The Dream of the Rood for four voices and instrumental ensemble 凯斯肯 人声乐器 总谱 朔特版

盎格鲁-撒克逊诗歌《罗德之梦》可能写于 8 世纪，是古英语中最早的梦幻诗。在邓弗里斯郡的鲁斯韦尔十字架上可以找到这首诗中描述耶稣受难部分的片段，它是在鲁斯韦尔是古代诺森布里亚王国的一部分时镶嵌在石头上的。在响应希利亚德乐团的委托时，我非常希望能找到一个戏剧性的文本，但同时又能引起与这种声乐四重奏性质相适应的音乐反应。为希利亚德乐团和一个混合器乐合奏团创作，以及为宽敞的大教堂音效创作，对我所使用的质地和音色类型产生了很大影响。约翰-卡斯肯"："作品的结构是由诗歌的形式决定的，但音乐也可以被视为由一系列带有声乐和器乐间奏的格律诗组成

作曲家: Casken, John
乐器: 4 voices (Countertenor, 2 Tenors and Bass) and ensemble
出版社: Schott Music
原文简介:
The Anglo-Saxon poem The Dream of the Rood was probably written in the 8th Century and is the earliest dream-vision poem in Old English. A fragment of the poem from the section that describes the crucifixion can be found carved on the Ruthwell Cross in Dumfriesshire, and set in stone at a time when Ruthwell was part of the ancient kingdom of Northumbria. In responding to a commission for the Hilliard Ensemble, I was keen to find a dramatic text, but one that would also invite a musical response appropriate to the very nature of this kind of vocal quartet. Writing for the Hilliards together with a mixed instrumental ensemble, and for a generous cathedral acoustic, has had a strong influence on the types of textures and sonorities I have used. The structure of the work is dictated by the form of the poem, but the music could also be seen as consisting of a sequence of motets with both vocal and instrumental interludes.John Casken