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Japanese Pictures
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General Info
Year: 2012
Duration: c. 3:00
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: J.W. Pepper
Cost: Score and Parts - $60.00 | Score Only - $10.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute
Oboe (opt. Flute II)
Bassoon
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
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Snare Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Bells
- Claves
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tom-Tom
- Triangle
- Xylophone
Errata
- Clarinet 2, m. 5-6, score is incorrect, part is correct
- Alto Sax, m. 9, both notes should be concert A (correct in score)
- Percussion 2, Large Concert Tom (score and parts) is written on multiple spaces, but should be played on one drum throughout
Program Notes
Written in ABA form, Japanese Pictures uses the Japanese folk songs Hora Nera, Nen Nero and Ichi Kake, Ni Kakete as its primary material. Western style harmonies, as suggested by the melodies, are used throughout the work, and the concert percussion parts are written to evoke the sounds of a traditional taiko ensemble. Royalties from Japanese Pictures are donated to Music for Relief, an organization that provided supplies, food, and construction materials for victims of the massive tsunami that hit Japan in 2011.
-Program Note by McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band
Japanese Pictures draws inspiration from both traditional and modern Japanese music. The harmonies are western as suggested by the accompanying melodies, and the percussion is styled like a taiko drum ensemble. Both your band and audience will find this piece intriguing and unique.
-Program Note from publisher
Media
State Ratings
- Ohio: OMEA Junior High School Band B
- Texas: II. Complete
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- McCracken Middle School (Skokie, Ill.) Symphonic Band (Chip De Stefano, conductor) – 18 December 2013 (2013 Midwest Clinic)
- Pleasant Run (Cincinnati, Oh.) Middle School Band (Mark Hensler) - 2013
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Dancing the Skies (2009)
- Dark Visions
- Fantasy on Early American Tunes
- Hard Drive
- Images of India
- Japanese Pictures
- Juba
- Junk Funk
- Native American Homage (2006)
- Storm Chaser
- Swahili Folk Hymn (as arranger) (2008)
- Taiko Drums
- Zululand
Resources
None discovered thus far.