Vulcan
 
系       列：室內管樂團 Concert Band 
作       曲：Michael Daugherty 
演奏級數：4.0
出版公司：Halleonard
商品編號：HL04004190
 
樂曲解說
Vulcan for Concert Band is Grammy award winning composer Michael Daugherty's first work for the high school and intermediate level college band. The work is a colorful homage to Gene Roddenberry's interstellar universe as depicted in the classic American television series Star Trek (1966-69). The title refers to the fiery planet Vulcan, home world of half-human, half-Vulcan Mr. Spock. As the rational-minded science officer aboard the starship Enterprise (commanded by the hot-blooded Captain James T. Kirk), Mr. Spock grapples with the “fascinating” predicament of making decisions predicated on human emotion versus Vulcan logic. Daugherty has composed stirring, yet highly structured music that alludes to the Vulcan “Pon Farr” ritual, Vulcan telepathic mind-melds, and the volcanic planet itself. At the the Ann Arbor, Michigan world premiere (utilizing the combined forces of the Pioneer, Huron and Skyline High School bands), Vulcan was an immediate hit and will surely become one of Daugherty's most performed works.
 
樂曲編制
Piccolo
 
2 Flutes
 
2 Oboes
 
English Horn (optional but recommended)
 
3 Bb Clarinets (minimum 2 players per part)
 
2 Bb Bass Clarinets
 
Eb Contralto Clarinet or Bb Contrabass Clarinet and Bb Bass Saxophone (optional but recommended)
 
2 Bassoons
 
2 Eb Alto Saxophones
 
Bb Tenor Saxophone
 
Eb Baritone Saxophone
 
3 Bb Trumpets (straight metal mutes, harmon mutes-stem out)
 
2 F Horns
 
2 Trombones (straight metal mutes)
 
Euphonium
 
2 Tubas
 
Contrabass or Electric Bass (optional but recommended)
 
Timpani (4 drums recommended)
 
Percussion (instruments are not shared):
 
1. Glockenspiel, Xylophone
 
2. Vibraphone, Small Anvil (metal beater)
 
3. Shakaray, Marimba, Chimes, Suspended Cymbal (yarn mallets)
 
4. Two Tam-Tams (small, medium), Tambourine, Mark Tree, Finger Cymbals, Vibraslap, Piccolo Snare Drum
 
5. Tenor Drum, Maracas, Snare Drum
 
6. Large Bass Drum