Celestial Pied Piper

《天体魔笛手》是《奥尔特周期》的最后一部作品，《追随奥尔特》和《为站立的死者欢呼》是三部曲中的其他作品。1991 年，随着彗星哈勒-波普的出现，作曲家开始研究奥尔特现象。奥尔特彗星群中的彗星在经过的恒星的引力影响下，轨道运动时大时小。一颗恒星不稳定的引力会改变任何一颗彗星的运行轨迹，使其坠入地球大气层，造成毁灭性后果。彗星，长发，指的是彗星流淌的火尾。当彗星接近太阳时，它变得更加自发光--气体和紫外线形成了彗星头部的发光球。在《天体魔笛手》（为单簧管和十名演奏者配乐）中，单簧管独奏者的作用是扭曲实际时间的模式。其他乐器被迫向它移动，就像从山上滚下的弹珠。强烈的细节振动通过色彩和对每件乐器的技术要求表现出来。天上的魔笛手》是法布尔音乐公司为其千年系列委托创作的

作曲家: Gribbin, Deirdre
出版社: Faber Music
原文简介:
"Celestial Pied Piper" is the final work in Oort Cycle; "Following Oort" and "Fanfare to the Standing Dead" are the other works in the trilogy.With the visible presence of Halle Bop, the comet, in 1991 the composer began investigating the Oort phenomenon. The comets in the Oort mass have their orbital motion increased and decreased by the gravitational influence of passing stars. An erratic gravitiational pull of a single star could alter the route of any particular comet causing it to plunge into the earth's atmosphere with devastating consequences.Comets derive from the Greek word coma, meaning 'hair'. Comet, long-haired, refers to the streaming fire tails of the comet. As it approaches the sun it becomes more self-luminous - gases and ultra violet light form the glowing ball of the comet's head.In Celestial Pied Piper (scored for clarinet and ten players), the clarinet soloist serves to warp the pattern of actual time. The other instruments are forced to move towards it like marbles rolling down a hill. The vibration of intense detailed dimensions manifests itself through the colours and technical demands on each individual instrument. There is gradual pull towards the inescapable activity and material of the soloist.Celestial Pied Piper was commissioned by Faber Music for its Millennium Series.