The Dream of the Rood for four voices and instrumental ensemble 凱斯肯 人聲樂器 總譜 朔特版

盎格魯-撒克遜詩歌《羅德之夢》可能寫於 8 世紀，是古英語中最早的夢幻詩。在鄧弗裡斯郡的魯斯韋爾十字架上可以找到這首詩中描述耶穌受難部分的片段，它是在魯斯韋爾是古代諾森布裡亞王國的一部分時鑲嵌在石頭上的。在回應希利亞德樂團的委託時，我非常希望能找到一個戲劇性的文本，但同時又能引起與這種聲樂四重奏性質相適應的音樂反應。為希利亞德樂團和一個混合器樂合奏團創作，以及為寬敞的大教堂音效創作，對我所使用的質地和音色類型產生了很大影響。約翰-卡斯肯"："作品的結構是由詩歌的形式決定的，但音樂也可以被視為由一系列帶有聲樂和器樂間奏的格律詩組成

作曲家: Casken, John
樂器: 4 voices (Countertenor, 2 Tenors and Bass) and ensemble
出版社: Schott Music
原文簡介:
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