笛子協奏曲《長恨綿綿》作於1993年，由著名作曲家楊春林和上海知名笛子演奏家詹永明連袂合作創作而成。最初由詹永明以楊春林的雙二胡協奏曲《長恨歌》的基礎上，加以改編成為《長恨綿綿》，最後再由楊春林重新配器。作曲家與演奏家的共同創作，為我們創造出了這首笛子曲中的佳作，將中國傳統笛藝推向了另一高峰。
樂曲根據唐代著名詩人白居易的長篇敘事詩《長恨歌》的詩意創作而成。作曲家採用西方音樂的創作手法，運用了奏鳴曲式，敘事、抒情相結合，以笛子協奏曲的形式，敘述了唐明皇與楊貴妃之間淒美的愛情故事。
本文將從詹永明及楊春林兩位作曲家的音樂創作談起，其次，探討《長恨歌》的詩詞意涵及創作背景，最後對《長恨綿綿》這首樂曲進行分析與詮釋。
The flute concerto "A Neverending Tragedy," was composed in 1993, by the famous composer Yang Chunlin and the famous flute player in Shanghai, Zhan Yong-Ming. Initially, Zhan Yong-Ming used Yang Chunlin’s double erhu concerto " Song of Everlasting Sorrow " as the basic and adapted to "A Neverending Tragedy". And the song re-arranged by Yang Chunlin. The composer and performer co-composed this beautiful flute work and let the traditional flute art move forward to another peak.
The work was created inspired by the famous poet of Tang Dynasty, a long narrative poem by Bai, Jui-Yi, " Song of Everlasting Sorrow” . The composers used the techniques of western composing and combined sonata form, narrative, and lyric to the form of the flute concerto. It also described the Rebellion of the love story between Emperor Xuanzong of Tang and Yang Yuhuan in this song.
First of all, the current research discussed the composition of Zhan Yong-Ming and Yang Chunlin. Secondly, the meaning and the background of " Song of Everlasting Sorrow" were explored. At the end, the song, "A Neverending Tragedy" was analyzed and interpreted.
