Yu-Ting Cheng: Haya- for Solo Clarinet and Electronics (World Premiere 2016 )

Haya means "margin" in Mongolian and indicates a sub-culture and non-mainstream identity. The composer aimed to combine the Mongolian rhythmic patterns with jazz elements.
The clarinet extends a jazzy melody in the opening while the background provides a mysterious sound. Then the bass line brings up the Mongolian rhythmic patterns. The clarinet line and bass line intertwine and gradually build up toward the climax
The main theme comes from "Moonflowers, Baby" for solo clarinet by Meyer Kupferman. When the theme returns, it is interrupted by a short, fragmented insertion of Bach's Prelude in c minor, BWV 847
“Haya” 在蒙古語裡譯為邊緣, 意指超然物外跳脫規則與束縛。作曲家以具有蒙古大漠風情的低音節奏形態融入電腦音樂作為氛圍式背景素材; 獨奏樂器部分主要弦律靈感來自於美國現代作曲家Meyer Kupferman (梅耶.庫普弗曼)極具濃厚爵士色彩的單簧管獨奏曲 “Moonflowers, Baby! (月亮花,寶貝！)” 作為主題動機。作品一開始即圍繞著富有神秘、空靈氛圍的電腦音樂做為背景開端, 引入單簧管帶有異國風情、融合爵士元素的獨奏華彩樂段; 樂曲中段充滿節奏感, 獨奏樂器與背景音樂相互呼應競奏, 並達到最巔峰; 末段主題再現時, 巴赫的c 小調前奏曲破碎且間歇性的置入; 全曲結束在蒙古薩滿教式,充滿寂靜,自省的迴響, 彷彿回到樂曲一開始空靈且靜謐的氛圍。