the quest for peace
 
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系       列：Concert Band 室內管樂團
作       曲：Philip Sparke
演奏級數：4
演奏時間：8:34
出版公司：Halleonard
商品編號：HL44006731
 
樂曲解說
. . .the quest for peace. . . is a tribute to the politician Adlai E. Stevenson (1900-1965), a former Governor of Illinois, after whom the commissioning school is named. Stevenson spent much of his working life striving for peace during the ominous and troubled years of the Cold War. The title is taken from a quote of his which is engraved on a bronze bust in Princeton University, which reads, “And now we shall have to address ourselves to the unending tasks of greatness. For the quest for peace and security is not a day's or a decade's work. For us it may be everlasting.” The piece opens in majestic mood, symbolizing the nobility of the man. A troubled central section follows which alludes to the military build-up between the USA and the USSR and this ends in an aleatoric section which describes the power-play between the two nations in the early 1960s. The noble opening returns, demonstrating the strength of character with which Stevenson dealt with the crisis.
 
樂團編制
FULL SCORE    
PICCOLO 
FLUTE 1,2
OBOE 1,2
Eb CLARINET  
Bb CLARINET 1,2,3
Eb ALTO CLARINET 
Bb BASS CLARINET
BASSOON 1,2
Eb ALTO SAXOPHONE 1,2
Bb TENOR SAXOPHONE 
Eb BARITONE SAXOPHONE    
Bb TRUMPET 1,2,3
HORN 1 IN F   
HORN 2 IN F   
HORN 3 IN F   
HORN 4 IN F   
TROMBONE 1,2,3
EUPHONIUM BC     
EUPHONIUM TC     
TUBA       
DOUBLE BASS
PIANO     
TIMPANI 
PERCUSSION 1        
PERCUSSION 2        
PERCUSSION 3         
PERCUSSION 4