Celestial Pied Piper

《天體魔笛手》是《奧爾特週期》的最後一部作品，《追隨奧爾特》和《為站立的死者歡呼》是三部曲中的其他作品。1991 年，隨著彗星哈勒-波普的出現，作曲家開始研究奧爾特現象。奧爾特彗星群中的彗星在經過的恒星的引力影響下，軌道運動時大時小。一顆恒星不穩定的引力會改變任何一顆彗星的運行軌跡，使其墜入地球大氣層，造成毀滅性後果。彗星，長髮，指的是彗星流淌的火尾。當彗星接近太陽時，它變得更加自發光--氣體和紫外線形成了彗星頭部的發光球。在《天體魔笛手》（為單簧管和十名演奏者配樂）中，單簧管獨奏者的作用是扭曲實際時間的模式。其他樂器被迫向它移動，就像從山上滾下的彈珠。強烈的細節振動通過色彩和對每件樂器的技術要求表現出來。天上的魔笛手》是法布林音樂公司為其千年系列委託創作的

作曲家: Gribbin, Deirdre
出版社: Faber Music
原文簡介:
"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.