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Sarabande in Black for Alexander McQueen

Here’s a version of Handel’s Sarabande I wrote for Alexander McQueen’s Paris fashion show.

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It was performed live by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields.

The piece involved a sort of inside out version of the Handel mixed with the sound of Lancaster bombers – culminating in a baroque take on Paint it Black by the Rolling Stones.

So.. Here’s an excerpt from Sarabande in Black:

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  • Melissa // February 25, 2010 at 10:35 pm | Reply

    Philip,
    You were so fortunate to have worked with/for him. I only wish he hadn’t been so hasty in his sorrow.
    Did you play the piece for his web tribute?
    Warmly,
    Melissa

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