原題: A Carl Sandburg Reader for Wind Ensemble with Baritone narrator/singer and Soprano folk-song singer / David Maslanka
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楽器編成
Flute 1 (doub. Alto Flute)
Flute 2 (doub. Piccolo)
Oboe 1
Oboe 2
Bb Clarinet 1
Bb Clarinet 2
Bassoon 1
Bassoon 2 (doub. Contrabassoon)
Bb Soprano Saxophone
F Horn 1/2
Bb Trumpet 1
Bb Trumpet 2 (doub. Bb Flugelhorn)
Trombone
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Double Bass
Baritone Narrator/Singer
Female fork song Singer
Piano
Timpani
[Percussion 1] Orchestra Bells, Marimba, Xylophone, 3 Tom-toms/Bass Drum
[Percussion 2] Xylophone, Vibraphone, 3 Tom-toms/Bass Drum
[Percussion 3] 2 Tom-toms, Temple Blocks, Snare Drum, Crash Cymbals, Tenor Drum, 2 Wood Blocks
[Percussion 4] Hi-Hat Cymbal, Large Suspended Cymbal, Bass Drum, Tam-tam, Cabasa, 2 Wood Blocks
Flute 2 (doub. Piccolo)
Oboe 1
Oboe 2
Bb Clarinet 1
Bb Clarinet 2
Bassoon 1
Bassoon 2 (doub. Contrabassoon)
Bb Soprano Saxophone
F Horn 1/2
Bb Trumpet 1
Bb Trumpet 2 (doub. Bb Flugelhorn)
Trombone
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Double Bass
Baritone Narrator/Singer
Female fork song Singer
Piano
Timpani
[Percussion 1] Orchestra Bells, Marimba, Xylophone, 3 Tom-toms/Bass Drum
[Percussion 2] Xylophone, Vibraphone, 3 Tom-toms/Bass Drum
[Percussion 3] 2 Tom-toms, Temple Blocks, Snare Drum, Crash Cymbals, Tenor Drum, 2 Wood Blocks
[Percussion 4] Hi-Hat Cymbal, Large Suspended Cymbal, Bass Drum, Tam-tam, Cabasa, 2 Wood Blocks
楽曲解説
「ア・カール・サンドバーグ・リーダー」は、イリノイ州立大学の創立50周年を記念して、同大学に依頼されたものです。イリノイ州の中心人物であり、アメリカを代表する詩人であるカール・サンドバーグの詩に、イリノイ州をはじめとするアメリカ民謡を組み合わせて、普遍的な物語を作り上げています。詩と歌は、誕生、苦労、苦痛、幸福、戦争、死、そして超越という人間の物語を描いています。サンドバーグの有名な詩、"Rat Riddles "も含まれています。