| 作曲者 | James Barnes（ジェイムズ・バーンズ） |
| シリーズ | 輸入オリジナル |
| 編成概要 | 吹奏楽 |
| 解説 | バーンズによる吹奏楽作品で、荘厳かつ叙情的な雰囲気を持つ序曲的作品です。重厚な金管と豊かな木管の対話を中心に、祭典や追悼にふさわしい厳粛さと感動的な旋律が展開されます。曲全体を通してドラマティックなクライマックスが巧みに構成され、聴衆に力強い印象を与えると同時に、静謐な部分では内省的な美しさも感じさせます。演奏技術と表現力の双方が求められる充実の吹奏楽作品です。 (出版社のオリジナル解説） Commemoration was commissioned by the members of the Northwest North Carolina Bandmasters Association to recognize the distinguished career of Dr. William A. Gora， the longtime Director of Bands at Appalachian State University， who passed away in 2015. Bill was loved by his students， respected by his peers and cherised by his many friends. A brilliant musician， a fine conductor and a warm human being with a marvelous sense of humor， Bill has been sorely missed by all. Gora was friends with composer James Barnes for over 40 years. They met when Barnes was still in graduate school at Kansas and Gora had just finished his DMA at the University of Florida. When the NNCBDA asked Barnes to compose a work in Bill’s honor， he was honored to do so. He decided to write a cheerful work for Bill， full of energy， color and melody， because he knew this is what he would have wanted; no funeral dirges for Bill Gora. The soft middle portion of the work， a hymn-like tune scored in saxophone choir， was included because Bill was a fine saxophonist and， for many years， the saxophone teacher at ASU. |
| 解説2 | ※ロケットミュージック代表の助安博之はアメリカの出版社「Southern Music Co.（サザン・ミュージック・カンパニー）」に日本人初の社員として8年間勤務。「Southern Music Co.」専属作曲家のJames Barnes（ジェームズ・バーンズ）とは長年親しくさせていただいた同僚です。 |