格蘭德河 Rio Grande
 
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系       列： Concert Band 室內管樂團
作       曲：Michael Daugherty
演奏級數：4.5
出版公司：Halleonard
商品編號：HL04004651
 
樂曲解說
Rio Grande (2015) for symphonic band is Grammy award winning composer Michael Daugherty's follow-up to his iconic Niagara Falls (1997). The title refers to the legendary 1,250-mile river that flows from the mountains of southern Colorado to the Gulf of Mexico near Brownsville, Texas. In Rio Grande, the composer has created a powerful musical landscape that is magical and majestic. The percussion section, comprised of timpani, bongos, woodblocks, tom toms and bass drums, creates a rhythmic undercurrent to an angular motif that is first heard in the woodwinds, emerging high above the musical precipice. This jagged motif is passed on to individual instruments such as the tuba, and eventually in various colorful guises to the entire symphonic band. Reminding us of the long cultural history associated with the great river, we also hear ghostly Mexican mariachi music echoing faraway through the canyons. In the coda, all the musical material is combined to create a grandiose ending to our journey down the timeless Rio Grande. A resounding success at the world premiere given by the North Texas Wind Symphony (Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor), Rio Grande should prove to be one of Daugherty's most popular and performed band works for years to come.
 
樂團編制
Piccolo
 
4 Flutes
 
2 Oboes
 
English Horn (opt. but recommended)
 
Eb Clarinet
 
4 Bb Clarinets (min. 2 players per part)
 
Bb Bass Clarinet
 
Eb Contralto Clarinet (opt. but recommended)
 
2 Bassoons
 
Contrabassoon
 
Bb Soprano Saxophone
 
Eb Alto Saxophone
 
Bb Tenor Saxophone
 
Eb Baritone Saxophone
 
3 C or Bb Trumpets
 
4 F Horns
 
3 Trombones (1st/2nd Tenor, 3rd Bass)
 
2 Euphoniums (T.C. and B.C)
 
2 Tubas
 
Contrabass (opt. but preferred; 2 players recommended)
 
Timpani (4 or 5 drums; 32“, 29”, 26“, 23”, 20)
 
Percussion (4 players; instruments are not shared):
 
1. Xylophone, plastic and rubber mallets; very large Suspended Cymbal, yarn mallets
 
2. Marimba, yarn and rubber mallets; large Suspended Cymbal, yarn mallets
 
3. Bongos; 4 woodblocks (small, medium, large, very large), rubber mallets with rattan shaft
 
4. 2 Tom Toms (medium, large); 2 Bass Drums (large, very large), rubber mallets with rattan shaft