[WW8] 月に寄せる哀歌/松下倫士/ Elegy to the Moon by Tomohito Matsushita

[木管8重奏] 月に寄せる哀歌/松下倫士
[Woodwinds Octet] Elegy to the Moon by Tomohito Matsushita
Item: ENMS-84495

《演奏》広島ウインドオーケストラ/Performed by Hiroshima Wind Orchestra

詳細はブレーン・オンライン・ショップで！(Please visit the link below for further details.)
《楽譜》http://www.brain-shop.net/shop/g/gENM...
《CD》http://www.brain-shop.net/shop/g/gBOC...

♪For International Customers: https://www.bravomusic-inc.com/index....

編成/instrumentation:
Flute (doub. Piccolo)
1st Clarinet in B♭
2nd Clarinet in B♭
Bass Clarinet in B♭
Soprano Saxophone in B♭
Alto Saxophone in E♭
Tenor Saxophone in B♭
Baritone Saxophone in E♭

作品について / Program notes:
この作品は小川未明の創作童話『赤い蝋燭と人魚』に基づいて作曲しています。
ある北の暗い海に、身ごもった人魚が棲んでいた。人魚はあまりにも海が寂しいので子供がかわいそうだと思った。人間が優しい心を持っていて、町は楽しい所だと聞いていたので、海辺の町の神社に行って、子供を産み落とすことに決めた。
翌朝、人魚の捨て子はろうそく屋の老夫婦に拾われた。その子はとても大切に育てられ、美しい娘に成長した。人魚の娘が白いろうそくに赤い絵を描くと、たちまち評判となり、ろうそく屋は繁盛する。神社に納めたろうそくを灯して漁に出ると、時化(しけ)でも無事に帰ってくることができ、ますます人気になった。 評判を聞きつけた行商人が人魚に目をつけ、老夫婦に娘を売ってくれるように頼んだ。最初のうち老夫婦は娘を手放そうとしなかったが、「昔から人魚は不吉なもの」という言葉と、大金を前にして、手放すことにした。娘は老夫婦の元を離れたくないと懇願するが、老夫婦は耳を貸さず、ある月の明るい晩、娘は赤く染めたろうそくを残して、連れて行かれた。
その夜、老夫婦の元に、ずぶ濡れの女が現れ、赤いろうそくを買って行った。すると海が荒れ狂い沢山の船が転覆し、娘の乗った船も沈んでしまった。それからというもの、神社に赤いろうそくの灯がともると、不吉なことが起こるようになった。老夫婦は神様の罰が当たったのだと考え、ろうそく屋をやめてしまった。ろうそく屋がなくなってもその呪いは収まらず、神社も人が途絶え、数年後その町は滅びてなくなってしまった。
これまで《タランテラ》《土蜘蛛伝説》など木管8重奏をいくつか作曲してきました。この作品は美しい旋律とハーモニーが特徴です。子を想う母の気持ち、娘の美しい姿、そして不吉な予感、人間の欲深さ、荒れ狂う海など、様々な場面を想像して表現をしていただけると嬉しいです。
（松下倫士）

This work is based on Ogawa Mimei’s fairy tale "Red Candle and Mermaid".

A mermaid conceived with a child lived in a dark sea in the north. She felt sorry for her child because the sea is too lonely. She heard that humans have a gentle heart and the town is a fun place, so she went to a shrine in the seaside town, gave birth, and left the child there to be found by someone.

The next morning, the abandoned child was picked up by an old couple who owned a candle shop. The child was brought up very well and grew up to be a beautiful young lady. When the daughter drew a red picture on a white candle, it was quickly favored and the candle shop thrived. When going out fishing in the sea, by lighting the candle given to the shrine a ship was able to return safely even if the ocean was stormy. It became increasingly popular.

A peddler who heard the story asked the old couple to sell their daughter. The old couple did not let go of their daughter at first, but blinded by the saying, "mermaids are sinister” and faced with big money in front of them, they decided to let go of her. The daughter begged to stay with the couple, but they did not listen. On a bright night of a certain month, the daughter left a candle that was dyed red and was taken away.

That night, a weary woman appeared at the candle shop and bought a red candle. Then the sea started to rage and many ships sank, including the ship the daughter was on. Ever since then, when a red candle was lit in the shrine, something mysterious and ominous began to happen. The old couple thought it was a punishment from god and closed down the candle shop. However, even after the shop’s closure, the curse continued. People stopped going to the shrine and began leaving the town. The town was deserted few years later.

This work features a beautiful melody and harmony. Imagine various scenes such as the feelings of the mother thinking of her child, the beautiful appearance of the daughter, the ominous premonition, human greediness, and the raging sea.
(Tomohito Matsushita)

チャンネル登録はこちらから/ Subscribe to our channel:
   / brainmusicmovie  
Like us on Facebook:
  / brainmusicwindband