New London Pictures 總譜

奈傑爾-赫斯筆下的最新作品。新倫敦圖片》表現了 21 世紀倫敦的各種元素。千禧橋》描述了行人穿過泰晤士河上這座奇妙的新地標大橋的旅程，從氣勢恢宏的泰特現代美術館開始，穿過繁忙的河流，一直到聖保羅大教堂，鐘聲響徹這座偉大的城市。倫敦眼位於泰晤士河南岸，是一個巨大無比的摩天輪。本樂章描繪了在這個河畔摩天輪上的飛行，在摩天輪的頂端，倫敦的全景令人歎為觀止，而音樂的節奏也恰到好處地描繪了這一美景。與所有現代城市一樣，倫敦的機動車輛過於擁擠。倫敦是歐洲第一個徵收擁堵費的大城市，這首曲子（交通信號燈走走停停）既生動又滑稽。這裡是倫敦人在壓倒性的賠率.....

作曲家: Hess, Nigel
樂器: Wind Band
出版社: Faber Music
原文簡介:
The latest work from the pen of Nigel Hess. New London Pictures represents elements of London in the 21st Century. The Millennium Bridge describes the pedestrian’s journey across this wonderful new landmark bridge over the Thames, starting at the imposing Tate Modern, crossing the busy river, and onwards to St. Paul’s Cathedral with its bells ringing out over the great city. London Eye is an incredibly large ferris wheel situated on the South Bank of the River Thames. This movement depicts a "flight" on this riverside wheel, at the top of which the anoramic view of London is breath-taking and the exapnse of the music is a suitable depiction of the view. As with all modern cities, London is over-crowded with motor vehicles. London is the first major city in Europe to adopt a Congestion Charge, and this piece (with its stop and go traffic lights) is both racy and comical. Here are Londoners attempting to go about their business in the face of overwhelming odds..…