Masque 面具

面具節（Masque，Masquerade 的縮寫）被歷史學家定義為'一種狂歡，在這種狂歡中，木乃伊人或戴面具的人舉著火把來到節日大廳，號召同伴們跳舞和擲骰子'。赫斯凱斯的這部《面具舞劇》描繪了這種戲劇性舞蹈的混亂場面。主旋律非常華麗，經常出現在背景中。樂曲的形式是簡單的迴旋-三重-迴旋曲。豐富多彩的配樂（高音管獨奏、小號和圓號獨奏與飽滿的輕快小調交替出現）加上一抹野性，可以挑逗演奏者和聽眾，讓他們稍稍放鬆一下！

作曲家: Hesketh, Kenneth
樂器: Wind Band
出版社: Faber Music
原文簡介:
A Masque (short for Masquerade) has been defined by Historians as 'A revel in which Mummers or masked folk come with torches blazing into the festive hall and call upon the company to dance and dice' . The chaos of this dramatic dance is depicted in this 'Masque' by Hesketh. The main theme is bravura and is often present, in the background. The form of the piece is a simple scherzo-trio-scherzo. Colourful scoring (upper wind solos, trumpet and horn solos alternating with full bodied tuttis) with a dash of wildness may tease both player and listener to let their hair down a little! Masque has been transcribed for wind band by Kenneth Hesketh from his 'Scherzo for Orchestra', commissioned by the National Children's Orchestra in 1987.