塞缪尔·巴伯是20世纪美国专业音乐史上一位独树一帜的代表性人物。他既不像同时期的其他作曲家一味的追求现代创作技法而摒弃传统,也不墨守成规的坚持传统技法而排斥运用现代技法创作。他总是试图在两者之间找到平衡,所以在他的作品中既有新鲜的现代元素,又具有强烈的可听性。本文将对他的《夜曲》(Noc-turne)进行浅要分析,从而探寻巴伯式的“现代夜曲”的创作特点。 Samuel Barber is a unique representative of the 20th century American professional music history. Unlike the other composers of the same period, who pursued modern creative techniques blindly and abandoned traditions, he did not stick to conventions and insisted on using traditional techniques to exclude the use of modern techniques. He always tries to find a balance between the two, so both his works have fresh modern elements and strong audibility. This article will give a brief analysis of his Noc-turne to explore the creative features of Barber’s Modern Nocturne.