《天方夜譚》(Scheherazade)創作於一八八八年，為李姆斯基‧柯薩可夫(Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov, 1844-1908)最具代表性的管絃樂作品之一。其共分為四個樂章，以阿拉伯故事《一千零一夜》作為啟發而寫作完成，各樂章於首演時皆具有標題，分別為：「海與辛巴達的船」(The Sea and the Sinbad’s Ship)、「卡蘭達王子的故事」(Prince Kalender’s Narrative)、「年輕王子與公主」(The Young Prince and Princess)、「巴格達的慶典－海－船撞上有青銅騎士雕像的峭壁」(Festival at Baghdad-The Sea-The Ship Breaks against a Cliff Surmounted by a Bronze Horseman)，而在首演後李姆斯基‧柯薩可夫便刪除了標題，希望聽眾以自己的想像力去完成對於樂曲畫面的勾勒。
　　本論文以作曲家背景與其音樂理論著作為出發點，將《天方夜譚》整首曲子作深入的探究，並且將其應用於實際排練與演出當中。透過排練與演出，整理出樂曲中所需注意的重點以及處理的依據。期許能為後續喜愛該作品以及計畫演出的後進有參考的依據。

Scheherazade, composed by Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) in 1888. It is known as the most famous piece of Rimsky-Korsakov’s orchestral works. It comprised of four movements, each movement has a title when it was premiered: The Sea and the Sin bad’s Ship, Prince Kalender’s Narrative, The Young Prince and Princess, Festival at Baghdad-The Sea-The Ship Breaks against a Cliff Surmounted by a Bronze Horseman. However, after performance, Rimsky-Korsakov deleted the title to let audience can imagine by theirselves.
Based on the composer's background and his musical theory, this thesis makes an in-depth exploration of the whole piece of Scheherazade and applies it to practical rehearsals and performances. Through rehearsals and performances, researcher organized the key points and the basis for processing in the music. With hope that this thesis could be a valuable reference for these who love this piece or plans on performing it.

【中文書目】
王沛綸。《指揮學》。台北：全音樂譜出版社，1976。
徐頌仁。《歐洲樂團之形成與配器之發展》。台北：全音樂譜出版社，1989。
徐頌仁。《音樂演奏的實際探討》。台北：全音樂譜出版社，2001。
曾瀚霈。《音樂認知與欣賞》。台北：幼獅文化事業，1998。
張慧真。《交響樂團的經營與管理》。台北：城邦文化，2004。
楊沛仁。《音樂史與欣賞》。台北：美樂出版社，2001。
劉志明。《西洋音樂史與風格》。台北：全音樂譜出版社，1990。
廖年賦。《管絃樂指揮研究》。台北：全音樂譜出版社，1986。

【翻譯專書】

Atherton, Leonard.《指揮手冊》(Vertical Plane Focal Point Conducting)。呂淑玲，蘇索才 譯。台北：揚智文化，2002。

Stinchelli, Enrico.《不朽的指揮家》(I Grandi Direttori d’Orchestra)。田青，茹華熙，書佩 譯。台北：世界文物出版社，1996。

Richard, Osborne.《卡拉揚對話錄》。陳國修 譯。台北：大呂出版社，1992。

Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay.《管絃樂法原理》。蔡盛通 校訂。台北：樂韻出版社，1986。

【外文書目】

Adler, Samuel. The Study of Orchestration. 3rd ed.. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2002.

Green, Elizabeth A. H. and Mark Gibson. The Modern Conductor, 7th ed.. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, Inc., 2004.

Griffiths, S. A Critical Study of the Music of Rimsky-Korsakov, 1844-1890. New York: Garland, 1989.
Grout, D. Jay, J. Peter Burkholder and Claude V. Palisca. A history of western music, 8th ed.. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2009.

Kennan, K. Wheeler. The Technique of Orchestration, 2nd ed.. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, Inc., 1970.

Marzolph, U. The Arabian Nights Encyclopedia. Santa Barbara: ABC-Clio, 2004.

Nierenberg, R. Maestro: A Surprising Story About Leading by Listening, 1st ed.. New Jersey: Portfolio, 2009.

Raeburn, Michael and Alan Kendall. Heritage of Music: Vol.2: The Romantic Era. New York: Oxford University Press, 1989.

Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay. My Musical Life. English translated by Judah A. Joffe. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1942.

Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay. Principles of Orchestration. English translation by Edward Agate. New York: Dover Publications, 1964.

Rimsky-Korsakov, Tatiana. Rimsky-Korsakov: Letters to His Family and Friends, Milwaukee: Amadeus Press, 2016.

Rudolf, Max. The Grammar of Conducting, 2nd ed.. New York: A Division of Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1980.

Schonberg, Harold C.. The Great Conductors. New York: Simon & Schuster, Inc., 1967.

【音樂期刊】

Kawabata, M. “The Narrating Voice in Rimsky-Korsakov’s Shekherazade”, Women & Music, Vol. 4, (2000): 18-39.

【論文】

孫愛光。〈柴高夫斯基第五號交響曲作品六十四之研究〉。國立臺灣師範大學碩士論文，1992。

陳欣愉。〈浦契尼《光榮彌撒》之探究與指揮詮釋〉。國立臺灣師範大學碩士論文，2018。

張穎中。〈林姆斯基高沙可夫管絃樂組曲天方夜譚作品三十五號指揮詮釋〉。輔仁大學碩士論文。2000。

楊書涵。〈威爾第：歌劇《法斯塔夫》第三幕第二景之指揮詮釋〉。國立臺灣師範大學碩士論文。2016。

【網路資料】

Garden, E. 2001. Five, the. Grove Music Online. https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000009765. (Accessed 27 Aug. 2019)

Frolova-Walker, M., M. Humphreys, L. Neff, R. McAllister, I. Rayskin, and D. Gojowy, 2001. Rimsky-Korsakov family. Grove Music Online. https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000052074. (Accessed 12 Aug. 2019)

Reeve, Brian. 2005. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s use of the byliny (Russian oral epic narratives) in his opera Sadko. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.
http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/28574/1/430618.pd (Accessed 25 Aug. 2019)

【樂譜】

Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay: Scheherazade, Op.35. New York: Dover Publications Inc. 1984

Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay: Scheherazade, Op.35. Milwaukee: Hal. Leonard Corporation. 2003.

Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay: Scheherazade, Op.35. For two piano, arrange by Humbert, G. Leipzig: M.P. Belaieff, n.d. Plate 3062.

【影音資料】

Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade / Gergiev · Vienna Philharmonic · Salzburg Festival 2005
https://youtu.be/SQNymNaTr-Y (Accessed 10 Oct. 2019)

Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade op.35 - Leif Segerstam - Sinfónica de Galicia
https://youtu.be/zY4w4_W30aQ (Accessed 10 Oct. 2019)