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收錄樂曲：紐約●紐約、哆啦A夢 、櫻桃小丸子、曼波（西城故事）流行經典打擊協奏曲
《流行經典打擊協奏曲》於2001年由香港作曲家游元慶先生作曲，是一首熱鬧繽紛的室內樂協奏曲，作曲家取材橫跨流行音樂、動漫卡通與音樂劇電影，精心挑選四段耳熟能詳的音樂，並巧妙運用原曲素材，將音樂改編為適宜由管樂團伴奏，打擊樂主奏的協奏曲小品。作品前奏綜合各首作品的樂曲動機，帶領聽眾回到純真而童趣的年代，緊接著所使用的內容素材依照樂曲出現順序，分別取自美國歌手法蘭克辛納屈（Frank Sinatra, 1915-1998）收錄於1979年專輯中的名曲《紐約‧紐約》，營造出熱鬧的大都會風華，旋律在打擊獨奏群與樂團之間不斷交替輪旋；接著不著痕跡地改變為6/8拍號，演奏出1973年起上映風靡全球的日本動漫《多啦A夢》主題曲，在打擊獨奏群中大量使用鍵盤樂器，善用其俏皮的音色，表現出樂曲神氣的進行曲特質；此時音樂急轉直下，突然地轉變為充滿動感的樂曲風格，演奏出1990年起開始播映膾炙人口的《櫻桃小丸子》主題曲，獨奏群與樂團相互競奏，彷彿主題曲原唱中家喻戶曉的相互呼應歌詞；接著以令人血脈噴張的拉丁舞曲直接帶入美國作曲家伯恩斯坦（Leonard Bernstein, 1918-1990）的經典名作《西城故事》中，一段出現在體育館舞會場景的知名舞曲《曼波》，其新穎且摩登的節奏與音階，可以讓獨奏群與樂團展現出繽紛而狂歡的風貌。

Percussion Medley’ was composed in 2001 by Hong Kong composer Yuen-hing Yau, is a lively, colorful concerto for percussion instruments and concert band. Music excerpts were carefully chosen from varies origins, including pop music, animation theme and musical film. The original elements were cleverly arranged by the composer.Introduction to the piece is consists of motifs from each music excerpts appeared later, leading the audiences into a pure and childlike atmosphere. The following excerpts, in the order of appearance, come with the celebrated song ‘New York, New York’ by Frank Sinatra, recorded in his 1979 album, creating a lively urban feeling. Melody varied between soloists and band. With no trace, time signature was changed into 6/8, main theme from popular 1973 Japanese animation ‘Doraemon’ appeared gradually. Xylophones, Marimbas, Vibraphone were commonly used with the impish feature of those instruments, expressing the majestic atmosphere of marching. Music suddenly turned into a dynamic pace, presenting the main theme of 1990 Japanese animation ‘Chibi Maruko-chan.’ The competitive passages between soloist and band implied the household name of the lyric from original song. Afterwards, with the breathtaking Latin music, ‘Mambo,’ the epic scene of the ball in stadium from ‘Westside Stroy’ appeared. The dazzling and modern rhythm and melody brought a carnival-like occasion among soloists and band.

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