吹奏楽のための舞楽「古都の彩」：渡部哲哉 [吹奏楽中編成]

吹奏楽のための舞楽「古都の彩」

　交易の為に異邦人たちが行き交う道「シルクロード」。その歴史を辿りつつ遡る旅をテーマにこの作品は誕生しました。

　作曲するにあたり次のようなストーリーを描きました。

『 シルクロードに点在する様々な都は人々で溢れ、熱意と努力によって独自の発展を遂げている。それらはまるで、多彩な絵の具かのごとく「彩」（いろどり）を放ってい
る。日本の都を出発した我々は、そうした情景を思い描きつつ、異邦人となってこの道を遡る旅に出かける。』

　曲は大きく分けると日本情緒溢れる部分と、諸外国の民族性を表現した2つの部分に分けられます。前半部分は日本の昔からの姿を表現し、わらべうた的なモチーフを取り入れながら和製音調で進みます。中間部分は、旅の途中で見た諸国の異国情緒溢れる情景を表現しています。終盤では日本のモチーフと諸外国のモチーフが交わり行進曲調に進み、日本と諸外国の環境・文化の共有を表現しています。これから世界が平和でかつ、積極的に様々な交流が図れたらと言う願いも込められています。なおこの曲は、2003年に日本吹奏楽指導者協会（JBA）主催の「下谷（したや）賞選考会」にて「佳作」入選を果たしました。

仕様

楽器編成

BUGAKU - KOTO NO IRODORI ANCIENT CITIES OF THE SILK ROAD FOR WIND BAND

The “Silk Road” was an ancient network of trade routes from Europe to Asia used regularly from 130 BCE to 1453 CE. In Kanji,「彩」 means colour or sometimes variety. [Bugaku ~ Koto no Irodori] is my attempt to musically portray how the Silk Road brought this to the many cities along its vast trek from Occidental to Oriental.With this in mind, I composed this piece imagining what I would have seen if I had travelled the route so long ago. As a trave ller, I leave Japan to see the wonders along the Silk Road. Along the way, I would visit cities filled with people enjoying the riches and bounty brought to them by the traders and the rewards of their hard work. To my Japanese eyes, the mix of peoples from across the globe are like a brilliant painting coloured by all the nationalities brought together by the road.The work falls into three main sections. The first is my musical portrait of the tastes of the authentic Japan. Here, the music is inspired by traditional Japanese harmonies and scales, with melodies one might expect to hear young children song. In the second section, I introduce a more exotic and brilliant musical palate toreflect the multicultural ethnicity of the Silk Road’s foreign countries which I see on my journey. The finale brings the two together. Japanese and foreign music cross and mingle, finally merging into a march that expresses sharing of culture and environment of Japan and foreign countries.My hope is the result communicates my personal wish for world peace and positive relations between all nations of the world.[Bugaku ~ Koto no Irodori] was awarded a prize of SHITAYA Award held by the association of Japanese Band Director’s Association (JBA) in 2003.

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