放牧调的社会功能和艺术功能

Ranz des Vaches:Its Social and Artistic Functions

瑞士山民用阿尔卑斯号吹奏的放牧调 ,是呼唤牛群集合到牧场上来放牧的信号。客居异乡的瑞士人听了放牧调会引起强烈的思乡之情。后世的戏剧音乐和交响音乐 ,常常采用放牧调来描写田园风光 ,特别是描写阿尔卑斯山区的景色。作曲家用不同的表现手法来处理放牧调 ,产生不同的艺术效果。

With the Alphorn, Swiss mountaineers blow ranz des vaches as a sign to call cattle to grazing land. On hearing it, those Swiss living abroad will feel homesick.The later drama music and symphonic music tend to take it as the symbol of landscapes,especially that of the scenes of the Alps. Composers' treatmnt differs, resulting in different effects.