, earth.
The nature of water is to soak and descend;
of fire, to blaze and ascend;
of wood, to be crooked and straight;
of metal, to yield and change; while (that of) earth is seen in seed-sowing and in-gathering.
That which soaks and descends becomes salt; that which blazes and ascends becomes bitter; that which is crooked and straight becomes sour; that which yields and changes becomes acrid; and from seed-sowing and in-gathering comes sweetness.'
[...]
from "Book of documents (Shang Shu - 尚書), Great Plan (洪範) "
'First, of the five elements. The first is water; the second is fire; the third, wood; the fourth, metal; and the fifth, earth.
The nature of water is to soak and descend;
of fire, to blaze and ascend;
of wood, to be crooked and straight;
of metal, to yield and change; while (that of) earth is seen in seed-sowing and in-gathering.
That which soaks and descends becomes salt; that which blazes and ascends becomes bitter; that which is crooked and straight becomes sour; that which yields and changes becomes acrid; and from seed-sowing and in-gathering comes sweetness.'
[...]
from "Book of documents (Shang Shu - 尚書), Great Plan (洪範) "
