America 艾得斯

《美國（預言）》是紐約愛樂樂團'千禧年資訊'專案的一部分，由紐約愛樂樂團委約創作，時長十五分鐘，令人震撼、不安，作曲家稱其為'入侵美國的預言'。 它的兩個樂章分別取材於瑪雅語和西班牙語；女中音獨奏者預言了瑪雅文明的大災難，而合唱團和銅管樂隊則以喧鬧、粗野的征服者讚美詩闖入"

作曲家: Adès, Thomas
樂器: Mezzo Soprano, Mixed Voices, Orchestra
出版社: Faber Music
原文簡介:
An arresting, disquieting fifteen-minute work commissioned by the New York Philharmonic as part of their ‘Messages for the Millennium’ project, America (A Prophecy) was described by its composer as ‘a prophetic vision of invasions of America’. Its two movements draw their texts from both Mayan and Spanish sources; a mezzo soloist foretells the cataclysmic doom of the Mayan civilisation whilst the chorus and brass intrude with clamorous, brash Conquistador hymns. ‘This composer’s most distinctive achievement to date’ The Spectator (Robin Holloway), October 2000