【轉貼】達文西的樂譜密碼 A Real-Life 'DaVinci Code'?

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達文西名畫《最後的晚餐》藏神秘樂譜
黃文正／綜合羅馬九日外電報導

　丹．布朗的小說《達文西密碼》紅遍全球，掀起一陣中古世紀神秘符號的解碼風
潮。最近一名義大利作曲家宣稱，他從達文西的名畫《最後的晚餐》中，發現隱藏著神秘
樂譜，並依此譜寫出取名為《上帝讚歌》（Hymn to God）的四十秒樂曲。

　《最後的晚餐》描繪耶穌在受難前與十二門徒最後一次共進晚餐，義大利作曲家兼
電腦工程師帕拉表示，經過解密之後，他發現這幅名畫中偷偷藏著樂譜，「它聽起來像是
安魂曲，仿如配樂般強調耶穌受難的過程。」

　義作曲家解碼 譜出《上帝讚歌》
　帕拉說，二○○三年他觀看某新聞節目，現場專家表示，達文西這位藝術兼發明家，
極可能在畫作中隱藏著樂譜，勾起他的好奇心，決定投入研究。

　他將整個解碼經過寫成「隱藏的樂曲」（La Musica Celata）一書，周五在義大
利發行。他在書中表示，他首先為《最後的晚餐》劃上五線譜，將畫中耶穌與十二門徒之
手以及餐桌上麵包的位置納入，從而解析成五線譜上的高低音符。而在基督教中，麵包正
代表著耶穌的身體，手則是被用來賜予麵包。

　不過，帕拉起初譜寫出的樂曲毫無旋律性可言。後來，他猛然驚醒，想到達文西寫
字習慣從右寫至左邊，重新依此譜寫新樂曲，結果令他喜出望外。

　他發現，這些音符沉鬱低緩，構成一首類似巴哈風格的凝重慢板，他將之譜成四十
秒的樂曲，取名為《上帝讚歌》。四十五歲的他強調，這首曲子最適合以管風琴演奏，管
風琴正是十五世紀，最常被用來演奏宗教聖樂的主要樂器。此樂風證明，達文西「並非外
傳的異教徒，而是深愛上帝的人。」

　四十秒沉鬱低緩 曲風類似巴哈
　達文西博物館藝術總監維若奇表示，帕拉的假設似乎是「合理的」。先前曾有研究
顯示，《最後的晚餐》畫中門徒的手勢，可譜寫成羅馬教廷聖歌，但尚無人針對麵包進行
研究。

　他解釋說，達文西不僅是畫家、雕刻家和視覺發明家，同時也是位音樂家，能演奏
小豎琴，還設計了多種樂器。如同他寫字習慣，他譜寫的音樂謎語，也同樣要從右讀至左
邊，才能成功解碼。

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A Real-Life 'DaVinci Code'?

ROME - It's a new Da Vinci code, but this time it could be for real. An
Italian musician and computer technician claims to have uncovered
musical notes encoded in Leonardo Da Vinci's "Last Supper," raising the
possibility that the Renaissance genius might have left behind a somber
composition to accompany the scene depicted in the 15th-century wall
painting.

"It sounds like a requiem," Giovanni Maria Pala said. "It's like a
soundtrack that emphasizes the passion of Jesus."

Painted from 1494 to 1498 in Milan's Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie,
the "Last Supper" vividly depicts a key moment in the Gospel narrative:
Jesus' last meal with the 12 Apostles before his arrest and crucifixion, and
the shock of Christ's followers as they learn that one of them is about to
betray him.

Pala, a 45-year-old musician who lives near the southern Italian city of
Lecce, began studying Leonardo's painting in 2003, after hearing on a
news program that researchers believed the artist and inventor had
hidden a musical composition in the work.

Pala first saw that by drawing the five lines of a musical staff across the
painting, the loaves of bread on the table as well as the hands of Jesus
and the Apostles could each represent a musical note.

This fit the relation in Christian symbolism between the bread,
representing the body of Christ, and the hands, which are used to bless
the food, he said. But the notes made no sense musically until Pala
realized that the score had to be read from right to left, following
Leonardo's particular writing style.

Reinterpretations of the "Last Supper" have popped up ever since "The Da
Vinci Code" fascinated readers and movie-goers with suggestions that
one of the apostles sitting on Jesus' right is Mary Magdalene, that the two
had a child and that their bloodline continues.

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