Japanese

George Gershwin

George Gershwin (arr. Douglas E Wagner; scored by Sandler)

General Info

Year: c. 1918 / 2006
Duration: c. 1:15
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Piano
Publisher: Alfred Publishing
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $70.00; (digital) - $70.00   |   Score Only (print) - $9.00

Instrumentation

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

• Bass Drum
• Bells
• Crash Cymbals
• Snare Drum
• Suspended Cymbal
• Tam-Tam
• Temple Blocks
• Triangle
• Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Little background information is available with regard to the recently discovered early score of George Gershwin entitled simply Japanese. We do know that in all probability it was written about 1918, and that the tune was reworked (cast in 6/8 meter) by Gershwin as the refrain for the song The Love of a Woman (words by B.G. DeSylvia and Arthur J. Jackson) from his first Broadway musical score, La La Lucille (1919).

- Program Note from score

Media

• Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

• Arkansas (Farmington) Winds Community Concert Band (Chal Ragsdale, conductor) – 29 April 2017
• Northwinds Concert Band (Florissant, Mo.) (Larry Marsh, conductor) - 27 April 2014

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

• I Got Rhythm (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Story) (1930/2020)
• Rhapsody in Blue (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Murtha) (1924/2020)
• Summertime (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Wada) (1934/2018)

All Wind Works

• An American in Paris (tr. Krance) (1929/1959)
• An American in Paris (arr. Brubaker) (1929/1994)
• An American in Paris (arr. Hoshina) (1929/1980)
• An American in Paris (arr. Nowlin) (1929/2016)
• An American in Paris (arr. Satone) (1929)
• An American in Paris (arr. Tamanini) (1929/2015)
• An American in Paris (orch. Van Gils) (1929/1994)
• But Not for Me (arr. Barker) (1930/1995/2006)
• Catfish Row (arr. Hunsberger) (1934/2000)
• Concerto for Piano in F (tr. Grofé) (1925/1928)
• Concerto in F (arr. Jorge) (1925/2017)
• Concerto in F for Piano and Wind Band (arr. Bulla) (1925/2009)
• Cuban Overture (arr. Koekelkoren) (1925/1987)
• Cuban Overture (arr. Milburn) (1925/)
• Cuban Overture (arr. Rogers) (1933/2001)
• Embraceable You (arr. Barker) (1930 / 1999)
• Fascinatin' Gershwin (arr. Murtha)
• Fascinating Rhythm (arr. Bulla) (1924)
• Fascinating Rhythm (arr. Del Borgo) (1924/1994)
• Fascinating Rhythm (arr. Taylor) (1924/1961/2006)
• A Foggy Day in London Town (arr. Ninmer) (1937/)
• George by Fred (arr. Frenkel)
• George Gershwin (arr. Chase) (1971)
• George Gershwin Selection (tr. Bennett) (1947)
• Gershwin! (arr. Barker) (1997)
• Gershwin: A Medley (arr. Bennett) (1972)
• Gershwin by George! (arr. Brubaker) (2015)
• A Gershwin Fantasy (arr. Martino) (1991)
• Gershwin on Broadway (arr. Moss) (1991)
• A Gershwin Portrait! (arr. Higgins) (1985)
• A Gershwin Tribute to Love (arr. Heisinger) (2014)
• The Great Gershwin (arr. van der Beek) (2018)
• How Long Has This Been Going On? (arr. Barker) (1927/2000)
• I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' (arr. Wagner) (1935/2008)
• I Got Rhythm (arr. Davis) (1930)
• I Got Rhythm (arr. Story) (1930/2020)
• I Got Rhythm (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Story) (1930/2020)
• Japanese (arr. Wagner; scored Sandler) (c. 1918/2006)
• Liza (arr. Teague) (1929/1944)
• The Man I Love (arr. Bergman) (1924)
• March from "Strike Up the Band" (arr. Hearshen) (1927/1987)
• Overture to "Strike Up the Band" (arr. Matsushiro) (1927)
• Porgy and Bess: Selections (arr. Bennett) (1934/1942)
• Porgy and Bess (arr. Barnes) (1934/2002)
• Porgy and Bess Medley (arr. Hermann) (1934/)
• Porgy and Bess Medley (arr. Lowden) (1934/1984)
• Rhapsody in Blue (tr. Grofe) (1924/1938)
• Rhapsody in Blue (arr. Hunsberger) (1924/1998)
• Rhapsody in Blue (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Murtha) (1924/2020)
• Rhapsody in Blue (arr. Verrier) (1924/1998)
• Rhapsody in Blue (ed. Bañagale) (1924/2023)
• Rhapsody in Blue (jazz band) (arr. Grofe) (1924)
• Rhapsody in Blue (tr. Tamanini) 1924/2010)
• Rialto Ripples (arr. Di Scala) (1917/2013)
• 'S Wonderful (arr. Barker) (1919/1996)
• Second Prelude (arr. Krance) (1927/1964)
• Someone to Watch Over Me (arr. Barker) (1926/1995)
• Someone to Watch Over Me (arr. Rumbelow) (1926/2006)
• Strike Up the Band (arr. Barker) (1927/1981/1997)
• Strike Up the Band (arr. Brubaker) (1927/1994)
• Strike Up the Band (arr. Moss) (1927/1967)
• Strike Up the Band (arr. Nestico) (1927)
• Strike Up the Band (arr. Paynter) (1927)
• Strike Up the Band (arr. Pegram) (1927/1979)
• Strike Up the Band (arr. Schoenfeld) (1927/1956)
• Summertime (arr. Custer) (1934/1995)
• Summertime (arr. Garcia; ed. Shaw) (1934)
• Summertime (arr. Lang) (1934/1959)
• Summertime (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Wada) (1934/2018)
• Summertime from "Porgy and Bess" (arr. Longfield) (1934/2015)
• Swanee (arr. Holcombe) (1919)
• The Symphonic Gershwin (arr. Barker) (2011)
• They Can't Take That Away from Me (arr. Barker) (1937/2001)
• Three Preludes (arr. Norris) (1927/)
• Three Preludes (tr. Williams) (1927/2015)
• A Tribute to Gershwin (arr. Bullock) (20098)
• Walking the Dog (arr. Bourgeois) (1937/2007)

Resources

• Gershwin, G.; Sandler, F.; Wagner, D. (2006). Japanese [score]. Alfred Publishing: Van Nuys, Calif.
• Perusal score