Millennium

千禧年》於 1998 年首次發行，今年由阿爾弗雷德首次錄製。這首現代風格的序曲曾獲得 1998 年 N.S.O.A. 作曲比賽的冠軍，從頭至尾都極具震撼力，充滿情感。在一段不祥的引子之後，銅管樂組齊聲奏出了英雄的主旋律，整個管弦樂隊以打擊樂、大調式伴奏。隨後是極富美感的抒情副主題，先由大提琴齊奏，然後由整個樂隊演奏。第三段也是最後一段是狂野而充滿活力的進行曲，由銅管與木管和絃樂對奏，最後雄壯地重奏主旋律。理查-邁耶的配樂豐富多彩、充滿想像力，交響樂團的每一個聲部都參與其中，為學生交響樂團帶來了一部聽起來非常成熟、但可演奏的'巡迴演出'"

作曲家: Richard Meyer
樂器: Full Orchestra
出版社: Alfred Music
難度: 3; -3
原文簡介:
Millennium, recorded this year by Alfred for the first time, was first released in 1998. Winner of the 1998 N.S.O.A. composition contest, this contemporary-sounding overture is extremely powerful and full of emotion from beginning to end. After a foreboding introduction, the heroic main theme is introduced by the brass section in unison, accompanied by the entire orchestra in a percussive, marcato style. A lyrical subordinate theme of extreme beauty follows, first stated by unison cellos, then picked up by the entire orchestra. The third and final section is a wild and energetic march, pitting brass against woodwinds and strings, leading into a final, majestic restatement of the main theme. Richard Meyer's colorful and imaginative scoring features every section of the symphony orchestra, resulting in a wonderfully mature-sounding, yet playable, 'tour de force' for the student orchestra.