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里奧格蘭德（Rio Grande）（2015年）的交響樂隊是格萊美獎獲獎作曲家邁克爾·道蒂（Michael Daugherty）對他的標誌性尼亞加拉瀑布（Niagara Falls）（1997）的後續行動。標題是指從科羅拉多州南部山到德克薩斯州布朗斯維爾附近的墨西哥灣的傳奇1,250英里河。在里奧格蘭德（Rio Grande），作曲家創造了一種強大的音樂景觀，這是神奇而雄偉的。打擊樂部分由Timpani，Bongos，Woodblocks，Tom Toms和Bass Drums組成，為Angular圖案創造了一種節奏的暗流，該圖案首先在木管樂器中聽到，高於音樂精確的高度。這個鋸齒狀的圖案傳遞給單個樂器，例如管，有時還傳遞給整個交響帶中的各種五彩吉他。提醒我們與大河相關的悠久文化歷史，我們還聽到幽靈般的墨西哥墨西哥流浪音樂在峽谷中回應了遙遠的景色。在尾聲中，所有音樂材料都結合起來，以創造出永恆的里奧格蘭德（Rio Grande）旅程的宏偉結局。里奧格蘭德（Rio Grande）在北德克薩斯風交響樂團（Eugene Migliaro Corporon）在世界首映中取得了巨大的成功。

Rio Grande (2015) for symphonic band is Grammy award winning composer Michael Daugherty’s follow-up to his iconic Niagara Falls (1997). The title refers to the legendary 1,250-mile river that flows from the mountains of southern Colorado to the Gulf of Mexico near Brownsville, Texas. In Rio Grande, the composer has created a powerful musical landscape that is magical and majestic. The percussion section, comprised of timpani, bongos, woodblocks, tom toms and bass drums, creates a rhythmic undercurrent to an angular motif that is first heard in the woodwinds, emerging high above the musical precipice. This jagged motif is passed on to individual instruments such as the tuba, and eventually in various colorful guises to the entire symphonic band. Reminding us of the long cultural history associated with the great river, we also hear ghostly Mexican mariachi music echoing faraway through the canyons. In the coda, all the musical material is combined to create a grandiose ending to our journey down the timeless Rio Grande. A resounding success at the world premiere given by the North Texas Wind Symphony (Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor), Rio Grande should prove to be one of Daugherty’s most popular and performed band works for years to come.

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