Score
Piccolo
Flute 1
Flute 2
Oboe (optional)
Bassoon (optional)
Bb Clarinet 1
Bb Clarinet 2
Bb Clarinet 3
Bb Bass Clarinet
Eb Alto Saxophone 1
Eb Alto Saxophone 2
Bb Tenor Saxophone
Eb Baritone Saxophone
Bb Trumpet 1
Bb Trumpet 2
Bb Trumpet 3 (doubling Flugelhorn)
F Horn 1/2
Trombone 1
Trombone 2
Trombone 3
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
[Percussion 1] Snare Drum, Hi-hat, Wind Chime, Glock.
[Percussion 2] Wood Blocks, Suspended Cymbal, Tam-tam, Wind Chime, Crash Cymbals
[Percussion 3] Suspended Cymbal, Glockenspiel, Whip, 3 Tom-toms, Triangle, Xylophone
This piece was originally created in 2004 as a brass octet, combining the Okinawan folk songs Teach-Tearu and Tinsagu nu Hana, in response to a request to reinterpret these traditional melodies in a jazz style. In 2007, for an overseas performance by the Tokyo Clarinet Choir, a third folk tune, Tokkui Gwa yo, was added and the work was rearranged for clarinet ensemble. Then in 2008, it was further arranged into its current wind band version for the annual concert of Saitama Prefectural Yono High School.
This is a super bright piece, and should be performed with a relaxed, easygoing feel-this is't a work that demands polished formality. Enjoy the performance itself.
Just be careful not to make the swing offbeat eighth notes feel too short. In the latter half, the melody of Tinsagu nu Hana is shifted by an octave in the trumpet part due to range constraints, so take care to effectively balance melodic line and harmonies.
(Hirokazu Fukushima)
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