Scramble!

1994年受英国皇家空军委托创作的《Scramble!是为交响管乐团创作的音乐会序曲，灵感来源于英国皇家空军在不列颠之战中的机场画面，这些画面在《冲向云霄》等电影中永垂不朽。"田园诗般的开场描绘了暴风雨前的宁静：在一个阳光明媚的早晨，年轻的飞行员们坐在营房外的柳条椅上。当然，这种宁静是不真实的，突然，在警报声中，传来了 "快跑！"的喊声，大家急忙跑向等待的飞机。不一会儿，中队就升空了，飞往英吉利海峡及其他地方进行小规模战斗。以圆号独奏为特色的抒情中心部分描绘了许多飞行员所描述的在战斗再次爆发前，他们飞往敌方交战时的寂静。对于那些返航的飞行员来说，他们很快就会再次听到熟悉的'Scramble！'的喊声"

作曲家: Hess, Nigel
乐器: Wind Band
出版社: Faber Music
原文简介:
Commissioned in 1994 by the Royal Air Force, 'Scramble!' Is a concert overture for symphonic wind band inspired by images of the RAF's airfields during the Battle of Britain, immortalised for ever in such films as Reach for the Skies.The pastoral opening depicts the lull before the storm: the young pilots sitting in wicker chairs outside their barracks on a sunlit morning. The peace is, of course, deceptive, suddenly amid siren sounds, there is a shout of 'Scramble!', and a rush to the waiting planes. In no time at all the squadron is airborne, heading for a skirmish over the English Channel and beyond. A lyrical central section featuring a solo cornet depicts the stillness many pilots described as they flew to engage the enemy, before the battle breaks out once more. For those who returned, it would be only a short while before, once again, they would hear the familiar shout of 'Scramble!'