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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 | 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 |
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