| 編曲者 | Eric Banks/Siegfried Rundel（エリック・バンクス/ジークフリート・ルンデル） |
| 作曲者 | Richard Strauss（リヒャルト・シュトラウス） |
| シリーズ | 輸入クラシックアレンジ(中上級) |
| 編成概要 | 吹奏楽 |
| 解説 | Richard Straussによる祝典的な作品で、ウィーンの栄光と華やかさを称えるために書かれました。堂々とした序奏に続き、優雅で流麗なワルツ風の旋律や輝かしい金管ファンファーレが展開され、祝祭的な雰囲気を鮮やかに描き出します。吹奏楽版では原曲のオーケストラ的色彩を活かしつつ、各セクションの対話や豊かな響きが強調されコンサートの開幕や式典にふさわしい華麗で格調高い作品となっています。 (出版社によるオリジナル解説) Richard Strauss (1864-1949) is revered not only for his programmatic orchestral music (tone poems) but also for his many songs and operas. Beyond his enormous importance as composer， conductor and theatre director he redefined the role of the artist. He promoted fair wages for the composer and compared the musical profession to that of law or medicine. This point of view was totally new in his days and encountered resistance. In 1903， due to Strauss’ commitment， the “Genossenschaft deutscher Tonsetzer” (Consortium of German composers) was founded， chaired by Strauss himself， as well as the royalties society “Anstalt f r Musikalisches Auff hrungsrecht” (Institute for performing rights). Richard Strauss completed “Festmusik der Stadt Wien” on January 14， 1943 in Vienna. Between 1942 and 1944 Strauss and his wife were wintering there， and during their first stay Strauss was asked to compose this work for the “Trompetenchor der Stadt Wien” (Brass Choir of the City of Vienna)， a famous ensemble founded in 1926. The “Festmusik” is dedicated to the Vienna municipal council in gratitude for the Beethoven Award. This work reveals Strauss’ interest in writing for wind instruments. He later extracted a brief version from it that served as basis for this arrangement for wind orchestra. |