Formosan Wind

Soo-Hyun Park

General Info

Year: 2015
Duration: c. 4:00
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Bravo Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $60.00

Instrumentation (Flexible)

Full Score
Part 1

Flute
Oboe
B-flat Soprano Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet

Part 2

B-flat Soprano Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet
F-Horn

Part 3

B-flat Tenor Saxophone
F Horn
Trombone
Euphonium

Part 4

Bassoon
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
Tuba
String Bass

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

"Formosa" is a Portuguese word meaning "beautiful" and is also another name for Taiwan.

This song is a three-part format with Allegro with a 2/4 time signature in the main part and Andante in 6/8 in the middle part. Allegro's lively music of the Yilan folk song of Taiwan, and Andante's somewhat elegant music mixed with the rhythm of the Korean Peninsula creates a rustic East Asian impression.

- Program Note by Park Moriken (translated through Google Translate)

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Senzoku College of Music

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Formosan Wind (Flex instrumentation) (2015)

All Wind Works

Eternal Velvet (2015)
The Lively Universe (2016)
March "Dreams in a Dream" (2010)
Scintillating Dawn (2015)
Symphonic GAME (2001)
Tears of Red Poppies (2012)
Formosan Wind (Flex instrumentation) (2015)
Unknown Heroes (2019)
White Dance (2008)

Resources

Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Soo-Hyun Park." Accessed 11 June 2020