| 作曲者 | John Casken (b. 1949) |
| タイトル | The Dream of the Rood |
| サブタイトル | for four voices and instrumental ensemble |
| 出版社 | Schott（ショット） |
| シリーズ名 | Music Of Our Time |
| 楽器編成 | 4 voices (Countertenor, 2 Tenors and Bass) and ensemble |
| 楽器編成（詳細） | 1(afl,pic).0.ca.0.ssax.1(cbsn)-1.0.1.0-perc(crot,vib,mar,bell plate,sizz cym,Swiss cow bell,gong [horizontal],tam-t,2 bng,2slit drum,wood drum,2cong,2b.d,marac, 5tempbl,vibraslap)-hp-str(0.0.1.0.1) |
| 品番 | 9790220134562 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 形状 | 124 ページ・中綴じ |
| 演奏時間 | 30分 |
| 作曲年 | 2008年 |
| 出版年 | 2013年 |
| 出版番号 | ED 13468 |
| ISMN | 9790220134562 |
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