Liberation (Amano)

Masamicz Amano

General Info

Year: 2020 / 2022
Duration: c. 8:30
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Bravo Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $125.00 | Score Only (print) - $20.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III (I div.)
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Saxophone
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-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium (div.)
Tuba (div.)
String Bass
Piano
Harp
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:

Anvil
Bass Drum
Crash Cymbals
Glockenspiel
Hi-Hat
Marimba
Ride Cymbal
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Tam-tam
Tom-Toms (4)
Triangle
Tubular Bells
Vibraphone
Wind Chimes
Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

I have always said "there is no point in making music if I have to explain it with words." Until now, if I was ever asked to write program notes, I wrote abstractly. But this time, a college superior asked for one, so I could only try and do a good job.

Liberation is a series of variations of two themes in a prologue and main allegro throughout the piece. The theme motif of the prologue is 4/4: M2 up, m2 up, d4 down; then m2 down, m3 down, d4 up. A slow, thinly-voiced middle section is followed by the allegro's return. The prologue theme and allegro theme continue to develop and transform. After a while, they advance into an epilogue. Here the prologue theme develops with a clearly stated key. The piece climaxes after a short coda.

- Program Note by composer

Commissioned by Hokuriku High School Band.

- Program Note from score