Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes from Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3
 
系       列：Concert Band 室內管樂團
作       曲：Philip Sparke
演奏級數：4
出版公司：Halleonard
商品編號：HL44007486
 
樂曲解說
Symphonic Metamorphosis was commissioned by the Sierra Vista High School Symphonic Band, Las Vegas (NV). The composer was given free hand to choose the style of the new commission and originally planned to use the opportunity to fulfil a long-held ambition to write a set of variations on the famous chorale from Saint-Saëns' Third Symphony (“Organ”); in beginning work he was so moved by the work's highlights that he decided to include more than just the chorale melody. Therefore, while Symphonic Metamorphosis starts out as an original set of variations for concert band, it is gradually subsumed by other elements in the symphony (particularly the slow movement), and the piece closes with a finale that has been reorganized and rescored from the majestic closing pages of the symphony.