$Elephant\'s Foot$

Elephant's Foot

Composer: Hayashi, Daichi
Grade: 6
Duration: 7:30
Genre: Concert Band
Publisher: Brain Music
Item No: ZOMS-A199S

$115.00

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Printed set (Score & Parts)

Piccolo
Flute
Oboe (optional)
Bassoon (optional)
Bb Clarinet 1
Bb Clarinet 2
Bb Clarinet 3 (optional)
Bb Bass Clarinet
Eb Alto Saxophone
Bb Tenor Saxophone
Eb Baritone Saxophone

Bb Trumpet 1
Bb Trumpet 2
F Horn 1/2
Trombone 1
Trombone 2
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass (optional)

Piano

Timpani (optional): Suspended Cymbal, Rin
[Percussion 1] Drum Set (4Toms, Splash Cymbal, Hi-hat, Snare Drum, Bass Drum)
[Percussion 2] Tam-tam, Triangles, Whip, Suspended Cymbal
[Percussion 3] Bass Drum, Tambourine, Finger Cymbal
[Percussion 4] Bongo, Conga, Wind Chime, Suspended Cymbal, Crash Cymbals
[Percussion 5] Glockenspiel, Rainstick, Xylophone
[Percussion 6] Vibraphone, Xylophone, Chime, Harmonic Pipe

Composed in 2021 as a wind and percussion octet commissioned by Higashikagura Junior High School Wind Orchestra in Higashikagura, Hokkaido, and was later revised for wind orchestra. The latter half of the piece is newly added.
As the subtitle suggests, it is based on the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine on April 26, 1986. The "elephant's foot" is the common name for the huge amount of meltdown-related substances. When I started the composition, I did not expect the military invasion of Ukraine that we see today. In the turmoil, it might be controversial to handle such a subject. However, I hope that many people, both those who perform the piece and those who listen to it, will think and feel about the past events and the nuclear power plant issue through this piece.

(Daichi Hayashi)

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