Eternal Vigilance (The Long Brave Line)

這部重要的樂隊作品是美國空軍學院樂隊、美國海岸警衛隊樂隊、美國軍事學院樂隊和美國海軍學院樂隊合作的成果，其標題取自湯瑪斯-傑弗遜的名言 "永恆的警惕是自由的代價"，以及西點軍校校訓 "長長的灰線 "的變體。樂曲開篇向為國捐軀的先烈們致敬，主題莊嚴而崇高，在接近結尾時再次出現。作品的主體是一系列類似進行曲的主題和慣用語片段，最後以一首輝煌的全樂隊大合唱達到高潮。在重述 "高貴 "主題之後，激昂的尾聲將音樂推向高潮。時間：8:30（5 級）（E.B. Marks）

作曲家: Robert Jager
樂器: Concert Band
出版社: Edward B. Marks Music Company

曲目:
Eternal Vigilance (The Long Brave Line)

樂器編制:
CONDUCTOR SCORE (FULL SCORE)
PICCOLO
FLUTE 1
FLUTE 2
OBOE 1
OBOE 2
BASSOON 1
BASSOON 2
EB CLARINET
BB CLARINET 1
BB CLARINET 2
BB CLARINET 3
BB BASS CLARINET
EB CONTRA ALTO CLARINET
EB ALTO SAXOPHONE 1
EB ALTO SAXOPHONE 2
BB TENOR SAXOPHONE
EB BARITONE SAXOPHONE
BB TRUMPET 1
BB TRUMPET 2
BB TRUMPET 3
F HORN 1
F HORN 2
F HORN 3
F HORN 4
TROMBONE 1
TROMBONE 2
TROMBONE 3
BARITONE B.C.
BARITONE T.C.
TUBA
STRING BASS
PERCUSSION 1
PERCUSSION 2
PERCUSSION 3
PERCUSSION 4
TIMPANI
PIANO
HARP

原文簡介:
The result of a collaborative commission by the U.S. Air Force Academy Band, the U.S. Coast Guard Band, the U.S. Military Academy Band and the U.S. Naval Academy Band, this major work for band takes its title from a quote attributed to Thomas Jefferson, “Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty,” and a variation of the West Point motto, “The Long Gray Line.” Opening with a tribute to those who have gone before in service to our country, a solemn, noble theme is presented that reappears near the end of the composition. The main body of the work is a series of march-like themes and idiomatic fragments culminating in a glorious full-band fanfare. Following a restatement of the “noble” theme, a stirring coda brings the music to a climactic close. Dur: 8:30 (Grade 5) (E.B. Marks)
難度: 5