| 作曲者 | David Del Tredici (b. 1937) |
| タイトル | The Most Beautiful Song in the World |
| サブタイトル | A fantasy-transcription of Schubert's song An die Musik |
| 出版社 | Boosey & Hawkes（ブージー＆ホークス） |
| 楽器編成 | wind quintet |
| 品番 | 9790051107674 |
| 形状 | 36 ページ・Saddle stitching |
| 演奏時間 | 4分 |
| 作曲年 | 2012年 |
| 出版年 | 2016年 |
| 出版番号 | BHI 10767 |
| ISMN | 979-0051107674 |
| ISBN | 9781495022531 |
| その他 | flute (piccolo), oboe, B clarinet, F horn, bassoon |
Composer's Note:One evening, after rehearsal, I asked the members of the Dorain Wind Quintet this: What piece of music would they most wish had been written for woodwind quintet. They went round and round with the possibilities before settling on the general area of a song by Schubert, the supreme melodist.It may have been I who said, What about An die Musicremember Lotte Lehmann's), the one by which they would be remembered.As a surprise gift of friendship, I made what I call a fantasy transcription of An die Musik for woodwind quintet. I added both an introduction and a postlude, the latter developing the song in startling ways. In the second verse, I make the melody the beginning of a canon played in part by the French horn, with the flute and oboe in close pursuit, while the clarinet and bassoon burble a quite background.-David Del Tredici- (To Music)? This is a song so revered that many aging singers (of yore) would include in their farewell recitals as their swan song (I