| 作曲者 | Bert Appermont(ベルト・アッペルモント) |
| シリーズ | 輸入オリジナル |
| 編成概要 | 吹奏楽 |
| 解説 | ベルト・アッペルモントは吹奏楽や管弦楽作品で知られる現代オランダの作曲家で、本作は彼による吹奏楽作品です。「三匹の盲目のねずみ」は有名な童謡を題材に遊び心あふれるアレンジで展開されます。軽快でユーモラスな旋律と躍動感あるリズムが特徴で、管楽器群の掛け合いや巧みな和声により聴き手に生き生きとした物語性を伝えます。演奏会で聴衆に楽しさと驚きを提供し、想像力豊かな音楽世界を描く一曲です。 (出版社のオリジナル解説) This composition is based on the children’s song ‘Three Blind Mice’, of which the melody is featured in a range of variations: in a canon, in inversion, in minor, transformed, with changing harmonisations and orchestrations, and in different times and tempi. The work consists of three continuous, contrasting movements: 1) Mouse March: The mice cheerfully set off while the original melody is presented as a march. - 2) Hymn: In a tuneful hymn, the wonderful praises of the life of mice are sung. - 3) Catch Me If You Can: In an animated chase, the farmer’s wife is trying to catch the mice. Following a stirring acceleration, she cuts off their tails in accordance with the lyrics of the song. I hope this work, with its humorous touch, will be a welcome contribution to the expansion of interesting repertoire for the lower divisions. - Bert Appermont |
