To hear a recording of this piece, please visit the Hal Leonard MGB Concert Band page at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeHzOLTDBDG2pZX6fYtaxSw
Based on the traditional Japanese tune “Suiryo-Bushi,” 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 “Suiryo-Bushi” 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. Dur: 8:30
Instrumentation
Instrumentation
Number of Parts
Pages Per Part
FULL SCORE
1
40
PICCOLO
1
4
FLUTE 1
2
8
FLUTE 2
2
8
OBOE 1
1
4
OBOE 2
1
4
ENGLISH HORN
1
3
EB CLARINET
1
4
BB CLARINET 1
5
8
BB CLARINET 2
5
8
BB CLARINET 3
5
8
BB BASS CLARINET
1
4
BASSOON 1
1
4
BASSOON 2
1
4
DOUBLE BASSOON
1
3
BB CONTRABASS CLARINET
1
3
BB SOPRANO SAXOPHONE
1
8
EB ALTO SAXOPHONE
4
4
BB TENOR SAXOPHONE
2
4
EB BARITONE SAX
1
4
BB TRUMPET 1
2
3
BB TRUMPET 2
2
3
BB TRUMPET 3
2
3
BB TRUMPET 4
2
3
F HORN 1
1
4
F HORN 2
1
4
F HORN 3
1
3
F HORN 4
1
3
TROMBONE 1
2
3
TROMBONE 2
2
3
TROMBONE 3
2
3
BB EUPHONIUM B.C.
2
4
BB EUPHONIUM TC
2
4
TUBA
4
3
DOUBLE BASS
1
4
TIMPANI
1
3
PERCUSSION 1
1
4
PERCUSSION 2
1
3
PERCUSSION 3
1
2
PERCUSSION 4
1
4
PERCUSSION 5
1
4
Product Details
#HL 44012758
888680652913
AMP443010
10.5"
14.0"
0:08:30
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