Triptych (on a theme by Handel) (Triptych (on a Theme by Handel) was commissioned by horn soloist Lesley Howie for a premiere performance at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. In three broad sections, the work is a modern take on the traditional ‘theme and variations’ concept, used in many brass band solos. The three sections of the piece are: (TenHr in Es) fanfare and theme - a fanfare sounded by the soloist at the opening and then sounded in the piano, leading to a setting of Handel’s Sarabande (from his 6th Suite for keyboard) and a recapitulation of the fanfare slow song - a simple melody, becoming more elaborate throughout the section finale - a quasi-tango featuring some fiendish technique from the soloist Triptych (on a Theme by Handel) is dedicated to Lesley Howie.)
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