Madonna of Silence a drama for trombone and orchestra 凱斯肯 長號管弦樂團 長號加管弦樂團 朔特版

沉默的聖母》遠非標題所暗示的那樣安靜。事實上，它反映了米開朗基羅非凡畫作《寂靜的聖母》的內心動盪，而這部作品正是以米開朗基羅的畫作為基礎創作的。我決定不把這部作品稱為長號協奏曲，而是一部長號與管弦樂隊的戲劇。長號扮演了多種角色：一開始，它代表了聖母凝視著孩子沉思時安靜的內心聲音；後來，它唱起了讚美詩；在作品結尾，它又唱起了哀歌。獨奏者和管弦樂隊都同樣投入到這個充滿不安和預感的場景中。約翰-卡斯

作曲家: Casken, John
樂器: trombone and orchestra
出版社: Schott Music

曲目:
I The Madonna in Contemplation - II Premonitions - III The Madonna's Hymn - IV Joseph the Witness - V The Distant Figure - VI The Wounded Child, The Tortured Child, The Fallen Child - VII The Madonna's Lamentations - VIII The Empty Hour-glass

原文簡介:
Madonna of Silence is far from the quiet piece implied by the title. Indeed, it reflects the inner turbulence of Michelangelo’s extraordinary drawing Madonna del Silenzio on which the work is based. Michelangelo’s drawing has informed every aspect of my new work, which I have decided not to call trombone concerto, but a drama for trombone and orchestra. The trombone takes on many roles: at the start it represents the quiet, inner voice of the Madonna as she gazes in contemplation at the child, later singing a hymn and, towards the end of the work, lamentations. Both soloist and orchestra are equally engaged in the unfolding drama of a scene brimming with unease and premonitions. John Casken