Across the Sunlit Path

Naoya Wada

General Info

Year: 2002 / 2018
Duration: c. 3:50
Difficulty: I-1/2 (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Eighth Note Publications
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $55.00 | Score Only (print) - $10.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute
Oboe
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F
Trombone
Euphonium/Bassoon
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion, including:

Bass Drum
Bells
Crash Cymbals
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Triangle

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Written in a classic overture style, this attractive piece was the composer's first, written at the age of 15. Recent revisions have resulted in a work that features a dignified allegro, a flowing andante, interesting lines for each instrument, effective dynamic contrasts, stately percussion writing, and two-part scoring for clarinet and trumpet.

- Program Note from The Instrumentalist

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

Florida: I

Performances

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Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Flower Crown (Flex instrumentation) (2012)
In Seizing the Distant Light (Flex instrumentation) (2015)
Latte Macchiato (Flex instrumentation) (2013)
Londonderry Air (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2014)
The Moon Illuminates the Love Tenderly (Flex instrumentation) (2019)
Summertime (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1934/2018)
To a New Horizon (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
The Wind Blows Where It May (Flex instrumentation) (2016)

All Wind Works

Across the Sunlit Path (2002/2018)
Amber Moon (2006)
As The Dawn Breaks (2006)
Beyond the Light and Darkness (2022)
The Explorers of Orion (2005)
Fanfare and Festive Hymn (2016)
Flower Crown (Flex instrumentation) (2012)
The Hope of Tomorrow (2020)
In Seizing the Distant Light (Flex instrumentation) (2015)
Latte Macchiato (Flex instrumentation) (2013)
Liberty Fanfare (2006)
Line of Ants (2007)
Londonderry Air (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2014)
The Moon Illuminates the Love Tenderly (Flex instrumentation) (2019)
On Wings of Magic (2006)
Pacifica (2006)
A Portrait of Henry C. Work (as arranger) (2018)
The Promise of Hope (2007)
Soaring (2017)
Summertime (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1934/2018)
To a New Horizon (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
The Wind Blows Where It May (Flex instrumentation) (2016)

Resources

Naoya Wada website Accessed 22 August 2019
"New Music Reviews." The Instrumentalist, 73/3 (October 2018), p. 75.
Perusal score