Elegy for Solo Violin (Solo Viola) 斯特拉溫斯基．伊果 悲歌 小提琴中提琴 小提琴獨奏 朔特版

雖然斯特拉文斯基本人並不認識幾位元受委託為其創作紀念曲的人，但在這部作品中，斯特拉文斯基似乎與奧努有過聯繫，因為 Pro Arte Quartet 曾參與過奧努音樂的演出，不過有證據表明，這部作品在接到普雷沃斯特的委託之前就已草擬完畢。 挽歌》是一部非同尋常的作品，建議用小提琴或中提琴演奏，並可上下轉調五度。樂曲採用三部曲式，中心部分為賦格，兩個聲部相互交錯，起始和結束部分都是緩慢展開的聖詠式冥想旋律，樂曲中各樂句之間的呼吸停頓將其分成長短不一的樂句。有趣的是，這首樂曲還曾在 1945 年演出過，後來又多次與喬治-巴蘭欽編排的舞蹈一起演出，他在作品中試圖'通過紮根於舞臺中央位置的兩名舞者交錯的身體，反映音樂的流動和集中的變化'"

作曲家: Stravinsky, Igor
樂器: violin or viola
出版社: Schott Music
原文簡介:
Whilst Stravinsky himself did not know several of the people whom he was commissioned to write memorials for, in this case it seems Stravinsky did have a connection to Onnou, as the Pro Arte Quartet had been involved with performances of his music, though there is evidence to suggest that the work was sketched before the commission by Prévost was received.Elegy is an unusual work, which is suggested for performance on either violin or viola with transposition up or down by a fifth, and is directed to be performed with the instrument muted throughout, creating a dark and sombre sound-world. The ternary (three-part) form of the piece presents a fugal central section with two interlocking voices, framed at the start and end with a slowly unfolding chant-like and meditative melody, broken into phrases of varying length by breath-like pauses specified between phrases within the music. Interestingly, this piece was also performed in 1945 and several times later with a dance choreographed by George Balanchine, who attempted in his work ‘to reflect the flow and concentrated variety of the music through the interlaced bodies of two dancers rooted to a central spot on the stage.’