Citadel for Concert Band 室内管乐团

《城堡》是为纪念堪萨斯大学建校 150 周年（1865 年至 2015 年）而作。它以可选的台下钟声（一组或两组[可选]）开始，描绘了堪萨斯大学二战纪念钟楼每天敲响的钟声。小号奏出一个类似小号的乐段，很快演变成作品的开头主题。随着音乐渐趋平缓，萨克斯管合唱团引入了一个缓慢而沉思的中段主题，意在描述这所大学的学术性质。这部分结尾处的宁静时刻暗示了圆号独奏中著名的 "岩石粉笔吟诵"，随后钟声和大合唱再次响起，在最后戏剧性的声色爆发中结束了作品

作曲家: James Barnes
乐器: Concert Band
出版社: Southern Music Co.
原文简介:
Citadel was composed to commemorate the 150th anniversary of The University of Kansas (1865 to 2015.) It begins with optional offstage chimes (one or two sets [opt.]) to depict the daily ringing of the bells in KU's World War II Memorial Campanile. Trumpets introduce a fanfare-like figure that quickly evolves into the opening theme of the work. As the music settles and becomes softer, a saxophone choir introduces a slower, more pensive middle theme intended to describe the university's academic nature. A quiet moment at the end of this section hints at the famous “Rock Chalk Chant” in solo horn before the chimes and fanfare return to end the work in a final, dramatic outburst of sound and color.