Handel in the Band

樂隊中的亨德爾 "是亨德爾最著名的鍵盤舞曲之一--根據西班牙傳統舞蹈 La Folia 改編的 D 小調組曲 HWV 437 中的 Sarabande 的交響變奏曲。肯尼士-唐尼的這部作品是銅管樂隊 Treize Etoiles 委託詹姆斯-古雷（James Gourlay）在 2013 年瑞士國家銅管樂隊錦標賽上演奏的。標題參考了珀西-格蘭傑（Percy Grainger）廣受歡迎的《亨德爾在斯特蘭德》（Handel in the Strand），體現了音樂的詼諧性和戲劇性，與傳統的比賽曲目相比更具趣味性，因此給銅管樂隊帶來了不同的挑戰，也給觀眾帶來了無窮的樂趣

作曲家: Downie, Kenneth
樂器: Brass Band
出版社: Faber Music
原文簡介:
Handel in the Band is a virtuoso set of symphonic variations on one of Handel’s best known keyboard dances, the Sarabande from his Suite in D minor, HWV 437, based on the Spanish traditional dance La Folia. Kenneth Downie’s work was commissioned by Brass Band Treize Etoiles, for performance at the 2013 Swiss National Brass Band Championships, where it was conducted by James Gourlay. The title is a reference to Percy Grainger’s popular Handel in the Strand, and is indicative of the witty and theatrical nature of the music, which is more playful than conventional competition pieces and as such offers different challenges to brass bands as well as being thoroughly entertaining for audiences. Kenneth Downie is one of the most respected and experienced brass band composers. His music has been widely performed and published throughout the brass band world since the 1960s. Handel in the Band has been selected as the set work for the Championship Section final of this year’s National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain, which takes place at the Royal Albert Hall, London, on 6th October 2018.