Sure on This Shining Night from Nocturnes SATB and Piano 夜曲 鋼琴

我的合唱曲《夜曲》（Nocturnes）是美國合唱指揮協會（American Choral Directors Association）2005 年全國大會的委約作品。在里爾克大氣磅礴的《Sa nuit d'ete》中，多個旋律主題在合唱和鋼琴聲部中都得到了濃郁多彩的和聲的支援，最後在高潮部分，所有主題都被結合在一起並同時表達出來。聶魯達的 "Soneto de la Noche "選自他的《Cien Sonetos de Amor》，講述了一種超越死亡、重申生命的永恆之愛。我為這首華麗的詩歌創作的無伴奏合唱曲主要以寧靜、安詳和民謠風格為主，利用直接的和聲配合悠長的抒情聲線。艾吉奇妙的 "Sure on this Shining Night "的配樂很像美國音樂劇中的歌曲，這是我畢生推崇的一種音樂體裁。里爾克淒美的 "Voici le soir "讓人想起第一樂章開頭的鐘聲和爵士樂的和絃，同時也是尾聲，在夜幕降臨時靜靜地結束了這一輪的夜曲"

作曲家: Morten Lauridsen
樂器: Choral
出版社: Peermusic
原文簡介:
Four poems sharing a common motif of 'Night' provide the texts for my choral cycle Nocturnes, the American Choral Directors Association's commissioned work for its 2005 national convention. For Rilke's atmospheric “Sa nuit d'ete,” several melodic themes are supported by dense, colorful harmonies in both the choral and piano parts, leading to a climactic section where all are combined and stated simultaneously. Neruda's “Soneto de la Noche,” from his Cien Sonetos de Amor, speaks of an eternal love that transcends death while reaffirming life. My a cappella setting of this gorgeous poem is predominantly quiet, serene and folk-like, utilizing direct harmonies accompanying long, lyrical vocal lines. Agee's wondrous “Sure on this Shining Night” is set much like a song from the American musical theater, a genre for which I have held a life-long esteem. Rilke's poignant “Voici le soir” recalls the opening bell sounds and jazz-tinged chords of the first movement and serves as an epilogue, quietly concluding this cycle of night songs as darkness descends.

--Morten Lauridsen