A Christmas Overture 序曲
奈傑爾-赫斯（Nigel Hess）的《聖誕序曲》活潑多彩，最初是約翰-魯特（John Rutter）為其 2007 年聖誕音樂節委約創作的管弦樂作品。傳統頌歌巧妙地並置和交織在一起，成為主題素材。這些曲目包括《叮噹》、《快樂在高空》、《Il Esto》、《茉莉花》、《茉莉花》、《茉莉花》、《茉莉花》和《茉莉花》！Merrily On High》、《Il Est Né Le Divin Enfant》、《Infant Holy, Infant Lowly》、《Personent Hodie》、《We Wish You A Merry Christmas》和《Angels From The Realms Of Glory》，為序曲畫上了圓滿的句號。其他頌歌的片段也隨之出現，豐富了這首為節日創作的最有吸引力的作品的質感"
作曲家: Hess, Nigel
樂器: Brass Band
出版社: Faber Music
曲目: Ding Dong! Merrily On High; Il Est Né Le Divin Enfant; Infant Holy, Infant Lowly; Personent Hodie; We Wish You A Merry Christmas; Angels From The Realms Of Glory
原文簡介:
Nigel Hess’ vivacious and colourful A Christmas Overture, originally commissioned as an orchestral work by John Rutter for his 2007 Christmas Festival, proved an instant success with audience and orchestra alike. Traditional carols, skillfully juxtaposed and interwoven, provide the thematic material. These include Ding Dong! Merrily On High; Il Est Né Le Divin Enfant; Infant Holy, Infant Lowly; Personent Hodie; We Wish You A Merry Christmas and Angels From The Realms Of Glory, which brings the overture to a majestic close. Fragments of other carols appear along the way to enrich the texture of what is surely one of the most attractive pieces written for the festive season.
Brass Band Grade 4/5.
Duration: 7 minutes, 30 seconds