Scramble!

1994年受英國皇家空軍委託創作的《Scramble!是為交響管樂團創作的音樂會序曲，靈感來源於英國皇家空軍在不列顛之戰中的機場畫面，這些畫面在《沖向雲霄》等電影中永垂不朽。"田園詩般的開場描繪了暴風雨前的寧靜：在一個陽光明媚的早晨，年輕的飛行員們坐在營房外的柳條椅上。當然，這種寧靜是不真實的，突然，在警報聲中，傳來了 "快跑！"的喊聲，大家急忙跑向等待的飛機。不一會兒，中隊就升空了，飛往英吉利海峽及其他地方進行小規模戰鬥。以圓號獨奏為特色的抒情中心部分描繪了許多飛行員所描述的在戰鬥再次爆發前，他們飛往敵方交戰時的寂靜。對於那些返航的飛行員來說，他們很快就會再次聽到熟悉的'Scramble！'的喊聲"

作曲家: Hess, Nigel
樂器: Wind Band
出版社: Faber Music
原文簡介:
Commissioned in 1994 by the Royal Air Force, 'Scramble!' Is a concert overture for symphonic wind band inspired by images of the RAF's airfields during the Battle of Britain, immortalised for ever in such films as Reach for the Skies.The pastoral opening depicts the lull before the storm: the young pilots sitting in wicker chairs outside their barracks on a sunlit morning. The peace is, of course, deceptive, suddenly amid siren sounds, there is a shout of 'Scramble!', and a rush to the waiting planes. In no time at all the squadron is airborne, heading for a skirmish over the English Channel and beyond. A lyrical central section featuring a solo cornet depicts the stillness many pilots described as they flew to engage the enemy, before the battle breaks out once more. For those who returned, it would be only a short while before, once again, they would hear the familiar shout of 'Scramble!'