Flugelhorn and Piano 鋼琴

這首曲子於 1991 年由格雷厄姆-阿什頓（Graham Ashton）委託創作，用於他的專輯《當代小號》。引用格雷厄姆-阿什頓的話 邁克爾-奈曼為我創作《弗魯格爾與鋼琴》時，我感覺到他創作和錄製音樂的方法正在發生很大的變化。 我給他的指導很少，因為我不想限制他的創作。我知道這將是一首難度很大的作品，因為邁克爾經常說他喜歡聽到演奏者與樂器 "搏鬥 "的聲音。 弗魯戈爾號與鋼琴》之所以 "鬥琴"，有幾個原因：首先，弗魯戈爾號不喜歡在 D 升小調的調式中演奏，尤其是使用長號 "水桶啞音 "時--不幸的是，我只能找到這種啞音來覆蓋較大的弗魯戈爾號喇叭口；其次，弗魯戈爾號喜歡在高音區持平，這使得高音 C 和 D 成為噩夢！邁克爾在聽完錄音後的反應是，他覺得這首曲子出人意料地動情"

作曲家: Michael Nyman
樂器: Flugelhorn; Piano Accompaniment
出版社: Chester Music

曲目:
FLUGELHORN AND PIANO

原文簡介:
This piece was commissioned in 1991 by Graham Ashton for his album 'The Contemporary Trumpet'. Quoting Graham Ashton: Michael Nyman wrote Flugel and Piano for me during a period when I felt his approach to the writing and recording of his music was changing quite considerably. I had given him very few guidelines as I did not want to restrict his writing. I knew the result would be a difficult piece, as Michael had often said he likes to hear the performer 'fighting' the instrument. Flugel and Piano is a fight for a couple of reasons: firstly, the flugel does not like being played in the key of D sharp minor, especially with a Trombone 'bucket mute' - unfortunately, this was all that I could find to fit over the larger Flugel bell; secondly, the Flugel enjoys being flat at the top register, making top Cs and Ds a nightmare! Michael's reaction on hearing the recording was that he found the piece surprisingly emotional.