Concert Band (Score and
Parts) - Grade 5
SKU:
HL.44012758
Composed
by Philip Sparke. Anglo
Music Concert Band. Folk,
Japanese. Softcover.
Composed 2015. De Haske
Publications #AMP443010.
Published by De Haske
Publications
(HL.44012758).
UPC:
888680652913. 10.5x14
inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
To hear a
recording of this piece,
please visit the Hal
Leonard MGB Concert Band
page at
https://www.youtube.com/c
hannel/UCeHzOLTDBDG2pZX6f
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Based on
the traditional Japanese
tune
â??Suiryo-Bushi,â?
Reflections on an Old
Japanese Folk Song
opens with two
contrasting statements of
the melody - first
sparsely presented by the
woodwinds and then in a
harmonized version played
by the full band. This is
followed by a lively
section based on
pentatonic melodies that
characterize the folk
tune. The following
slower variation first
centers around a
plaintive English horn
melody made up of
sections of the original
tune, and later presents
the opening phrases of
â??Suiryo-Bushiâ?
against an intensely
florid accompaniment. The
final section is in the
form of a scherzo that
eventually forms the
accompaniment to a final
presentation of the folk
tune. Duration: 8:30.
