Goodnight Moon for Concert Band 室內管樂團

"在過去的幾年裡，我一定給我的兒子讀過上千遍《晚安月亮》，也許更多。大約讀到第 500 遍的時候，我開始聽到一些音樂片段，隨著時間的推移，這些片段開始變成一首簡單、甜美的搖籃曲。我知道這是個漫長的過程，但我還是讓我的經理克雷爾-朗（Claire Long）聯繫哈珀柯林斯出版社，看看他們是否允許將文本配上音樂。令我驚訝和高興的是，他們同意了--這是他們第一次允許以這種方式使用《晚安月亮》。我相對較快地創作了這首曲子，最初是為豎琴、絃樂隊和我兒子的母親、女高音希拉-普利特曼（Hila Plitmann）譜寫的

作曲家: Eric Whitacre
作者: Margaret Wise Brown
樂器: Concert Band

樂器編制:
CONDUCTOR SCORE (FULL SCORE)
SOPRANO
SOLO FLUTE
FLUTE 1
FLUTE 2
FLUTE 3
OBOE
SOLO OBOE
BASSOON 1
BASSOON 2
SOLO CLARINET
BB CLARINET 1
BB CLARINET 2
BB CLARINET 3
BB BASS CLARINET
SOLO BB SOPRANO SAX
EB ALTO SAXOPHONE
SOLO EB ALTO SAXOPHONE
BB TENOR SAXOPHONE
EB BARITONE SAXOPHONE
BB TRUMPET
SOLO BB TRUMPET
F HORN 1
F HORN 2
TROMBONE 1
TROMBONE 2
TROMBONE 3
BB EUPHONIUM BC
C EUPHONIUM BC
BB EUPHONIUM TC
C EUPHONIUM TC
SOLO BB EUPHONIUM BC
SOLO C EUPHONIUM BC
SOLO BB EUPHONIUM TC
SOLO C EUPHONIUM TC
TUBA
DOUBLE BASS
PERCUSSION
HARP
SOLO VIOLIN
SOLO CELLO

原文簡介:
“Over the past few years I must have read Goodnight Moon to my son a thousand times - maybe more. Somewhere around reading number 500, I began hearing little musical fragments as I read, and over time those fragments began to blossom into a simple, sweet lullaby. I knew it was a long shot, but I asked my manager, Claire Long, to contact HarperCollins and see if they would allow the text to be set to music. To my surprise and delight they agreed - the first time they had ever allowed Goodnight Moon to be used in such a way. I composed the piece relatively quickly, originally setting the text for harp, string orchestra, and my son's mother, soprano Hila Plitmann.

I later arranged Goodnight Moon for SATB choir and piano. More recently, my dear friend Verena Mösenbichler-Bryant arranged the piece for wind ensemble and soloist. The melody of Goodnight Moon will forever make me think of those quiet nights, reading my son to sleep.” –Eric Whitacre